The Sun. — London, England, 1862-01-11 00:00:00

D RURY-LANE THEATRE ROYAL. Lessee, Mr. E. T. SMITH. CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS. GRAND MORNING PERFORMANCE of the PAN TOMIME every WEDNESDAY, at Two o'Clock. THIS EVENING (11th January) her Majesty's Ser vants will perform the pov.lar Farce, by J. B. Buckstone, Esq., entitled AN ALARMING SACRIFICE. Bob Ticket, Mr. Atkins ; Pugwash, Mr. Barsby ; Mr. Skinner, Mr. Hope ; Susan Sweet apple, Miss Keeley ; Miss Wadd, Miss Stuart; Miss Ti bit, Miss Bland; Miss Gimp, Miss Harfleur ; Deborab;Mrs. Dowton. After which will be produced, with that attention to com pleterl•en in every department by which the Christmas Annuals of this Theatre have been so pre-eminently dis tinguished, the New Grand Comic Pantomime, entitled HARLEQUIN and the HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT; or, Old Mother Hubbard and her IN onderful L)og. "If a man do build a dwelling upon common land fr , m sunset to sunrise, and enclose a piece of ground, wherein there shall be a tree, a buist feeding, a fire kindled, a chim ney smoking, and provisions in the pot, such dwelling shall be freely held by the builder, anything herein to the con trary nevertheless notwithstanding."—Old Forest Charter. The Novel Effects and Splendid Scenery by WILLIAM BEVERLEY. Assisted by Messrs. C. Pitt, Craven, Brow, &c., &c. Masks, Symbolic Devices, Personal Appointments, and Designs for the Costumes, by the celebrated Dykwynkyn. The Overture and Music composed and arranged by Mr. J. H. TULLY. The Machinery by Mr. Tucker and As sistants. The Tricks, Properties, Changes, and Transtor mations, by Mr. Needham, assisted by Messrs Glindon, H. Adams, H. Longhorn, &c. The Costumes by Miss Dickin son, Mr. Lauri, and Mr. Palmer. The Gas Appointments by Mr. N inckley. The Choregraphic Arrangements by Mr. Cormack. The Harlequinade and Comic Scenes by Messrs. Cormaek and B. Jones. The Perfume of the Flowers supplied by Rimmel's process. The Grotesque Burlesque Opening invented and written by E. L. BLANCHARD. And the whole arranged and produced under the imme diate superintendence of Mr. ROBERT ROXBY. Synopsis of Scenery, Incidents, and Characters, OLD MOTHER HUBBARD'S COTTAGE, With Rural Landscape, and Rookwood Manor Hall in the Distance (Daylight). " Old Mother Hubbard, she went to the cupboard. to get her poor Dog a bone; when she got there, th e c upboard was bare, and so the poor Dog had none."—Ancient Nur sery Legend. Old Mother Hubbard, Mr. Atkins ; Her Dog, Signor Lorenzo ; Jack (the " Man all tattered and torn "), Miss F. Hunt ; the Squire, Mr. Tom Matthews ; Dame Wiggins of Lee, Mr. Dixon ; Dame Trot, Mr. Barsby ; Her Won derful Cat, Master Waggles ; the Great Goose, Master Sageaninguns ; Constables, Messrs. Grib and Grab; Parish Beadle, Mr. Bumble; Villagers, Messrs. Yokel, Pumpkin, Whackstraw, Chawbacoh, &c., &c. ; Rosetta (the " Maiden all Forlorn"), Miss Stuart. How Mother Hubbard has a certain " party" to tea and turn out, and of the remarkable pranks played by her comical Dog—The Head, the Hat, and the Hose—The Dog's Tale and Mrs. H.'s Narrative— Arrival of the. Squire—Proclamation of Witch Burning— Threatened incremation of Mother Hubbard on her own hearth, and her Mystic Flight upon a Broomstick. THE WITCHES' GLEN AND WATERFALL, in the Valley of Perfumed Flowers, by Moonlight. Will-o'-the-Wisp Ignes Fatui—Mdlles. Sidney, Travers, Barnes, A. Barnes, Livermore; Webb, Taylor, Braithwaite,Hamnn I ton, Stap ley, Harris, Candy, Copeland, Archer, Hawkins, Delaney, Wilson, Williams, Robinson, Wood, Watson, and Hamel ton. Grand Ballet, Chagne-a-Lanterne, by the Misses GUN NISS and the Ladies of the Corps de Ballet. The Invocation! The Incantationlncantation!! and the Evapora- tion 1 1 1 THE VILLAGE GREEN_AND ROADSIDE ALE- HOUSE. Old Grype (the Steward), Mr. Glindon ; Old Scratche (his Clerk), Mr. Tanner ' • Tenantry, Messrs. Cringe, S cra p e , Shuffle, Cut, Packoff, Moonraker, and Runaway ; Tailor, Mr. Snipshears Bootmaker, Mr. Tightfit ; Mum mies, Messrs. Grinner, Joker, Magger, Cracksides, O'Reilly, M'Phun, &c. ; St. George, Mr. E. Roe ; the Dragon, Mr. Scalyfellow ; Valentine, Mr. Febbyerry ; Orson, Mr. Wildman ; Still-Walker, r. Longlegs; Bear- Warden, Mr. Smuggins ; the Bear, Mr. Huggins ; Land lord, Mr. Trebles ; Morris-Dancers, Messrs. Trip, Tap, Flip, Flap, &c., &c. ; Jack Padding, Mr. Merryman. How the Squire celebrates his birthday, and the Village Revel that follows—Coming of Age in the Olden Time How the Tenantry treated in one way and how Jack is reated in another—the Dog's instinct and Mother Hub - bard's reason. CANTERBURY HALL.-VICTOR JULIEN " THE FLYING MAN " Eyery Evening at half-pas Nine o'clock. I.ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Manager--Mr. Edmund Falconer. THIS EVENIN(f, Jan. 11, the new and original Drama, entitled PEEP O' DAY ; or, Savourneen Deelish. Messrs. Walter Lacy, H erm ann Vezin, Charles Selby , Edmund Fa!- corer i Mrs. D. P. Bowers, Miss Clara Weston. Atter which, a new and original Burlesque Eravaganza, entitled LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD; or, Th xt Fairlei of the ROW, the Thistle, and the S h amrc ck. Principal charac ters by Mr Chas Miss Lydia Tho • Selby, Warlow, Miss Cicely Nott , and ornpson. Danaher —Mr. F. B. Chatterton. Prices a usual. D 7 134)x-office open daily fromlllllls. oors open at hall-past 6, to com mence at ? , ,6z. " ,, :,.:‘=9,..---t - T----,*,4,,-, • ...,, .x 4 ,1 _1,.,--,.., ,e. 4,,,,,:,,,ffEr5,-T,:. 2_,V..„'";'_-" 4;9 lit, 4 \ 7 .'W: .. 7 - : 1.'" 1 --11:7' ''''."- 11."'"r THE SUN. LONDON, SATURDAY, JAN. 11, 1862. We have several times reminded our readers of the political worthlessness of the men for whose de liverance from prison we have been ready to go to war. We must, however, now, emphatically insist on their demerits, since they are not unlikely to pay us an early visit. It would be a most mischievous error were the persons themselves to be received here with anything but the silent contempt due to their political baseness. When a Southern gentle man was recently honoured with a dinner, with a hearing, and with a certain measure of applause, by a Worshipful London Company, we pointed out that it was by concealment alone he could obtain those cheers. Ilad he told the Company that he was a slaveholder, the son of a slaveholder, and seeking to establish a Government, of which the corner-stone, to use their own expression, should be slavery, we assured him that he and his cause would have been hissed and hooted by all classes of Eng• lishmen from the West-end to Bankside. Southern agents can obtain a hearing in England, only by suppressing the infamous principles on which they are acting. But, if they have the sense to veil the atrocity of their cause, let them not expect to be treated as if we were ignorant of it. The worst tyrants and the noblest patriots have equally found a refuge on our shores, but we have not shown ourselves insensible to the difference be tween them. In 1848 the despots and their agents who landed here from our packets were received with silence which would not insult even the un worthy in their calamities; but a KOSSUTH was welcomed with ovations. We do not counsel in sults to Messrs. MASON and SLIDELL, but we do counsel that every Englishman who comes in con• tact with them should let them see how we regard their cause. We could wish some fugitive slave should come over in the vessel with them, and that the latter should enjoy the welcome we so joyfully accord to the oppressed escaped from the hand of his oppressor, and the two Commis sioners reminded that they and theirs stand in English regard infinitely below the poor negro. They will rerhaps attempt to be great at Manches ter, like the orator at the Fishmongers' dinner, on free-trade. Hypocrisy could not be more hateful. These very men helped, without a dissentient voice, to pass all the protectionist tariffs but the last and then they were absent for the worst of rea sons. But they will say—" We did it, not wil lingly, but for political reasons." Yes, for political reasons, indeed ; reasons which make their conduct ten times worse. They purchased fugitive slave laws for themselves by tariffs hostile to England ! Are we to clap men who sold Free-trade for Slavery and kid napp i ng ? And to this hour what is their policy—to use Free-trade as a bribe to England to put up with their Slavery ! It is from no love to Free-trade that they offer it to us. It is be cause they want our cheaper commodities, and because they love Slavery. We have mentioned before that Mr. MASON was the main author o f th e accur sed Fugitive Slave Law, and Mr. SLIDELL one of lis most active sup porters. Th e fitting precession to b ea d their pro gress from the ship to their hotel would be one in which that law was printed en its first flag, whilt the other flags should exhibit the seizure of the escaped negro, the flogging; and the auction block where human beings are sold,and the mere sight of which, this summer, almost turned Dr. RUSSELL sick. MASON and SLIDELL are not sick at such sights. They deem them the glory of Virginia; they are Virginians,and Virginia is a slave-breeding state. These are the men who are fighting that they may retain the power to breed men and women and to sell them, precisely as we do cattle and horses. This is not the slightest exaggeration. We have ---- THE " CAGE" ON THE COMMON (Sunset). - - --- Grand Scena Comique and Pas de Broomstick, by Mother Hubbard. The Dreamer and the Worker—The Vision of Pleasure and the Division of Labour—Figures of Fun (from the :Fancy-store of Dykwynkyn) —Messrs. Mason, Drainpipes, Carpenter, Hodman, Old Brick, and Young Shaver, Lilli putian Labourers, Pigmy Plasterers, Tiny Tilers, Minia ture Masons, Baby Bricklayers, Short Sawyers, Dwarf Drain Makers, and Child Carpenters by a Host of Juvenile Auxiliaries. HEOX F O R D 6, OXFORD-STREET, OPEN EVERY EVENING. Selections from Verdi's Grand Operas, " Ernani," "Simon Boccanegra," and "Macbeth," by Miss Russell and Madime Enderssohn ; Messrs. Albert, W. Morley, Greene, and C. Greville. Full Band and Chorus.—Conductor, Mr. F. Jonghmans. Solos by Mr. Viotti Collins (the great Encr,lish violinist). And other Vocal and Instrumental Entertain ments, the Combo portion by Messrs. Sam Collins, E. Mor ahan, M. P. Foster, W. Randall. and Miss Harriet Coveney. Hall, 6d.; Stalls and Balcony, ls. ; Private Boxes, 10e. 6d. THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT, The Rat, Master Longwhisker ; The Cat, Miss Mouser ; The Dsg, By Himself; The Cow, Madame Brindle ; The Priest (" All shaven and shorn"), Mr. Jollyman; The Cock (" That crowed in the Morn") Master Cocky-doodle- , doo. Realisation of the famous Picture in the National Gal lery of Little Britain, taken (by permission) for Boys, from a rare work in the collection of Master Smith, London. FROGPOOL IN THE MARSHES (Twilight). Song, " Will o' the Wisp," composed by J. H. Tully, Esq. How the Squire goes Hunting and loses his way and his temper, and what follows in consequence—Another curious instance of Canine sagacity—Bull-frogs, Masters Hop, Skip, Jump, Creak, &c. SQUASH-HOLLOW SWAMP AND BED OF BULRUSHES. How the Squire comes to grief and afterwards to repent ance, and how Jack is recognised as the rightful heir—The reward and harmonious movements of the Fairies on a Grand Chromatic Scale towards WILL 0' WISP'S HOME BENEATH THE WATERFALL. The Transformation. Harlequins Messrs. CORMACK and ST. MAINE. Columbines Pantaloons Messrs. G. TANNER and MORLEY. Clowns Messrs. FORREST and HULINE. Grotesque 1861-1862 SPRITES by the RIDGWAY S and SUWELL FAMILY. 1.-EXTERIOR OF TWO SH@PS IN " UP-OR DOWN" STREET. Messrs. Huline, St. Maine, Tanner, and Miss S. Gunniss. Christmas Presents—every Man (and Boy) to his Post, even the Post-Man—Clown rides the high horse, which Droves his rock a-head—Two Young Men from the Country, and Clown gets over them—a Sewing Machine (not a poor Needlewoman)—a thorough Blow out—a Man in very re duced circumstance—Clown finds the Fruits of stealing Apples in an elephantine way—a Band of Brothers—the Police in Great and Small Force—Clown gets into a row and blows up a policeman—the end of this scene is all Eustle—N.B. Not Crinoline. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tins DAY.—Morning, 1012. Bm.—Afternoon, 10h. 44m. To-monßow.-Morning, 1112. 22m.—Afternoon, h. 2n. 2.-THE GREAT SENSATION KITCHEN. Messrs. Forrest, Corm ack, Morley, and Miss Gunniss. Harlequin seeks Protection, although a Free-trader— The Cook's Guide—Clown tries to take the chair—the head dish of the table—Harlequin goes through a Deal, and Clown becomes a Board-er—Silence those dreadful Bells— Clown and Pantaloon make an ap-Peal to the Audience on the Merry Musical Bells—Pantaloon rather hard pressed— arrival of a distinguished Foreigner—Clown falls into his own trap, and kills a Blue-bottle, which proves a bad Buzz-ness for him—a Lecture on the Gorilla, by a v ell known character—Clown meets with a few Friends (not Quakers)—this Scene ends at the finish of it. 3.—THE INTERIOR OF A RAILWAY STATION. Eight hours at the Sea-side for 2s 6d—Duty off Paper— "l he Times" reduced and the Times on the rise—a book that takes leafe of Clown—Harlequin gets his horse from a Stall and sets up a trap. No Smoking a•Loud, only on the Quiet—Clown makes a Tremendous Christmas Tree— late arrivals—Messrs. Neverintime, Toolate, Dearme, and Blessme—Clown burns his fingers (not the only person that has done so)—Clown gives Good Bail and finds a Bale of goods. 4.—The SEA-SIDE. The Sandsl The Sands 11 The Sands I I I Come unto these yellow sands. A Sailor telling a Yarn and a boat Lying too—the Pier D►'aster's ap-Pierance—Clown makes a Man's hair turn sandy and proves himself in the wrong box—by a slight Miss-Take, which a certain Miss won't Take—Pantaloon gets some shell-fl3h in a very Selfish manner—Clown asto nishes the Natives—Sailors that use their Cut-Lasses but don't Cut Lasses when they can join with them in a National Hornpipe—Clown gets a Sensation Leader—The Great Donkey Stir St. Leger—Clown and Pantaloon's Concert—fine ears f, - )r Music—they fish in troubled waters —a Divided Interest—a sudden Squall (Children and all) —The latest Novelty in Parrchutes. Scene —A DISMAL SWAMP—After a storm a calm appears, a HARLEQUIN'S HOME ON HIS THRONE OF SPLENDOUR. Doors open at half-past Six, to commence at Seven o'clock. Tickets for Boxes, Pit, and Galleries, may be had at the Box Office before the opening. J()YAL ENGLISH OPERA, • CO VENT OA UDEN. Tinder the management of Miss Louisa Pyno and Mr. W. llarrison. THIS EVENING, TAE PURITAN'S DAUGHTER. Miss Imuisa Pyne, Miss Susan Pyne; Mr. Santley, Mr. H. Corri, Mr. George Honey, Mr, Patey, Mr. A. St. Albyn, Mr. T. Distin, Mr. Wallworth, Mr. Eugene Dussek, Mr. C. Lyall, and Mr. W. Harrison. Conductor, Mr. ALFRED MELLON. After which will be produced (written expres,ly by J. M. Morton), a Grand Comic Christmas Pantomime, entitled JIAHLEQUIN GULLIVER ; or, A Trip to Brobdignag, a Peep at Lilliput, and a Flying Visit to Laputa. Gulliver, Mr. W. H. Payne ; Mrs. Gubiver, Mr. F. Payne. Principal danseuse. Mdlle. Lamoureux, supported by the Ladies of the Corps de Ballet. The Harlequinide sustained by the eminent Pantomimists, Messrs. 11. Payne, F. Payne, H. Lauri, E. Lauri, S. Lauri, and Miss Jenny Lauri. Commence at Seven. r HEA TR e,l 0 V AL, HAYMARKET, Legge., Mr. I ft 14,etr.tr..., VII EVENING, to commence with THE I lONEYIIOON. lJaunldia).na, bliss Jane Coombs (her 7 o . th appearance in En_ After which, a Comic Christmas Pantomime, LITTLE MISS MUFFET AND LITTLE BOY BLUE ' • or, Harle quin and Old Daddy on le Louise I.eclercq, Chad, s Le clercq, Herz Cole, G. Becket, and Miss Rosine. Commence a 7 THE WEATHER.—SUN OFFICE, JANUARY 11, 1862. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE, 49-4ighest'since noon yesterday. 45—lowest this morning and during the night. 48 —this day at noon. BAROMETER-29.34. WrwD—S.-Westerly; squally, with dirty, mild weather. It blows a storm in the Channel and North Sea. Admiral Fitzroy was quite right in warning the North-East coast for this day. MORNING PERFORMANCE OF THE PANTOMIMi t at the PRINCESS'S THEATRE every MONDAY, wo o'clock. Children Half-price. WHITTINGTON HIS CAT. The Cat, Master John Haslem, in which he It 11 display his graceful Fligutz on the Trapeze a la Leotard. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.- Lessee, Mr A. Harris. THIS EVENING, PLAYING WITH FIRE. Mr. John Brougham. After which a Comic Christmas Pantomime, WHITTING TON AND HIS CAT; or, Harlequin King Kollywobbol and the Genius of Good Humour. The grotesque opening invented and written by Henry J. Byron, Esq., author of the Princess's Pantomime of "Jack the Giant Killer." The Scenery by Mr. James Gates, Mr. H. Cuthbert, and numerous assistants. Good Humour, Miss Helen Howard; Princess Popsiwopsi, Miss Rose Leclercq ; Alice, Miss Pauline Le clercq; Messrs. Garden, Cathcart, Morland, Collett, Hast ings. Raymond; Dick Whittington, Miss Maria Harris: Robin Goodfellow and the Cat, Master John Haslem, (PilP ,l of the celebrated Gabriel Ravel; Clown, Mr. Hildyard ; Harlequin, Mr. John Lauri ; Pantaloon, Mr. Paulo ; Colum bine, Miss Caroline Adams. Morning; Performances. will take place at Two o'clock every Monday till further notice. N EW TR FATRE-R0 VAL, ADELPHI.- Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. Webster. THIS EVENING, and during the week the great Drama, entitled THE OCTOROON ; or, LIFE IN LOUISIANA : Messrs. Grace, Billington, Emery, Phillip, Jamison, Smith, Stephenson, Romer. Lewis ; Mrs. Billington, Mrs. H. Mar ston, Miss C. Denvil, Miss Latimer, and Mrs. H. Lewis. After wh'ch, at 20 minutes past 9, the great Irish Drama of THE COLLEEN BAWN. Boucicault, Missßanoe, Mr. Fisher, Miss Woolgar, Box Office open from 10 till 5. NEW ROYALTY THEATRE Dean-street, Oxford-street. THIS EVENING, A LESSON FOR HUSBANDS After which, CAMELIA ; Camelia, Mdlle. Albina di Rhona. Fol lowed by a New and Operatic Burlseque, by .7. H. Tully, Esq., en titled THE VERY EARLIEST EDITION OF IL TROVATORE ; or, Vv no Killed the —. To con ludo with A NICE QUIET DAY.—Commence at half-past 7. A s rLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.— Engagement Extraordinary of Young GUNERINS (Escuyer Norwegian), who created the great sensation at the Cirque, in Paris, in his orizinal performance of his Passage du Pont, and Madame lIALVERSON, the most daring Equestrienne in the World, with their highly-trained Steeds, who will make their first appearance on Monday, Jan. 20. THIS EVENING, THE COLLEEN BAWN. New and daring Scenes in the Circle. ConcludinEr with the Grand Comic Pantomime of JOHNNY GILPIN'S RIDE TO EDMONTON. A MORNING PERFORMANCE on SATURDAY next, at Two o'clock. Stage Manager, Ur. W. S earle. CANTERBURY HALL AND FINE ARTS GALLERY.CO CONCERTS, Triumphant Success of Mr. Marshall's Grand Christmas Enteitainment, "THE ENCHANTED HASH " (SECOND EDlTlON)—Wonderful Transformations—Every Evening at a quarter-past ten—in addition to the folioa ing Comic talent: Mr. Frederick French, the great Shakesperian Bur lesque Vocalist, Mr. Wood and Son, Mr. J. G. Forde, Miss Harriet Coveney, and Miss Greene. Grand Selections from LA TR AVIATA and TROVATORE, at ten o'clock, By Miss Russell, Mr. Herbert, Signor Tivoli, and full Chorus. Musical Director, Mr. Jonghmans. Admission—Hall, 6d.; Stalls aad Balcony, is. THI SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY LI, 1862. been on the verge of a war to save a pair of persons wherse life object is to secure the power of breeding and selling human beings. Our readers should not forget the main features of the—infernal—law of which Commissioner MASON was the parent ; to secure which he submitted to protectionist tariffs; while, to procure the tariffs Northern Representatives and Senators, Mr. SEWARD not opposing, we believe, aiding, carried this accursed law. It was one of the foulest, basest transactions in legislative history ; although Mr. LINCOLN would ratify it, if the South would but come again under his rule, First, the law denies the poor slave who is claimed by, the South, a jury. Next, it gives a judge summary juris diction ; then it gives him ten dollars if he sends him back to slavery, only half that sum if he liberates him ; and we know what Yankees will do for the Almighty dollar. Again it refuses the alleged slave's evidence of his own free dom, while it makes that of the alleged owner conclusive. It has a wholly deceptive method even for proving that the claimant has lost a slave at all:; one which here would not prove the loss of a gold pin. It levies ruinous fines on all persons harbouring or aiding the fugitive; and if the marshal allow the alleged fugitive to escape or refuse to act, he too is enormously fined. We need not go further into details—these are a few specimens of the deserts of Messrs. SLIDELL and MASON, at the hands of a slavery-hating nation. Not only under this infernal legislation have number less human beings who sought freedom by flight been dragged back from the recreant North, but it is certain that very many men who never were slaves at all have been carried off to slavery, and young women to something far worse than slavery. No men on earth more richly deserve, as a provi dential retribution, the fetters from which they have just escaped, with hard labour, under the dread of the lash added, than do Messrs. MASON and SLIDELL. These men are, indeed, worse than the LEGREES—for it is by the help of their brains that the system which makes a LEGREE is upheld. We have said little of their other political de merits in regard to ourselves—these are, as it were, more personal. Theirs is the party which for the last forty years has been dominant in America. They have been the leaders in insults to England, and in aggression on other States. They have not wished to destroy their own cotton market, but they have believed that so completely had they us in their hands through their cotton, that they could kick and abuse us as they pleased. Man chester would put up with anything, and English Governments dared not on trade questions quarrel with Manchester. Such was their creed in regard to England; what it was in regard to Texas, to Mexico generally, to Cuba, and to Central America, those countries can but too sadly tell. No thanks to the South, as a whole, though we must not in clude Virginia, and if it was impossible to put down the slave trade after all our efforts, the SLIDELL and MASON sec tion of the old Union has been the chief hindrance. The kind of ovation deserved by these persons is, therefore, plain enough ; but we trust they will be only consigned here to political contempt. The advance of Civilisation into the very heart of the Chinese Empire is henceforth, we take it, a fact visible and undeniable. Not only have the armed forces of England and France together been known to have penetrated to the walls of the hitherto all but mythical City of Pekin—not only has her Britannic MAJESTY'S Ambassador to the Court of the Celestial Empire taken up his abode in that once inaccessible and sacred capital, a capital sacred from and inaccessible to the desecrating footsteps of the Outer Barbarians—but actually Pekin, of all places in the world, has but very recently indeed endured the shock of a genuine coup d'etat. This incident, the tidings of which have within the last few hours been brought to us by the Massilia, is the grand jumble of the Calcutta, Chinese, and Australian mails—at once, if we may but adopt here in a passing way the lax diction of Sir BOYLE ROCEIE, of Ridiculous memory, at once admits China within the pale of European civiliza tion. It is not of course to be supposed for an instant that political changes of an abrupt kind have not been effected before now in the alternate organisation and disorganisation of the Chinese Government. There have been there rare and exceptional changes of dynasty even—there have been frequent but intermittent changes there of Ministry time and again. Europeans know enough of the history of that wonderful and still, it must he allowed, for the most part, inscrutable race, to know that much of them perfectly well. For those who are acquainted with no more than the alphabet of the Asiatic annals—that alternation of rulers at Pekin is a matter so far known familiarly. But reiterated though the Ministerial changes have been that have taken place ere this in the capital of the Chinese Empire—Pekin has never had experience of one so peculiarly and essentially of an European character as this last one. Of course, it must be admitted—with peculiarly Asiatic variations! It is a coup d'etat is its general outline—such as one has read of before now, as taking place at Paris or at Vienna—with (added to this) a few Chinese embellishments. In other words it is—the same —with a difference ! The Cabinet is suddenly overthrown. But—following hard upon its over- throw—the Ministers composing it are impri soned. Nay, we recently learnt that his Celestial MAJESTY had been rather seriously in earnest in his attentions of late to several hitherto powerful, but latterly disgraced and even doomed personages. Unlike his brother autocrat of Constantinople, the SULTAN CALIPH, who in the like circumstances finishes the career of his fallen favourites (with a more dreadful significance than is understood amongst ourselves in the familiar phrase) by giving them the sack—the Celestial Emperor of CHINA removes all difficulties from his path in that way, by literally giving hie fallen Ministers or dis graced representatives rope enough to hang them selves ! Sending them silken cords together with intimations which—ridiculously enough they most meekly comply with—to go and hang them selves ! Occurrences or this kind, we learn by our last advises from China, had not long since taken place there, as they had so often done before. And we learn in addition to this that those very pointed attention from his Imperial MAJESTY had been rapidly succeeded by a genuine coup d'etat at Pekin. A new regency, the telegram intimates has been thus established under—mysteriously enough—the two Empresses. The intelligence reads like the adoption of a hint frcm the duplex system of Go vernment flourishing now for a long while past both among the Chinese and among the Japanese. But—added to these rather tantalising fragments of information----comes what we cannot but feel dis posed to regard as the most propitious circum stance yet recorded hi ,the that reference to Prince o t el a t KUNGe coup has d'e been talin Pekinmd y ,he f appointed President of the New Ministry, amo ng the membersof which Ministry, by the way, are enrolled both KWELIANG and HWALIANG. Now our diplomatists saw quiie enough of Prince KUNG during the course of the last campaign in China to know that he is about the least prejudiced, and we believe it may be added, without much fear of exaggeration, about the most enlightened of the great men:of China. It is satisfactory in itself to know that the head of the present Chinese Adminis tration is one who has himself personally been brought into communication with the diplomatists of the two great European nations of the West—with the emissaries and representatives of Queen VICTORIA and the Emperor NAPOLEON. Prince KUNG is a man,at any rate,who cannot act in the dark in the future relations of his Government with the Governments of France and England. He himself witnessed with his own eyes how much was accomplished by a numerically insignificant force of Englishmen and Frenchmen, and accomplished by them with the utmost ease, rapidity, and preci sion. The smouldering ruins of the stupendous Summer Palace told him more plainly than any thing else could possibly have told him, under the circumstances, that neither England nor France, no matter how remote their position geogra phically, was to be trifled with, even by a vast empire like that of China, an empire embracing within its circumference in round num bers almost one-third of the human race. There cannot be much doubt of it, that in the ruthless destruction of the treasures of ages accumulated under the roof-beams of that gigantic Summer Palace near Pekin, we justified as far possible the application to ourselves by the Chinese of the old accustomed epithet of Barbarians. Still —admitting that—it ought in justice to Lord ELGIN'S decision at that moment of supreme emergency, it ought in justice to him, to the Allies, and especially to the English, who were chiefly conspicuous among the destroyers, that there was absolutely, so far as human reason and foresight could decide, no alterative whatsoever. It was a matter of life and death. A lasting example had to be made—then—and with out delay. A lesson had to be burnt into the Chinese remembrance—such a lesson as they should not be very likely to lose the recollection of. It was essential, It was unavoidable. The people there had been so cruel, so faithless, so entirely un reliable in every way, that it became an imperative necessity that, for onse and ft r all, they should learn, in a manner that they should never be likely to forget, that thenceforth, under the direst penalties, Good Faith would have to be kept with the Euro pean Governments. That wholesome knowledge they have now obtained thoroughly. Not by the whole. sale destruction of human life, but through the more humane medium of the wholesale destruction of property. And one of the first to come within the influence of this same wholesome knowledge—it is satisfactory to remember this now—was the Prince KUNG, the President of the new Ministry of the reorganised Government of the Chinese. Ii.R.R. THE PRINCE CONSORT. A PHOTOGRAPH BY MAYALL. Memorials are now being everywhere talked o ff in token of the national gratitude and affection cherished towards his late Royal Highness. M r . Mayall has here placed within reach of us all, one of the most charming memorials we could possibly obtain—one that, we doubt not, will hang up on many a home-wall, in the midst of the households where the death of the gentle and gifted Prince has been so recently, still is, and long will be lamented, almost like a domestic affliction. Mr. Mayall has often before achieved wonders in this way in his magical art—an art of which he is one of the most accomplished masters. But he has scarcely ever been more delightfully successful than in the present instance. His late Royal Highness is here before us as if in life—seated, and in profile. His singularly hand some face appearing as statuesque in expression as ever—but more than ever thoughtful, serious, al most sad it seems to us. But then we look at it now through the haze of our own sorrow and through the pathos of his premature disappearance. Among the numerous portraits of the Prince published either during his life time or since his death, at various ages and in the most diversified garbs —as a Robed Knight of the Garter, as a Field Marshal, as a High land Chieftain, &c., Mr. Mayan's present photo graph of his Royal Highness in his ordinary morn ing costume as a private gentleman, precisely us he appeared very shortly before his lamented demise, is about the very best and happiest and most life like any where procurable. Her Majesty, it is understood, will make a much longer stay at Osborne than was at first expected. The grounds and roads were laid out under the late Prince Consort's superintendence, and many of the shrubs and trees planted by his directions, and some, indeed, by him. The Queen spends much of the day in the grounds, and nothing that the lamented prince took an interest in is left uncared for, The Queen and Royal Family rema i n a t O s b orne in complete retirement. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge is quite recovered from his attack of gout, and has been in daily attendance at the Horse Guards since Wednesday. The Special Portuguese Embassy, consisting of his Excellency Dom Manuel Camara, Chamberlain to the King of Portugal; Dom Sampayo e Pina, aide•de-camp; and Viscount de Tore, aide-de-camp to the Prince Regent, have left Claridge's Hotel for Southampton, to embark on board the mail steamer Oneida, for Lisbon. Maria Marchioness of Ailesbury has arrived in town from visiting the Marquis and Marchioness of Bath, at Longleat. The Earl and Countess of Dalkeith have left Dalkeith Palace for Broughton House, Northamptonshire, where his lordship is entertaining a shooting party. Mr. J. Sheridan Knowles has arrived at Queens town, where he purposes spending the winter. CABINET COUNCIL.—The Cabinet Council sum moned for Tuesday next, by Lord Palmerston, has been countermanded. Sir Harvey Bruce, Bart., the Conservative can didate for Coleraine, will be elected without opposition. A farm .house and buildings at Teille, near Nantes, were set on ire, three days since, in a singular manner. The farmer's son, a boy, six years of age, was eating a piece of cake in the chimney corntr, when a cat attempted several times to take it from him, and at last, in a fit of im patience, he threw her on the fire. The animal immediately rushed out with some of the embers adhering to her fur, and took refuge in a barn full of straw. The whole place was soon after in a blaze, and the house and dependencies were entirely destroyed. THE FATAL ACCIDENT AT ST. MARTIN'S HALL. —Yesterday afternoon, Mr. St. Clair Bedford, the coroner for the city of Westminster, resumed the inquiry at King's College Hoepital, into the cause of death of the three men, Patrick Coglen, Walter Sabey, and Richard Wood, who were killed by the falling of a scaffold in St. Martin's-hall, on Friday afternoon last. At the conclusion of a lengthened examination, the jury, after half an hour's consideration, returned a verdict—" That the deaths of the deceased had been occasioned by a fall from a scaffold in St. Martin's hall by the breaking of a ledger." OXFORD COUNTY ELECTlON.—A'numerously at tended meeting of the Oxford electors was held at the Mitre Hotel, Oxford, yesterday evening, The chair was taken by Mr. Walker btrickland, of Cokethorpe-park, who was supported by the ex-Mayor of Oxford (Mr. C. J. Sadler). Sir Henry Dashwood, who has agreed to come forward as candidate, was present. lie said he would like to see a moderate extension of the suffrage,but the recent outrages at Sheffield, and the combinations of workmen in London served to show him how dangerous too great a reduction of the franchise would be. Considering all that he had seen of Lord Palmerston, he could. safely promise to support him.' He could not pledge himself to support the ballot,as at present he had not seen any good results from its operation in other countries. He thought, however, that if church sates were dependent up , ,,n private contributions we should shut the doors of the Church to the poor man. Sir Henry, before concluding his remarks, stated frankly t that if they could get a candidate who might be more in accordance with their views, he would retire at once. The ex-mayor, Mr. Alderman Sadler, said Sir Henry Dashwood did not come up to the mark, but that as he was a good man, and had informed them that he was for progress, he would sup port him in the absence of a better Liberal. The question of expense having been mooted, Alderman Towle sug gested that the city of Oxford should not put Sir Henry to a farthing of costs, and a resolution to that effect was unanimously agreed to. Another resolution calling on the public for subscriptions was adopted, and numerous sums were put down by gentlemen present. LATEST NEWS. THE NONITEUR ON THE DESTRUCTION OF THE PORT CF CHARLESTON. PARIS, JAN. 11. The Jfoniteur, in its bulletin of today, says : " A feeling of profound regret and indignation has been aroused in England as well as in France by the vindictive act of destroying the port of Charleston." CADIZ, JAN. 10. The American Consul has received orders to pro. test against the admission of the Sumter into the port. It is said that Spain will protect the prisoners brought by the Sumter. THE DISTURBAN CES IN SICILY. TURIN, JAN. 11. An official report of the disturbances at Castel lamare, in Sicily, has been published. Some rioters shouted " Down with the conscrip tion," and, among many other acts of atracity, killed the captain of the National Guard, plundered his home, and also one belonging to a merchant known to entertain liberal opinions. The troops who were despatched to the scene of the disturbances succeeded in re-establishing order. Five individuals, who were found plundering, were shot. The soldiers were well received by the po• pulation. TURIN, JAN. 11. The Paha of to-day says :—" It is rumoured that the Ministry will shortly present to the Chambers a bill authorising a loan of 130 millions of lire, in obligations for 100 years, to be secured on the State railways. Nothing, however, has yet been resolved upon. " Count Bastoji, Minister of Finance, has an nounced that the Minister of Pubic Works will shortly present a special bill providing for the expenses of the railways, which will require 60 millions." DRESDEN, JAN. 10. At a quarter to four yesterday afternoon a violent shock of earthquake, accompanied with a rumbling noise resembling thunder, was felt in Saxon Voigtland, in the district of the Erzgebirge. The shock extended as far as Leipsic. CHINA. PEKIN, Nov. 11. A coup d'etat has taken place here, resulting in the overthrow of the Cabinet and the imprisonment of the Ministers composing it. A new Regency has been established under the two Empresses. Prince Kung has been appointed President of the new Ministry, of which Kweliang and Hwa:ian g are members. The state of affairs at Pekin is encouraging. CANTON, Nov. 30. There is no news of importance from the Northern ports. The rebels are in the vicinity of Shanghai. The foreigners in that city are prepared for an attack. At Hankow trade is flourishing. Ningpo is still in "a state of alarm, owing to the vicinity of the re bels. According to the latest advices, Japan was quiet. Mr. Alcock has left Yeddo, to return to his post. The Japanese Ambassador and suite were to embark for Suez in January. NEW ZEALAND. SYDNEY, Nov. 21. Advices received here from New Zealand an nounce that Sir George Grey and Mr. Fox had accepted the invitation of the native chiefs to a con ference. His Excellency and Mr. Fox were well received. Affairs wore a . peaceful aspect. Trade at Sydney is improving. AUSTRALIA. MELBOURNE, Nov. 25. The departure of gold ships since the last mail have been—the Moravian, with 47,698 oz.; the In demnity, with 12,447 oz. ; the Monarch, with 42,585 oz.; the Clutha, with 22,660 oz.; and the Lightning, 24,040 oz.—total, 149,430 oz. SOUTHAMPTON, JAN. 11. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Mooltan has gone on shore near Yarmouth, isle of Wight. A telegram has since been received from Hurst Castle, stating that the Mooltan is off, and now on her 'way to this port. FRANCE. BOURSE, January 10.—The market continues firm, and speculators somewhat eager to do busi ness, as if anxious to make up for the time they have lately lost. Prices have generally improved. Threes, for the Account, are now at 68f 60c. Rail ways shares are also higher. The following are the last quotations :- 4i per per Cents ... 97 Credit Fancier ll9O Do. end month.... 97 15 Belgian 4t — 3 per Cents Do. end month 6B 70 Roman Bauk Shares 2945 Austrian Credit Mobilier.., . 736 25 Spanish Threes 47 60 Do. Account 737 50 , Ilome Debt 'RAILWAYS. Cash. Account. Orleans 1337 50 .. 1340 Northern New ditto . Lyons and Meditirranean 1035 50 1036 25 Geneva Southern Western Eastern Sardinian... ... 330 332 50 Austrian Lombard ~ . , POLAND. FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) WARSAW, JAN. 2, 1862. In spite of the reports so freely circulated by the German press that the first day of the year 1862 was to inaugurate in this cruelly oppressed country a new era of hope and consolation on the part of the Russian Government, everything remains in statu quo. The state of siege continues still, the arrests and deportations have not ceased, the most outrageous conduct of the military towards the peaceful inhabitants has in no way been restrained, and the number of victims, so far from diminishing, . seems to be in',n•easing daily. In fact, the attitude of the Government, now as last year, comprises the same vigour, the same disregard of legality, the same injustice and brutality in the execution of the most trifling regulations, whilst the people display the same moral resistance, patience, and patriotism. Thus, in the Government of Podlachia and Augustou, heavy punishments have been in flicted upon several proprietors, whose only offence is that they took part in the manifestations of the 12th of August last, on the occasion of the national fete which celebrated the union of Poland with Lithuania. These persons do not deny their guilt, and state they were proud of having per formed their patriotic duty, a boldness which the Russians do not relish. As you know, there is a great influence exercised on the young officers in the Russian army from abroad and the Government thought proper to place them under the tutelage of spies. To enable the latter tb accomplish their dirty work satisfactorily, a grand military review was suddenly ordered, during which the spies entered the officers' quar ters and searched them thoroughly. They found several proclamations of Mr. Herzen (who edits the Russian journal, .the well, in London), which was sufficient to send several officers into the depth of Russia, but those who are Poles have been dealt with in a more severo manner. The present Governor-General "lders is acting just the same as many of his predecessors in finan cial matters—apparently ignorant of the laws of meuin and teunz, he makes himself scandalously free with the public treasury. All the persons who, for acts of prevarication and dishonesty, had been dismissed from the public service are now being indemnified by this model Governor. Every day he signs warrants for £2,000, £3,000, and £4,000, to fill the pockets of his dirty tools, under the pretext of granting them pensions and gra tuities. Much has been said of the labours of the Coun cil of State; but as yet they are mystical. We are, however, promised the reopening of that body for the 15th inst., and the promulgation of the law on the so-often-mentioned peasant question. This would be a boon, for no means are spared by the Russians to provoke a jacquerie of the peasants against their landlords. But for the friendly con• duct of the latter towards the former, and the ad mirable precepts inculcated by the clergy, such an event might have occurred long ago. As it is, symptoms of this nature begin to be seen. A few weeks ago, it is said, a landlord was killed in the Government of Plock, by a peasant instigated to commit this act by others, who are now arrested, and undergoing, for appearances sake, a judicious inquiry. It is most desirable the schools which have been £hut for so long a time should be opened. What is to become of the youth of this country who are doomed to forget what they have acquired, and learn mischief from being idle. This is a most atrocious blow levelled by the Russian despotism, for it means this, that as the Poles have no schools in their country, they must go to Moscow and St. Petersburg to finish their studies there. The Mar quis Wielopolski, who ordered the schools to be closed, and who at last has been outdone by the Russians in his calculations, must answer for the sad consequences of his arbitrary measure. The newly appointed Archbishop Felinski, though in appearance very modest and pliable, pos sesses, it is said, the same feelings of patriotism as his predecessors, and it is hoped that he will not assume his duties without protesting against the unjust imprisonment of the Abbe Bialobrzeuski and of other priests, and without obtaining his liberty, as the churches can hardly be reopened till the sanction of the latter be obtained. The new prelate admits the propriety of singing in the churches national hymns, such as were authorised by the canon laws, but shorn of all the subsequent addi tions made by the people during the late events. We shall see how far he will be able to cool the patriotic ardour and the sufferings which found their vent in the rligious manifestations. The Archbishop of Posen, Przyluski, has issued a pastoral letter to the clergy of his diocese, full of the most touching elcquence, and impressed with the purest Christian feelings, and the duties towards the people confided to his spiritual:charge. In this letter she reminds them that the 7 espect clue to a Sovereign and the laws of the country, is enjoined by our Lord Saviour, but that the love of country and the gratitude to those who sacrificed their lives and fortunes for it, are no less sacred obligations. Give to Caesar what is Ceesar's, but to God what is God's, is the meaning of this injunction, that it is praising God vs hilst praising the virtue, the courage, and the devotion of the great citizens who deserved well of the Church and the country. Com ment upon this admirable conduct of the Polish clergy in the midst of so many trials appears superfluous. LITBR.42URE. Memoirs of Queen Hortense, Mother of Napo leon 111. Compiled by Lascelles Wraxall and Robert Wehrhan. Two Vols. Hurst and Blackett. Memoirs of this interesting and unfortunate lady can hardly fail to be attractive, and those before us have all the interest of a romance. It is true there is not much in these volumes that the student of history is not already acquainted with, but the general reader will follow with attention the story of a life whose details are probably unknown to him. The Queen is represented throughout in the most pleasing colours ; wise beyond her years, moderate in prosperity, firm and collected in adver sity, a dutiful daughter, a devoted mother, a faith ful friend, and magnanimous foe. Certainly every thing is represented on its most favourable side, for the authors are decided Bonapartists. But, setting aside all partiality, Queen Hortense had no ordinary career. The strange and startling vicis situdes to which Fortune sometimes subjects those who seem least to court her interference are seldom more strikingly exemplified than in the ex traordinary changes of her lot. Beginning life as one of the only links that bound together her un happy and ill-assorted parents, she was often the means of checking recriminations and reconciling feuds. Afterwards she was her mother's companion during her residence at Martinique, and in her hurried flight from the dangers of the sudden in surrection of the slaves. She shared her mother's privations during the confiscation of her property, and participated with her brother Eugene in the kind protection of an old friend of Josephine's during the gloomy period of her mother's imprisonment and danger. At this ti me , suspicion, avoid suicion, the young Eugene was ap prenticed to a carpenter, and the future Vice roy of Italy might have been seen walkieg through Paris in a workman's blouse with a plank upon his shoulder. After her mother's marriage with the young general, "who filled the world with fame," Hortense passed some tranquil years in com pleting her education. A great sorrow was, however soon in store for her—the disappointment of her first love. She returned the affection of General Duroc, Napoleon's aide-decamp, and the First Con sill would willingly have consented to the marriage, Josephine, however, interfered, being anxious that Hortense should marry one of Napoleon's brothers. She persuaded the First Consul to subject General Duroc to a severe test, under which his ambition overcame his love, end Hortense's fate was fixed. Her marriage was a most unhappy one, for Louis was no less averse to it than his bride. After a few years they agreed to separate amicably, which they did. Hortense was the mother of three sons, the first of whom, Napoleon Charles, died in infancy, thereby causing the deepest grief to his grandmother Josephine, who saw in him the long-desired heir to the empire, who rendered unnecessary the dreaded divorce. The second, Napoleon Louis, reached the age of manhood and died in 1832, during an Italian in surrection. Thus the affectionate mother, who found her only consolation in her maternal duties, was doomed to experience two bitter losses. Had she a prevision that the blind goddess would turn her wheel once again, and that Louis Napo leon should fill the proud position she had once anticipated for Napoleon Charles ? Perhaps the vision of the future would scarcely have consoled her after she had so bitter:y proved that " The glories of our birth and state Are shadows, not substantial things." Great as wore the vicissitudes of her public career, the troubles of the Queen of Holland were perhaps greater when she was surrounded by all the splen dour of the empire, admired, honoured, and envied. Her unhappy marriage ill replaced the loss of her first love, while her mother's divorce must hav e been a terrible grief and humiliation. Few need have envied the Queen of Holland's rank and gor geous state as in accordance with the Emperor's commands (who dared to disobey them P) she as sisted in bearing the train of M ar i e L ou i se, on the wedding-day, which invested her with the rights and dignities of her beloved mother. She must have learned long bef ore t h e terrible years of 1814-15 how little real happiness there was in a state and power that demanded such fearful sacri fices. But even after her fall Queen Hortense was long before she found peace. She and her two sons, alone and unfriended, bore a name which struck terror into the h earts o f B our b ons an d Orleanists. tier t wo sons, w i th the adventurous spirit of youth, often caused her anxiety, and one of them she was doomed to lose in the flower of his years. The other she bronght through the most imminent peril, at great risk to herself, and had the consolation of seeing him survive her. In the affec tion of her sons she found consolation for her mis fortunes as a daughter and unhappiness as a wife, and if the Emperor Napoleon 111. still retains his early love for his mother, he will read with plea sure these volumes, in which there is nothing that does not do honour to her memory. A deputation from the departments of the Meuse and the Vosges waited lately on the Prince Imperial to offer him bonbons and comfits, for which those departments are famous. The persons who brought the offering were exceedingly well received by the Prince, and they ventured to ask what they should say respecting the sweetmeats to the parties represented. " Tell them," said the Prince, " that I am fothiddeu to eat any." 211 E TUSCARORA AND NASIIVITLE. ~_. Q ,. sour H AMPTON, FRIDAY. No attempt has yet been made by the Nash vill to " run the blockade" established in our waters for her special behalf by the Federal war steamer Tus carora. Symptoms were manifested this morning of an attempt to do so, but people who were antici pating some " fun," as they called it, were disap pointed of their sport. About 10 o'clock masses of smoke pouring out from the Nashville's funnel clearly betokened that her fires were lighted and steam getting up, and the Tuscarora, which, as stated yesterday, is moored in the stream, imme diately had full steam on, which was blowing off from her steam pipe in volumes. A boat left the latter vessel about 10 o'clock, and made her way towards the dock entrance, as if reconnoitring, and then hoisted sail and put back to the ship as fast as possible. Whatever may be the reason of the fires being lighted in the Nashville, certain it is that as the morning advanced the smoke gradually disappeared, no attempt was made to move her from her berth, and at this time (6 p.m.) all things remain as they were as regards the relative posi tions of the two vessels. Capt. Craven still remains on board his ship, and has not yet come ashore. It is reported that the celebrated Sumter, which is stated to be armed with 12 guns and manned by a crew of between 100 and 200 men, has left Cadiz for this port. A curious circumstance occurred in the docks yesterday evening in reference to the two vessels now watching each other's movements with anxious eyes. It is stated by Mr. Philip Hedger, the dock master, that he had occe,sion to visit the graving docks close to which the Nashville is lying, about eight o'clock last evening, and on leaving them he saw several persons standing on the pier between the west and middle docks. He accosted them and demanded to know to what ship they be longed. One of the party, who was an officer, said to him, " Step on one side, and I will tell you." Mr. Hedger did so, and he said, " We belong to the Tuscarora, and are here on duty." He asked by whose permission and authority, and the reply was, "My captain's." The party consisted of two ,f6cers and three men. The officer in question said, " We are here to watch the Nashville, and if she attempts to get under way to signal the Tuscarora." The dockmaster immediately desired them to leave the Dock Company's premises, and said, " I con sider it most unofficer-like for you to come here with out permission, and I will not allow you to remain." He then walked with them up to the entrance-gate and desired the three men to go outside, where, at the request of the officers, he held some further con versation with them, and told them he had full au thority to prevent their being there for non-com mercial purposes. He said further that the Docks were the private property of individuals, and that he, as their agent, must prevent the premises being used for such a purpose. He said, " You are at liberty to land from your ship, and embark in the Docks, but I will not allow you to be stationed on the Dock premises for the purpose of watching any vessel." Mr. Hedger told the officers he would wait in the Docks half an hour if they wished to commu nicate with the American Consul. Captain Britton was communicated with, and came down to his office, where he was met by Mr. Hedger, who re peated to him that he would not allow the officers and men to remain upon the Dock premises at night. In the conversation which followed he told the officers and the Consul that they had no right to be on the premises without permission, and said that the Consul had an opportunity of consulting him in this respect when he was in his office between 5 and 6 o'clock that evening. He also informed them that the Nashville would not attempt to leave the dock that night, as if she did he would have to stop her himself, for the Dock Company's purposes. He had a long conversation with Captain Britton, who emphatically expressed his opinion that the Tuscarora people had a right to be on the Dock premises as long as they behaved themselves. The dockmaster disputed this, and repeated his deter mination to prevent a repetition of this conduct on the part of the Tuscarora's crew. Mr. Hedger states that on leaving the Consul's office he said to theofficers, "If I have been warm in expressing myself to you, and have in any way offended you by my expressions, I am sorry for it," and then, shaking hands with them, took his leave. Mr. Hedger says that the officer with whom he mostly conversed had side arms on, and that the men had a dark lark lantern with them. Subsequently to the transaction above narrated— viz., about half-past 9 o'clock, the policeman on duty saw a man go down the jetty on the south side of the dock, and stop under the crane. On interrogating him he said, after some hesitation, that he was watching the Nashville, and employed by the American Consul. The policeman toek him back to the gate and saw him out of the dock. He was afterwards brought back by a \ messenger from the consul's office, who said that the man was em ployed by the Consul to watch theship. The police man told him that this was contrary to his orders, anal would not let him go into the dock. About half-past ten the two officers and three men above referred to, with the messenger and two boatmen, came into the dockyard and were allowed to em bark, and the boat was watched out of the dock and well down the river. The facts of tLe case have been reported by Mr. Hedger to day in the following letter, addressed to Capt. Patey, R.N., the Admiralty superintendent at this port : "Dock-house, Southampton, Jan. 10. " Sir,---1 beg to state, for your information, that at about 8 p.m. yesterday, on my visiting the south side of the docks, I discovered several persons under the graving dock fence on the pier, between our west and middle docks, who ap peared to be strangers. I demanded to know to what ship they belonged, when one of the party, an officer, replied, Tuscarora.' I demanded to know their right or authority for being on the premises at night, and in reply was in formed that they were stationed there by the captain's orders to watch the steamer Nashville, and if she attempted to get under way they were to make a signal to their ship lying in the stream. I immediately informed him that they had no right to be on these premises for such a pur pose, and they instantly removed. I then walked with them to the gates, and put them off the premises. "The party consisted of three men and two officers. One of the officers had his side-arms on, and the men had a dark lan tern. "I afterwards saw Captain Britten, the Unitel States' Consul, and informed him that, although I should afford every facility during the day to the officers of the Tug. carora to land and embark in the Docks, still I would not allow any of the officers or men to be stationed here for the purpose of watching the Nashville. I further stated that these were commercial Docks, and that I should not admit of the premises being used for other purposes by the Tusca rora. At 10 30 p.m. the officers and men applied at the gates for admission to embark in a waterman's boat for their ships, which was immediately allowed. I am, sir, your obedient servant, "PHILIP HEDGER, Superintendent. " Captain Patey, R.N., Admiralty- office, Southampton." IRISH SECRET SOCIETIES.--Frotri various sources we learn that agents, employed for the purpose, are going through the country, swearing in young men in a brother hood for some political and illegal object. Cne correspon dent says,— " The oaths are of a desperate and treasonable character." His Grace the most Rev. Dr. Cullen has re peatedly and reuntly denounced all such societies; and the Catholic hierarchy and clergy are constantly warning the people against any connection with them. It is stated that the authorities are now in possession of the names of some of the persons:who had the folly and criminality to become members of a secret confederacy, and the fact ought to ope rate as a timely warning to innocent people who might be entrapped in ignorance of the consequences.—Dublin Even ing Post. The following is extracted from a letter dated Nice, Jan, 7 :—" We have (,nite a spring here compared to Paris or London. Everything is green, and thousands of orange trees are covered with fruit; the roses, violettes do Parme, and other flowers are in full bloom; not omitting that we have green peas growing in all the gardens. Even now at the commencement of January many persons bathe in the sea, and among others Prince Oscar of Sweden. In the public gardens there is music three times a week, where you see sitting hundreds of all nations, English, Russians, Swedes, &c., a veritable Babylonia " In a wealthy family of Vienna the husband made his wife a new year's gift of a dozen pairs of gloves. In dignant at such stinginess, the lady, as soon as her hus band's back was turned, flung the gloves into the fire. Explanations ensued at table, and what was the irascible lady's astonishment on learning that each pair of gloves was wrapt up in a bank note for 100 florins. a ay 11 ll to In( nil th Iry