The Sun. — London, England, 1862-02-26 00:00:00

MR. and MRS. CHARLES KEAN will RE APPEAR at the Theatre -Royal Drury-lane, THIS EVENING (WEDNESDAY), Feb. 26, in HAMLET. On Thursday, 27th, Louis XI. ; Friday, 28th, Hamlet; and on Saturday, March 1, The Wile's Secret. With the PANTOMIME for the last four nights. R 0 Y AL ENGLISH OPERA, COVENT GARDEN. Under the management of Miss Louisa Pyne and Mr. W. Harrison. THIS EVENING, THE LILY OF KILLARNEY. Misses Louisa Pyne, Susan Pyne, Jessie M'Lean, and Topham ; Messrs. Santley, Haigh, E. Dussek, C. Lyall, Patey, Wallworth, and Mr. W. Harrison. _ _ ----- To conclude with HARLEQUIN GULLIVER ; or, Giants and Dwarfs. Messrs. W. 11., F. and H. Payne, H., E., and O. Lauri, and Miss Jenny Lauri. Conductor, Mr. ALFRED MELLON. Commence at Seven. THEATRE. ttO Y 1.. HAYMARKET, Lessee, Mr 3, B. Buokstone. THIS EVENING, to commence with OUR AMERICAN COUSIN. Lord Dundreary, Mr. Sothern ; Asa Trenchard, Mr. Buckstone. Alter which, a Comic Christmas Pantomime, LITTLE MISS MUFFET AND LITTLE BOY BLUE ; or, Harle quin and Old Daddy Longlegs. Louise Leclercq, Charles Le clercq, Her, Cole, G. Becket, and Miss Rosine. Commence a 7. 1/OYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Manager--Mr. Edmund Falconer. THIS EVENING, Feb. 26, the new and original Drama, entitled PEEP O'DAY ; or, Savourneen Deeliph. Messrs. Walter Lacy, Hermann Vezin, Charles Selby, Edmund Fal cone! ; Mrs. D. P. Bowers, Miss Clara Weston. After which, a new and original Burlesque Extravaganza, entitled LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD; or, The Fairies of the Rose, the Thistle, and the Shamreck. Principal charac ters by Mr. Chas. Selby, Mr. Warlow, Miss Cicely Nott, and Miss Lydia Thompson. Acting Manager—Mr. F. R Chatterton. Prices as usual. Doors open at half-past 6, to commence at 7. Box-office open daily from 11 tlll5. RO YAL PRINCES S'S THEATRE.- Lessee. Mr A. Barrie. THIS EVENING, THE TWO POLTS. Mr.Widdicomb. After which, the new Mystic Drama, in four parts, entitled THE ANGEL OF MIDNIGHT. Mr. Ryder, Mr. Potter, Mr. Jordan, Mr. Viiddicomb, dm.. ; Miss Marriott, Miss Fielding*, Ara To conclude with 'I HE YANKEE HOUSEKEEPER. Mr. and Mrs. Florence. NEW TH I ATRE-R0 VAL, ADELPHL- Role Proprietor and Manager. Mr. B. Webster. 269th, 361st, 362 d, 363 d, 36tth, ?65th Nights of the Engage ment of Mr. and Mrs. DION BOUCICAULT. — Last Three Nights of The Octoroon and The Dublin Boy. THIS EVENING, the great American Drama of THE OCTOROON. Messrs. Dion Boue , mull, S. Emery, Billington, Jamison, P. Bedford, Stephenson, Eburne, Powell. Romer, R. Lewis ; Mrs. Billing-ton. Mrs. H. Marston. Miss Latimer, Miss Denali. To be followed by THE DUBLIN BOY. Andy, Mrs. Boucles Tlt. To conclude with MARGERY DAW. Messrs. D. Fisher, Billington, W. Smith, Miss Wool gar, and Miss K Kelly. Commence at 7. A SrLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. -- Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. W. Batty. THIS EVENING, Feb. 26, will be produced a Grand 'Eastern Spectacle, for ing one magnificent array of splen dour, introducing Mr. Bell's wonderful Performing- Ele phants, the largest in England, entitled THE RAJAH OF NA GPORE. To be followed by a brilliant routine of ma , chless SCENES IN THE CIRCLE, supported by the most axomplished artistes of the day. Concluding with a favourite Farce. Stage Manager, Mr. W. Searle. CANTERBURY HALL AND FINE ARTS GALLERY. Immense and continued success of "THE ENCHANTED HASH " by Mr. E. Marshall, at Ten o'clock, performed up wards of fifty nights, proriounnd by the press to be the most talented pertormane,e ever attempted by a single person. Grand Selection from "La Circassienne." by Mdlle. Negri, with Band and full Chorus, conducted by Mr. Jonghmans. The Comic talent comprises Mr. Randall, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Frederick French, Mr. J. G. Forde, and bliss Harriet Coveney. In conFequence of a sudden attack of illness, M. VIrT,'TOR JULIEN is unable to appear for a few days. It is expected that he will have sufficiently recovered to re-appear on Mon day evening next. Admission—Hall, 6d. ; Stalls and Balcony, Is. THE OXFORD. 6, OXFORD-STREET.- " LES MERVEILLES GYMNASTIQUES" HENRI (aged Eleven years), and PFAU (aged Nine years), From the "Cirque Napoleon," Paris, - Whose Double Double Feats on the Flyino - Trapeze are unsurpassed for daring, skill, and grace, EVERY EVENING. Their performances do not in any way interfere with the Musical Entertainment, welch as usual consists of Two Operatic Selections alternately from "P Trovatore," " Er nani," "La Traviata," " Simon Boccanegra," " Macbeth," Ac., by the entire Company, Full Band and Chorus—(Con ducted by Mr. F. Jonghmans)—And Varied Vocal and Ins tru • mental Attractions, the Comic portion by Miss Harriet Coveney, Messrs. Sam Collins, Wood and Son, M. P. Foster, and W. Randall. Ball, 6d.; Stalls and Balcony, ls. ; Private Boxes, 10s. 6d. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. THIS DAY.—Morning, 12h. 3m.—Afternoon, 12h. 35m. To-Moßßow. -Morning, lh. 4m.—Afternoon, lh. 28m. THE WEATHER.—SUN OFFICE, FEBRUARY 26, 1862. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 39—highest since noon yesterday. 32—lowest this morning and during the night. 32—this day at noon. BA.B.olturza-30.37. Virmn—Easterly ; fresh, and bitterly cold, with dull weather. ...y ),,,..„ yz , , , !4,- 6s ,-i- , ._w71 .- : .- "-.ri, tf-T • a -'4a - ' , ....tsff,' ,',-.' ~ -, 4:17.1 1 ,. \ , . ,, :-...,-.- v...... - • --„„ • ~ „, ',e l : ...,...„..... ' . I)1 , c ..- • 0 . ^ 'Th., . • '. '''''''''' '''. :1470 1, 1 , 1 4 ;:g 5 c‹, *"..- s t . )1 1 ' ' ' ,r. ''...- „ THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY E V D.; NI NG, FE BRUARY 26, 1862. THE SUN. LONDON, WEDNESDAY, FEB. 26, 1862. We notice with surprise what seems to us, on the part of the Conservatives, like a very shabby policy. They have enlisted also as their leader in the business a gentleman from whom we should have looked for something more manly, more 'worthy of an honourable member. What we refer to is, the mode in which it is proposed to meet Sir JOHN TRELAWNY'S well known bill. The singular fate of the bill last Session has had the advantage of fixing itself in every one's recol lection. In a full House the numbers on each side were equal. Mr. SPEAKER, little expecting such a result in such alarge assembly, was somewhat non plussed at first ; he soon, however, announced that an equal division was to be considered as evi dence of the wish of the House to find some other mode of settlement than that of simple abolition— indeed, Mr. BRIGHT himself had ssggested one— and therefore he gave his casting vote to the party which had all along demanded a compromise. This clearly cast on that party the onus of find ing a generally acceptable compromise. Sir JOHN TRELANYNY and his-supporters had always denied that any compromise could be found in which even his opponents could agree among themselves, much less one which could be accepted by the House. Session after session schemes were produced, but the Conservatives themselves were diviled upon them, and the Abolitionists showed them to be wholly insufficient as a remedy for the grievance. Latterly they always maintained that a plan could be easily found, if they could only for once obtain a majority against Sir JOHN TRELAWNY. Well, their majority they now have, and surely to them belongs the part of producing their peace-making bill. The bill which is to exempt Dissenters, with out insulting them, and to maintain unimpaired the dignity of vestries, churchwardens, and their Clerical superiors. Instead of this we have a reso lution off ered us—a resolution which is but the repetition of What they have all said ten thou sand tim es. It is announced that on the motion to re ad the Abo l i t i on Bill a second time, Mr. SOTHERON E sTco _ 3 is to move—" That it is un just and inexpedient to abolish the ancient and customary right exercised from time immemorial by the rate-payers of every parish in England, to raise by rate among themselves the sums required for the repair of their church, until some other pro vision shall have been made by Pa r li ament for the discharge of those obligations to 'which by custom or statute, the churchwardens, on the part of the parish, are liable." Sir JOHN TRELAWNY has taken a cour se which all must reqpect. It WaNi manly, English, and gentlemanly. "I retain," says he, " my conviction that my mode of settlement is the only one, I introduce therefore my bill again to show My unchanged convictions; but, as the house has called on the opposing party to produce its compromise measure, I shall postpone the second reading till my opponents place their bill before the house, when it will be in a position to judge of the merits or each." Now, but for the evidence of our eyes, we should hardly have believed that such straight-, forward procedure could have been met by such a disingenuous shale as this resolution. The Speaker of the house virtually, Sir JOHN, explicitly chal lenges them to place before the house that " other settlement" which they have so long affirmed to be practicable. Instead of which we merely have their pitiful cry embodied in a resolution for " some other provision." Out of all patienoe we naturally say—don't tell us the thousandth time, that you want" some other provision" —we surely know that that is your creed if repetition can teach us anything—tell us what the other provision shall be—give us some bill. If you do not we must hold your resolution to be a confession of hopeless breaking down. We believe this to be the case. The Tories have found that Sir JOHN TRELAWNY is right, but they have cried out so long that they are ashamed to confess it. Instead of a bill which they would have been but too glad to produce, we have a cuckoo resolution. A more pitiable position for gentlemen who have got into a majority we hardly ever saw—it is talk when we asked for business; an assignat when we wanted a dollar. It is "unjust and inexpedient," we are told, as if we had never heard that from their lips before. But even supposing it to be so, the House has repeatedly confessed that it is more " unjust," more " inex pedient" to continue the present system. For our selves, we never could see the injustice and inexpe diency of requiring the worshippers in churches, any more than the worshippers in meetinghouses, to rate themselves after the _apostolic fashion of " freely giving." The injustice of compelling the unwilling to pay for our worship should date from time "immemorial," is but an argument with honest folk for hastening the abolition of the rate. Believing, as we do, that it is unjust in principle to coerce any one in the name of religion—especially in the name of the Christian religion, we can point to but one " other provision "—and that is, that each man should pay for the expenses of the church in which he worships, and for the expenses of the worship in which he joins. However, we are not disposed to be dogmatic. With Sir JOHN TRELAWNY we say—show us what " other provision" you would have, and let the House consider my proposal and yours together. Because we can think of no other, we may not affirm that you cannot, only let us see it, Mr. BRIGHT suggested a very simple measure last year, will that suit you ? He proposed to leave all the machinery to you for making a rate which you now have, but to take away the power to compel pay ment. The plan has already been successfully tried in Liverpool, and by men who have done something better than concoct wordy resolutions. Perhaps that plan might have its conveniences for you—but to that or to Sir JOHN TRELAWNY'S you must soon came, if you can offer nothing better than wordy resolutions. nglish Star of the Legion of Honour—the Victoria Cross—is gradually little by little number ing up its heroic recipients. Eight more names were added by last night's Gazette to the glorious catalogue. And what tends greatly to enhance the value attached to this enviable decoration is the fact that it is awarded always with the utmost care and discernment. Of the eight new recipients of the Victoria Cross whose names were announced yesterday, seven were military heroes, one a naval hero—a young reefer. Among the seven soldiers, one it will be seen was a major, one a captain, three were lieutenants, one was a sergeant of the 53d Regiment, and the seventh was a conductor in the Ordnance Department. The maritime chevalier was a young midshipman (ARTHUR MAYO) of the Indian Navy, to whom the Cross has been awarded " For having headed the charge on the 22d of No vember, 185'7, in the engagement between the In dian Naval Brigade and the mutineers of the 73d Native Infantry and Bengal Artillery, when the former was ordered to charge two six-pounders which were keeping up a heavy fire —Mr. MAYO being" (it is added) "nearly 20 yards in front of any one else during the advance." It would be beside our purpose to particularise each of the seven other instances of gallantry recom pensed by the award of this peculiar decoration. One or two, however, may be selected as particu larly worthy of note—without any intention, how ever, on our part, of being in any way invidious to the others not specified in this selection. The simple fact of the award of the Victoria Cross to any one renders it nearly impossible that any over sight in this kind of reference should bear the con struction of invidiousness. The glittering of that badge of heroism on the bosom of each brave man to whom it is given by order of the Crown, be he 'veteran or be he stripling, is proof positive, without the utterance or the writing of one syllable in praise of him, that he deserved well and nobly of his QUEEN and of his Country. We have no scruple, therefore, in selecting here another example or two of the instances deemed worthy of being commemorated by the award of the Victoria Cross. The first case upon the list given last evening in the London Gazette, is that of an officer, that is, of Major KEATINGE, of the Bombay Artillery, to whom, the Gazette of yesterday tells us, the Vic toria Cross has been given in remembrance of an act of heroism thus succinctly de scribed :—" For having rendered most effi cient aid at the assault of Chundairee in volun tarily leading the column through the breach, which was protected by a heavy cross fire. He was one of the foremost to enter and was severely wounded in the breach. The column was saved from a seri ous loss that would probably have resulted but for Major KEATINGE'S knowledge of the small path leading across the ditch which had been examined during the night by himself and a servant, who de clined, when required to lead the column, without his master. Having cleared the breach he led into the fort, where he was struck down by another dan gerous wound. The Commander in Chief -in India states that the success at Chundairee was mainly owing to this officer, whose gallantry, really brilliant, he considers was equalled by his ability and devotion." Another incident in consi deration of which the same badge of honour has been placed in the band of another of the recipients gazetted yesterday will suffice. It is the one related of Lieutenant WALLER, of the 25th Light Infantry. "For great gallantry at the capture by storm of the fortress of Gwalicr, on the 20th of June, 1858. He and Lieutenant RosE, who was killed, were the only Europeans present, and, with a mere handful of men, they attacked the fortress, climbed on the roof of a house, shot the gunners opposed to them, carried all before them, and took the fort, killing every man in it." For a gallantry just as distinguished each of the other five brave fellows, not here particularized, has obtained the like decoration. That these men have received it, 'o rejoice. May the like distinction fall to th e lot of other soldiers and sailors in the QUEEN'S service who may be found cqually entitled to a B E i ts u l k il is ar t r h e a eo t rathpence ! All that w e wou ld ve nture to bo restricted t:ictoria C ross s h ou ld not any l onge r soldiers and sailors. A hint might be taken in this matter from the system adopted reguating, ever sin ce 1804, the award of the Cross of the Legi o u of Honour. It is not that we would startl e the two great ar guing for th e lik e warlike profeseions by Our El distribution of this noble badge of honour ' among all ranks and classes of Englishmen indiscriminately. We are perfectly conscious that the Victoria Cross and the Star of the Legion of Honour are not by any means identical in their significance. The Star of the Legion of Honour is not, as is undoubtedly the case in regard to the Victoria Cross, a symbol of heroism exclusively —it is a token of merit of every kind and description whatsoever, the merit of distinguished gallantry, of course, inclusively. Aware of this distinction between the two gicrious orders, we would only argue that the system regulating the distribution of the Victoria Cross should be par tially assimilated to that established at the foun dation of the Legion of Honour by its immortal originator, NAPOLEON BONAPARTE. Enough will have been said in explanation of our meaning here if we remark in conclusion, that we should gladly recognise the award of the Victoria Cross to one or two of those dauntless fellows who, day and night, toiled, at the imminent peril of their own lives, with a view to carrying of relief, if that might have been in any way practicable, to 200 of their entombed fellow• creatures—toiled day and night to this end, suspended in the air over a hide ous and pestilential abyss (we all remember it !) down at the Hartley Colliery. Heartily glad are we that last evening the House of Commons had a beginning and end of Mr. CowrEß's absurd project fora sunken road besetting Kennsington Gardens. Every one who spoke about it yesterday, except the hon. gentleman himself, went dead against it. The honourable baronet the, member for Finsbury had already, at a previous sitting, distinctly and positively assured the House that the carrying out of the proposed enterprise within the period of the two short months now left for its accomplishment was literally impracticable. And everybody felt, when that assurance was given, that Sir MORTON PETO spoke authoritatively upon a subject of that kind, spoke from the fullness of his own knowledge and from the amplitude of his own practical experience. Before ever the Chief Commissioner opened his lips last evening iu explanation of his particularly ridiculous project, everybody there in the House felt certain that the pet plan of Mr. COWPER must, if forced upon the House for its acceptance or rejec tion, be inevitably rejected. One after another, those who took part in the discussion yesterday, spoke directly against the bill of the Chief Commissioner. The Conservative ex-Chief Com missioner was entirely opposed to it. The member for North Licolnshire (Mr. STANHOPE BANKS) was the same. The Prime Minister himself, if he can be said to have given the project of his righ thon. col league any support at all, must certainly be allowed to have done so in the most chilling and left-handed manner well imaginable. Besides which, there were two of the metropolitan members, who— as admirably well became them—inveighed against the scheme of the Chief Commis sioner as in many ways barbarous and reprehensive. The hon. baronet the member for Westminster was one. The noble lord the mem ber for Marylebone was the other. According to the but half complimentary acknowledgment of Mr. COWPER yesterday, when consenting at last to withdraw the bill upon the very evening set apart for its first reading—it was the opposition, not of Sir JOHN SHELLEY, however so much as it was the opposition of Lord FERMOY that decided him in arriving at that determination. Likening himself to a camel, Mr. COWPER, with a clumsy facetiousness, said that Lord FERMOY had. broken his back—we may presume the backbone of his 'project, —as by the last feather. No matter how the back of it has been broken, it has been broken. That is enough for us. So that we shall henceforth hear no more of this last new " COWPER'S Folly" thwn at Ken sington Gardens, any more than we trust we shall hear any more this ensuing season about that old " COWPER'S Folly" there—the Horse Ride. OSBORNE, Feb. 25.—The Queen, with Princess Helena, attended by Viscountess Jocelyn and Major-Gen. Seymour, drove out yesterday afternoon. The Lord Chancellor and Lady Westbury enter tained a select circle at dinner last eveming at their resi dence in Belgrava-square. The Earl and Countess Stanhope will come to town to-day from visiting the Earl and Countess of Car narvon at Highclere House, Somersetshire. Viscount and Viscountess Castlerosse have re turned to town from Manthara Court, Worthing. Lord and Lady Harry Vane arrived in town a few days since from their scat in Sussex for the season. Lady Jane Lovett was safely delivered of a daughter on Monday, at her residence in Chesham-street. The Speaker will give his third full-dress dinner party this evening at Westminster Palace. HIS ROYAL HIGHNESSPRINCE ALFRED.—A tele gram was received from Queenstown yesterday afternoon, which announces the safe arrival of H.M.S. St. George, Capt. the Hon. Francis Egerton, from Bermuda, having on board H.R.H. Prince Alfred. The Prince was quite well, and it was expected that he would disembark and proceed by way of Kingstown and Holyhead to join her Majesty and the Royal family at Osborne. THE HEAD-MASTERSHIP OF ETON.—We have reason to believe that the Head-Mastership of Eton has been conferred on the Rev. E. Balaton, Fellow of Eton Col lege, and one of the Assistant Masters of the school. Mr. Balaton was Davies's University Scholar in 1839, and Brawne's Medallist in 1838 and 1839. GRIMSBY ELECTION.—This borough, which has obtained an unenviable notoriety by the barbarous deels perpetrated on the day of the recent election, is likely to be rendered more notorious. The property destroyed by the mob has been valued, and is said to have been worth £750. The work of restoration is now going on in the hotel. There is much discussion as from what source the expenses are to come—the county, or the hundred of Bradley- Haverstoe—most probably the latter. The names of many of the ringleaders in the riot are known to the authorities, who are busy collecting evidence to bring them to jus tice. Some of them are said to move in high life. During the early part of the week rumours were afloat that Mr. Heneage and his friends were taking their prelimi • nary steps to unseat Mr. Chapman, on the ground of bribery and intimidation. These rumours are now proved to be facts. Already several voters have been hurriedly summoned to London, to be examined as to their having been bribed. SHIPWRECKS.—GREAT YARMOUTH, Feb. 25. Yesterday and to-day a large quantity of goods, consisting of apples, flax, cloth, wine, &c., has been picked up in these roads, or washed ashore, supposed to have formed part of the cargo of some unfortunate vessel, believed to have been lost, with all hands, during hazy weather on Sunday, while endeavouring to thread dangerous sandbanks which beset the navigation off this coast. The following is a list of the articles entered up to the present at the office of the receiver of wrecks :—Two cases of cloth, marked H. and C, and numbered 2 and 28 respectively ; two cases of wine, marked F. W. H., No. 3; one baleworsted, W. 8., 877 ; 10 casks apples, marked with a diamond and P ; 40 boxes can dles, marked S ; 11 bales flax, M. and C., four of which are numbered 5,253, 5,247, 5,240, and 5,230. Besides these there has been a large quantity of loose apples, flax, candles, &c. Nothing is yet known of the vessel; but as no pieces of the wreck have been found it is inferred that she was an iron steamer from one of the Channel Islands for Hull. Another vessel, the schooner Elizabeth Ann, of Jersey, from Burriana for Hull, with oranges, was totally lost on the Hasborough Sands on Thursday afternoon last; the crew and part of the cargo were saved. THE NEW IRISH TAXING MASTER.—The Lords of the Treasury having yielded to the requirement of the Incorporated Law Society, and the profession gene rally, that the vacant office of taxing master should be filled, the appointment was referred to the Lord Chan • oellor, in whose gift the office is. His lordship lost no time in the discharge of hi, duty. We understand he has ap pointed David Coffey, Esq., or, as we may now describe him, with the honourable prefix, " Master Coffey." We may observe that Government had nothing whatever to do with the appointment. When they resolved the office should be filled, they were funeti officio. The appointment is exclusively the Lord Chancellor's. Hereafter a question will arise whether the business may not be effectively and ecotomically conducted by two, instead of three, taxing officers. The Government, in consenting that the vacancy should be filled, reserved the future right of dispensing with the third taxing master.—Freoman' s Journal. LATEST NEWS. THE PRIVATEER SUMTER. MADRID, FEB. 25. The captain of the Sumter has been arrested at Tangier at the instance of the American Consul at Gibraltar and of the commander of the Tuscarora, who went for that purpose to Tangier. FRANCE. PARIS, FEB. 25. In the Senate today the discussion on the Ad dress was continued. Prince Napoleon protested against the expressions used by M. de Boissy. He said— "In the Senate the standard of the younger branch has been raised in opposition to that of the older branch. I protested last year against similar insinuations. I now repeat that I wish to defend the constitutional and liberal Empire. That Empire can endure liberty, but liberty must take its course in the order established by our Constitution. (Applause.) It is possible that others forget this, but I, who remembered it when Napoleon was a prisoner or in exile, shall remember it all the better now when my duties attach me to the Emperor and to his son, and that those duties agreed with a de votion of ancient date and an affection which will never change. (Loud and prolonged applause.) Against the insinuations that have been thrown out against myself personally, I have determined to answer them only by contempt." M. Charles Dupin and Cardinals Morlot and Mathieu, with Count Segur d'Aguesseau, defended the Society of St. Vincent de Paul. 11. Billault explained the measures taken were owing to the enormous influence of the society, which was not a French institution, having a repre sentative at Rome, and which had refused to accept as its President a great dignitary of the Church, who was at the same time a high functionary of State. The Government could not tolerate a secret power. The speaker dwelt upon the danger of re ligious excitement and upon the difficulty of Church and State existing peacefully together. If the Government were disposed to satisfy not merely the rights, but the tendencies of religious minds, it was equally decided to defend energetically the rights of the Address was of the The St s a e t c e o . na p p lu a c r h ag a r p ap p h lause.) adopted. The debate will be continued to-morrow. The emotion created in Paris by the letter of the Emperor to General Montauban, and by the speech of Prince Napoleon in the Senate, is increasing rather than subsiding. The anstitutionnel endeavours to calm the public mind. In its first leader of this day it says :—" The spectacle which we have wit nessed dui ing the last few days will, we are con vinced of it, bring with it a good warning. Violent outbursts, no matter from which quarter they come, are never good, and they are more inopportune than ever under a government the chief ambition of which is to go hand in hand with the wishes of the nation. The power of the Imperial dynasty consists in this it is at the same time the in vincible barrier to the resurrection of the old regime and to the enterprises of demagogy. The Empire is revolution turned into order; it has rightly been styled so for a long time ; it is modern society itself, and it has the extraordinary good fortune to possess as a second founder a political genius who has known how to earn the admiration of Europe. Personifying all the great principles which are the soul of France, and avoiding equally all extremes, the Emperor is Catholic without being Ultra montane, a Conservative without being a reac tionist, a Liberal without falling into revolution. What signifies, then, the programme of a news paper or the words of a speaker? Does not the poli tical programme of France stand forth in brilliant characters? Is it not manifest to all beholders? And what other programme could be compared to this one, magnanimous as it is wise, so often, and always so eloquently described by the Emperor himself ? One day the Emperor said—' Wherever the flag of France is unfurled nations know that a great cause precedes it, and that a great people follow it.' And again—' Faithful to nay origin, I cannot regard the prerogatives of the Crown either as a sacred deposit that no one dare touch, or as an inheritance from my ancesters, which must be, above all things, transmitted intact to my son. The elect of the people, representing its interests, I am always willing to abandon, without regret, any prerogative useless to the public welfare.' How many more noble words might we not quote, all emanating from that patriotic heart which beats in time with the heart of France. Have acts, even for a moment, ceased to respond to spontaneous pro mises ? Have we not beheld, without going fur ther back than two years, the powers of the great bodies of the State increased, the liberty of the press extended, the centres of the working popula tions improved and rendered healthy, the rural population admitted to the participation of the benefits of a political system which has no distinc tion of caste or party, and only considers the French people? Have we not, in a word, the nation more honoured and influential abroad, and gaining daily in strength and liberty at home ? When we recall so many and useful ants, is an attempt now to be made to disavow and deny them ? No; but the violent discus sions of the last few days might engender doubts in some unreflecting minds. The truth is, that never, at any time, did a more complete har mony exist between the Government and the great bodies of the State. Despite outbursts of a purely personal character, the spirit of our assemblies re mains the same; this was visible yesterday in the sitting of the Senate. One speaker went so far as to make conditions for his support. The protestation was not long forthcoming, and when Baron de Riche mond declared that 10,000,000 of electors who had placed Napoleon upon the throne had con secrated by their votes an absolute inheritance without conditions or restrictions,' the Senate hailed the statement with the warmest applause. It would also be a strange illusion to suppose that the manner in which the proposed dotation to the Count of Palikao has been looked upon by some benches of the Chamber is anything else than a legal scruple or a view to economy. The Legislative Body has given too many proofs of intelligent devotion to the Government of the Emperor, to the army, and to the people not to remain faithful to its wisdom and patriotism. Thus, as we have already observed, the excitement of the last few days will be a wholesome lesson. Personalities will only once more have shown what unchangeable confidence exists between the Government of the Emperor, the great bodies of the State, and the country." BOURSE, Feb. 25.—The market opened rather lower than the closing rates of yesterday, but after a time prices improved. Threes, for the Account, are now at 70f. 30c. Railway Share Market quiet, but pretty firm. The following are the last quotations 41 per per Cents ... 100 40 , Credit Fonder 1385 Do. end month.... 100 65 Belgian 41 3 per Cents Do. end month 7O 60 Roman Bank Shares 3100 I Austrian Credit Mobilier.. 757 50 Spanish Threes — Do, Account 766 251 Home Debt THE OVERLAND MAIL. INDIA. By the Overland Mail we have advices from Cal cutta to Jan. 22, from Madras to the 27th, and from Hong Kong to the 15th. The following is from the Friend of India : " The new constitution given to India by the In dian Councils Act of last session is fairly launched. On Friday night, Jan. 17, the Calcutta Gazette Ex traordinary called into existence the Council of the Governor-General for the purpose of making laws and regulations,' and appointed its first meet ing for the subsequent day. At 11 o'clock, accord ingly, on Saturday, there assembled in the Council chamber of Government - house the following mem bers, who with the exception of the commander-in chief, now on his tour of inspection in the Punjaub, constitute the imperial legislature of India :—His Excellency the Viceroy and Governor-General of India. Additional members of the Council: His Honour the Lieut.-Governor of Bengal, and his Highness the Maharajah of Puttiala, K,S.I. Mem bet s of the Supreme Council : The Hon. Sir H. B. Frere, K.C.8., the Hon. Cecil Beadon, Major-Gen. the Hon. Sir R. Napier, K.C.8., the Hon. S. Laing, the Hon. W. Ritchie. Additional members of the Council: The Hon. H. B. Harington, the Hon. H. Forbes, the Hon. C. J. Erskine, the Hon. W. S. Fitzwilliam, the Hon. D. Cowie, thi Hon.Raja Deo Narain Singh Bahadoor, the Hon. Raja Dinkur Rao Rugonauth Bahadoor. _ _ According to the act the members summoned for purely legislative duties must not exceed 12 in number nor be less than six, and of these the half must be non-officials. The whole number of legis lative members is eight, of whom five are non-offi cials, but of these five three are natives. An interesting ceremony ,took place at Oode pore lately, on the occasion of the installation of the young Prince as Rama of Mewar. He is the grand nephew of the late Maharana Suroop Singh, and is the first instance in which the adoption policy inaugurated by Lord Canning has been ex emplified. The installation was held in the court yard of the palace. General St. P. Lawrence, Governor-General's agent for the Rajapootana States, was present, and delivered a congratulatory address in the vernacular. Costly presents from the Governor-General were given to the young Prince, and the ceremony was rendered more im posing by salutes from English'artillery, and the presence of a large body of English troops. RAILWAYS. Cash. Account. Orleans 1385 1387 60 Northern New ditto _ 947 50 .. _ _ Lyons and Mediterranean 1088 75 .. 1085 Genova - • • Southern 730 .. 732 50 Western . . 557 60 .. 555 Eastern Sardinian 336 25 .. 336 25 Austrian Lan.bard Exchange on London, at sight, paper, 25f. 161 c.; money, 25f. 14c.; three months, paper, 25f. ; money, 24f. 971 c. WAKEFIELD ELECTION.—On Saturday a meet ing of non-electors was held in the Music Saloon. Mr. B. Preston occupied the chair, The meeting throughout was of a unanimous and enthusiastic character. Sir J. Hay has hitherto declined to meet the non-electors, and the speakers very frelly &dared that his disinclination to meet them arose from his knowledge that they would reject him. Two resolutions were passed. One expressed satisfaction at the restoration of political privileges: to Wakefield, and de claring Mr. Smethurst to be a fit and proper person to re present the borough —the other pledged those present to use all legitimate means in their power to secure that get tleman's triumphant return. The nomination of .canch dates will take place to-day. MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL. Compared with return of 31st December, the assets and liabilities of the bank for week ending 15th inst., exhibit the following changes, viz. decrease in current accounts of 23,77,578r5. ; an increase in circulation of 35,46,791r5. ; an increase in loans of 5,68,100r5. ; an increase in the bills of 9,58,791r5.; an increase in investments of 4,27,942r5. ; a decrease in cash of 11,89,489r5. During the fortnight, as indicated by the above return, it will be observed that money has been in better demand. Continued shipments of specie to the rice ports and large payments on account of opium purchases, are the chief cause which have led to the efflux of silver and to an in crease in the amount of advances. The Bank's rates remain unaltered, but in the Bazaar money is tighter, and the shroofs have advanced their lend ing rates to 7 per cent. and upwards. In Bombay and Madras the money market continues easy, and the Bank's rates are unchanged. Business generally throughout the fortnight has been ex tremely quiet. At a season of the year when a brisk de mand for Manchester and Glasgow goods and fancy fabrics is generally experienced there have been hardly any sales. Metals of all kinds are lower and neglected. Imported salt has given way 5 rs. per 100 mounds, and the stock on hand is heavy. In exports a considerable business has been done, especially in rice, jute, and seeds. Indigo and saltpetre are quieter, and sugar in less demand. Freights keep very steady, and rule about 25 per cent, higher than they did a few weeks ago. CHINA AND JAPAN. The following is from the Overland China Maz, of the 15th January : The principal news during the past fortnight has reference to the loss of Ningpo by the imperial party and its capture by the rebels. Nearly the whole of the city population fled on the advance of the Taipings, but unfortunately some poor women, mostly old, were left behind, with a certain pro portion of younger ones; these latter have been subjected to every sort of indignity, some being ultimately left to die in the streets. The streets them selves are literally strewn with dead bodies, all form of burial being quite disregarded. Towards foreigners alone has moderation been practised, and that is solely attributable to the dread they entertain of us. No general massacre took place, as there were few people left to kill ; no houses were burnt, in com pliance with a promise given to our consul at Ning po, before the city was taken. The trade and pro spects of the place are, however, hopelessly ruined. The following authentic heads of news from that port have been received by us, and will doubtless prove interesting to the English public. The dates brought down from Ningpo are of the 3d instant :- 1. The British consul, Mr. Fred. Harvey, has called upon the English missionaries to leave the city of Ningpo; it being no longer a fit residence for Christian missionaries. All the British mis sionaries have abandoned the city. 2. The rebel soldiers who insulted some of these missionaries have been summarily beheaded. Seven heads came off. 3. Dreadful outrages committed by the rebel sol diers on a few Chinese women found concealed in the city. Seven or seventeen the number, rebels are not particular. 4. dr. Consul Harvey has received a written apology from the rebel Generalin-Chief for not returning his call. (The rascals are afraid of coming out of the city forts.) 5. The Taipings continue to respect the foreign location site at Ningpo, in accordance with promise and arrange ment made with Consul Harvey. 6. Departure of rebel troops for Shaou-hing. Disbanding of those troops outside Ningpo—the recruits running away, and leaving the old rebels to return to Ningpo. 7. Consul Harvey has been informed by the rebels that they propose establishing a native Custom-house. 8. Admiral Chin is reported to be arming at Chusan for an attack on Ningpo. 9. The city has become an armed camp; no trade or business within its wads. No residents of re spectability, only rebels living in it. It must be admitted that Mr. Harvey, our consul at Ningpo, has shown a most becoming amount of firmness during the recent crisis; and it is certainly to his cool and judicious management that we must attribute the respect in which the Taipings hold us, notwithstanding their rude and lawless excesses towards others. From Japan, we learn that the new regulations have not been relished by the British community; an order emanating from the native authorities forbidding Japanese traders to take money from our merchants previous to furnishing the goods for which that money forms payment, is, in effect, an infraction of article 14 of the treaty which says that "foreigners may freely buy from Japanese, and sell to them, any articles that either may have for sale (munitions of war excepted), without the intervention of any Japanese officers in such purchase or sale, or in making or receiving payment for the same." Another topic at present discussed in Japan is the opening of new ports, the time (1862) having now arrived for the opening by treaty of Ogasaki and Yedo. The former of these ports is said to possess commercial prospects of a very high order; some of the consuls have been memorialised on the subject, and a reply has been received from Mr. Harris, the American minister, to the effect that the subject is under the consideration of his Go vernment, but that no conclusion had yet been come to. The British minister is silent on the sub ject. The representatives of England and France have each assumed a guard of armed retainers— that of the former arrived at Yokuhama by the Centaur on the Ist of November; it is compo se d of a draft from the Military Train,and is said to form rather an imposing body of men. The guard of M. de Bellecourt, the French minister, is composed of me n drafted from the Dordogne, b u t acqua i nted more or less with cavalry service. The Prince of Mito is reported to be dead ; his son, who succeeds him, is said to be friendly, if not to foreigners, at least to justice, for he has been making strenuous and successful efforts to apprehend the assassins who lately attacked the British Legation. A church and chaplain are being for English d provide resi dents at Yokuhama. All causes of disturbance in ° this country seem now reduced to the freaks of drunken sailors ashore on leave. The latest advices from Pekin are to the 18th Decenater, at which date all was quiet. Mr. Bruce, in conjunction with Prince Kung, had issued re vised regulations for the Yang-tsze river. In a letter lately received from Hankow, our cor respondent says that—" Though everything is quiet as far as political affairs are concerned, and the re bels are still away from both provinces, yet business is at a standstill, owing perhaps to the bad wea ther, heavy falls of snow, and high winds, and also to the approaching grand Chinese festivals and rejoicings in consequence of New Year; be that as it may, business is very dull. Freights have gone down, and ships that were loading two months ago at 15 to 18 taels per ton for Shanghae, are now get ting 6 and 7 taels. It is expected that matters commercial and monetary will remain in this state for a few months." At Nanking, we believe, the same condition of affairs prevails as when our authorities last paid it a visit. Beyond the traffic in a few necessaries of life there is nothing in the form of trade ; terror rules within the walls, and decapitation—the only punishment known in the rebel camps—is a daily or hourly occurrence ; the military patrols may kill a suspicious or unknown person on meeting him, and tho chiefs, or headmen, have the same power over their slaves. Only two classes of population are found in Nanking—the soldiers and the helots. Among the soldiery there are many leaders who are jealous of each other, and this jealousy alone keeps down disaffection. Danger from the imperialists is the chief if not the only bond of union among the rebels, and on the removal of such danger by fur ther successes, it is not improbable that divisions may quickly take place in their camps and coun cils. Several of the rebel officers have secretly ex pressed their wish to leave Nanking, but are de terred no less by the watch set on them, than by the difficulty of knowing where to fly to. The cele brated Kang-wang, or " Shield King," as the mis sionaries call him, formerly one of Dr. Legg's pupils, is at present one of the many victims of the caprice and tyranny which prevail among the chiefs. Though related to the leaders, and at one time en titled to the highest honours, he is now degraded, and his functions, whatever they were before, are placed in abeyance ; the reason assigned by Kang wang himself for this is his friendliness towards foreigners. He warned the Rev. Mr. Cox, who visited Nanking in the Coromandel, and would gladly have remained, by no means to stay in the city, plainly informing him that no missionary need come there who would not preach the " divinity" of the Teen Wang as well as that of God and Our Saviour ; any other doctrine, he said, would not be tolerated, and a mis sionary could only preach the truth at great per sonal risk. Another Chinese teacher informed the same rev. gentleman that he would lose his head if he attempted to preach the foreign doctrine. The power of destruction possessed by the rebels, however, is not abated, and the prospects of China continue as foggy as ever. If the Prince of Kung can infuse new life into the Government, they may yet be suppressed, for, with the exception of some brute ferocity, and that somewhat intermittent, they are a poor set, utterly without administrative capa city, and uninfluenced by anything but a spirit of brigandage. If this cannot be done they will con tinue, as before, to overrun the country. They have taken the province of Chekiang simply because they have exhausted the resources of Nganhwuy and Keang-soo; these are becoming depopulated, and the land is passing out of cultivation. On the im perial side nothing is seen bat supineness, imbeci lity, and cowardice, with perhaps a little treachery and corruption. Unless either party improve there is a miserable prospect for China. The security of Shanghae and the uninterrupted navigation of the Yang-tsze are the points which the British Govern ment appear at present disposed to maintain under all circumstances; but the fall of Ningpo shows that, as yet at least, they are not prepared to ex tend the same principle to all the ports. The ques tion that now naturally agitates some minds is— Which ports will be protected and which not ? Chusan is at present a receptacle for the trade driven from Ningpo by the rebels. From the ports of Amoy, Fuhchau, and Swatow we have no news of importance. Hangchow is reported to have fallen at last. This has caused a little consternation amongst the native merchants at Shanghae, who suppose that another stride will bring the rebels to their doors. The steamer Scotland was sold the other day for 87,000 taels—about £29,000. Her purchasers were Chinese, and the fact shows the confidence they have in our trade and in the Great River. Mr. Henry Parkes goes to England by the present mail, after having done more for England, in China, than any other living man. He well deserves the brief interval of repose he now goes home to obtain. There is no local news of importance. The wea ther is very fine, with the thermometer at 58 deg. A colonial land sale, on the 7th and Bth inst,, realised in premiums the sum of 76,496 dols,, adding to the revenue of the colony besides, in fixed annua rentals, the sum of 4,385 dols. The lots, 50 in all, were purchased by English, Parsee, Portugal, and Chinese residents. T.HE PRESENT STATE OF THE NAVY. A return has been issued from which we learn the pre sent strength of the navy with great exactitude. The re turn shows the number of vessels &float and building on the Ist of February, .1862. The steam-vessels actually afloat were 525 in number, 4 111 paddle vessels, These A of these being screws, and vessels were of the following rates : Ships of the line, screw 57 Fr gates, screw , paddle 9 Block ships, screw 9 Iron-cased ships, screw 4 Corvettes, set ew .... Sloops, screw 4l ~ paddle Small vessels, paddle l9 Gun vessels, screw 3l Gun boats, screw lB5 Tenders, screw „ paddle Mortar ships, screw Floating batteries, screw 7 troop and store ships, ~ screw „ paddle Yachts, screw 1 „ paddle Besides these there were 55 steam•vessels building, 11 of which were iron-cased ships; and 110 effective sailing ships afloat, 9 of which were line-of-battle ships and 14 frigates. TEIS DAY'S 211ARK.ETS. CORN EXCHANGE. Fresh up to this morning's market the arrivals of Eng- HA wheat were limited, but the condition of the samples exhibited a slight improvement. Generally speaking, the trade ruled heavy, the inquiry be;ng almost wholly con fined to the best qualities, which were taken slowly at Monday's currency. The show of foreign wheat was moderately extensive, and all descriptions were a dull inquiry at about previous rates. Floating cargoes of grain were in limited request on former terms. Good and fine barley met a steady sale at full currencies, but inferior parcels were neglected. In malt sales progressed slowly at previous quotations. The oat trade was dull, yet no material change took place in prices. Beans and peas were dull at fully the late decline in their value. Flour changed hands slowly at Monday's currency. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. lialt. Oats. Fiour• •• 820 ' 550 ; 1,7 880 30 890 , 300 sack . , , I rish ..... 6 830 t brls. Foreign•• •• •• 30 1,190 BOROUGII HOP. On the whole, the hop trade is firni, and prices are well bupperted. WHITECHAPEL. The supplies of meat are moderate, yet the trade is some what more cheerful, at the annexed sates : Beef, from 2s 6d to 48 Od ; mutton, 2s 8d to 4s 2d ; w a il 48 Od to 58 Od ; and pork, 3s 6d to 4s 6d per Blbs. SERIOUS ACCIDENT TO A FRENCH COMMIS sioNzR.--Yesterday, at about noon, a shocking accident occured to an elderly gentleman, whose name was ascer tained to be Eugene De la Cour, one of the commissioners recently arrived from France to the International Exhibi tion. The unfortunate gentleman, who is very deaf, from the effects of a fit of apoplexy, was in the act of crossing the road at the end of Sloane-street, Knightsbridge, on his way t , ) the building, when a gig, passing on one side of a car riage, knocked him down, and the wheel passing over his right side, completely severed his ear from his head. He was immediately taken up and removed to a surgeon in a state of iiaeasibility. LITRR 471717 E Red, White, and Blue. Sketches of Military Life. By the author of "Flemish Interiors." 3 vols. Hurst and Blackett. The writer of the volumes before us has already introduced some animated pictures of military life in his former works. He is evidently familiar with his subject, especially as regards the French sol dier ; and, notwithstanding some drawbacks, the information which he conveys, and the lively and graphic style in which he writes, will secure the attention both of military readers and civilians. His chief defect, at least in the eyes of our country men, is the strong prejudice which he is continually displaying against everything English—Govern ment, officers, soldiers, military system, moral con duct, religion, all are at fault ; even the Sisters of Charity cannot be praised without an unworthy sneer at the efforts of our English nurses. An un prejudiced reader belonging to neither country might think it passing strange that, amid so many pages devoted to its mistakes, misfortunes, and misconduct, the hapless English army cannot fur nish a few creditable incidents ; while the anecdotes of French patriotism, ingenuity, devotion to supe riors, religion, honour, and general merit, are suffi ciently numerous to satisfy the ambition of a French colonel, and form a happy contrast to the state of military affairs in the " den of assassins !" It is strange, too, if the English are so deficient in military attributes, that they are the only nation in Europe which can dispense with the conscription, while it is simply absurd to pick out isolated cases from the police courts and quote them with full detail as specimens of the morality and civilisation of the British soldier. We presume that each in dividual of the 600,000 comprising the Imperial army is not a model of sobriety and virtue; and we should imagine it probable that frequent cases of intoxication and assault might take place among them without the general tone of the army being held up to reprobation. But on this point it is useless to dwell, when the pre judice is so strong and so openly displayed. The author is a Catholic, anti as a fervent and con sistent upholder of that faith, deserves respect, which he should render to others, sparing those of opposite opinions denunciations of their creed which we must consider entirely out of place in a work of this kind. Leaving this branch of the subject, however, we prefer to consider those parts of the work which treat of the French, from whose readiness, ingenuity, and savoir faire we have un doubtedly much to learn, and whose army is much better managed in many respects than our own. The assumed superiority of the French, the English soldier can afford to smile at, and indeed many observations on our country will probably raise a smile, while the unprejudiced reader be fore spoken of will certainly consider modern history a fiction, for how could such an assem blage of ill-treated ruffians have encountered such well-drilled, fiery, patriotic, excellent men, with out suffering immediate annihilation ? The writer himself must find this problem very bard to solve. As may be imagined, some of the most interesting pages of the work are devoted to the Zouaves and Chasseurs d'Afrique. We subjoin the sketch of these daring and successful soldiers. THE ZOUAVB. The Zouave may be considered an embodiment of the poetry of the French army ; he is the impersonation of all her finest military attributes, elevated in the social scale by his traditionary moral qualities, esprit de corps, and his serve of the responsibilities it imposes. There is, even in these matter• of-fact days, a mystery and a romance still lingering about the Zouave. We feel it in looking at his origin, his character, his habits, and we may pursue it in their development. His aspect is peculiar, his costume evainently picturesque, his features and general type are, such that it is difficult to divest oneself of the idea that he must be of Oriental extraction, and yet at the present day the Zouave regiments consist mainly, if not entirely, of Enfans de Paris—full-grown gamins, retaining the activity, the audacity, the originality, and even the espieglerie of their early years. A living, breathing, spirited tradition of the army of Africa ; when others boast of their ten vic tories, the Zouaves point with dignity to their twenties and their thirties, The Zouave hesitates at nothing ; there is no enterprise he will not venture, no exploit he will not dare, no danger he will not brave, and no difficulty he will not contrive to overcome. And yet it is equally true- - venturesome, aspiring, dauntless, and desperate though he be—the Zouave is by ro means wanting in the most genial` attributes of human nature, and the generosity and noble ness of character which distinguish him are often inspired by strong religious feeling. It is further observable th at when a Zouave h as faith fearlessly avows it. Perhaps he entertains a truer appreciation than a man of the w orld of what real cowardice is, and he is above being ashamed of any sentiment which influences him, though it be one a t? which it is the custom of many to laugh in these days such, however, as thus presume to judge the thoughts of others, and to treat them supercili usly, are, for the most part, bullies, and most probably would nut venture to ma ke game of a Zouave. Be this as it may, that there is a con" siderable amount of religion openly practised among this and versatile body, is a fact of which we could ad duce many proofs. The first Colonel of Zouaves was General de La' moriciere, and their uniform was in the first in stance an experiment, and was retained as being of great practical utility. Various modifications are being made in the dress of other regiments on the same principle. It is somewhat doubtful, however, whether the Zouaves, who pride themselves' upon the singularity of their costume, will be grati fied by this imitation. They are fond of retaining. the habits of the East, and still class themselves into tribes each with its peculiar office. The Zouave is generally as remarkable for his humanity as for his courage, thus verifying the old saying that the brave-are seldom cruel. " Their pet cats," says the, author, " have acquired a European celebrity,' , and he tells an interesting anecdote of a Zouave monkey s who was a great amusement to the regiment by hi, drollery. The owner was killed at the Alma, an the poor monkey was inconsolable. He played hit/ merry tricks no more, but the men took the sam.! care of him and would let him, when tired W itt: marching, climb on their knapsacks and rest. The Zouaves date from October, 1830, the Chasseut° d'Afrique from the subsequent December, and th e two corps were thus formed almost simultaneouq; " At first," says the the writer, " the Arab and tb9 French element might be distinguished contendi n g in the Chasseurs, but gradually they have so hap P i ll, blended as to form a completely original corps., Some interesting incidents in the early history ° these regiments is given. The great advan ta g e which the French soldiers possessed over our men id the Crimea in being able to prepare their own In°, in a wholesome and palatable manner, should d irer :: the attention of our au thorities to the way in which; this superior proficiency is obtained ; for hone big great the aptitude of the continental soldier , Il l ' 1-kill is not acquired without practice. CAMP COOKING. The French soldier, it will be seen may be wholesonilci. and sufficiently—but he is by no Means luxuriously fe, r3 ,Y 1 f l o t h r uei N t V ti h easb e: i h ec,e er rotr h a i e Nnv i h s i and whether it be that his constitution does not require 1 e tr n hh a a t et u it r sh e es o i r n at d tri i ao ff inn e indifferent nd suppliedtas t n o t t h t e sou pleasur e nffieceed s o p s e i 0..... e t b t i whether to rel l f believe, ne, ded of which it might otherwise seem diffi der him strong, active, and hardy; and if any o ther Po t % cult u lts c leve, viz. —that this system is more perfect in its Os eat than our own, we need only refer to events of verY ree n ot date, when chance afforded so valuable an opportunity', c only of testing the endurance of the French soldier, but,ool comparing it with the susceptibility of our own men, wed sunk so wofully under the privation of their accustom support. The cooking in camp is managed by the s oldr t r; I themselves, who are all compelled—nolentes volentes--0, take the office in turn; they are appointed six or eight a time, week about, to cook for each company, and som e ar e such proficients in the art, that they might in time bec° l33 , e ntitled to the cordon bleu were it not that they en d by c° l L, cealing the real extent of their talents, lest they s hould e: kept too long at the work. Th e bakery stands to the Nve„s! of the camp, and consist s of a cer t a i n number of ovens or 15 , peculiar construction, invented by M. Espinasse. TheY are formed by excavations lined with long plates of iron, and covered with Japan ware, over which is ced a layer ront ot of the exc avat i on . Ni ne f ur naces heat these ovens, and they are m a d e t o b a k e a bout 200, 000 rations a-da y , being in f sand. A s quare receptac l e ma de of brick is p la fis ;at fo w r, or o k f . cou T r h se s , b th re e al r o e ; six batches daiiy, and six nightly do not go ou t, and are continu 'I the camp is e xc e llent. o f various corns h ave been and wholesomeness. tried, an d t h e res ult arriZ t c: i t r i F : found to combi ne econ eal The endeavour to promote amusement and cheer fulness among the men is a very valuable feature in the administration of the French army, and divers sions are g enerally contrived un der the m ost couraging circumstances. Many important statisticg, of the r elative stren g th of the respective armies 01 Europe are given in many parts of the work. W e quo E t n e g l a a . 7 e f m u r O n r i a s memorandum soldier f ld i thiser o u k t i n o d f : - 1 - 28 men: Frau ce ' England, for privat ri es ' lin9s ; Russia, lin 72; Austria, 1 in GS Prussia, 1 it ' 80 ; Spain, lin 119 . Belgium, lin 115 ; Sardinia,. 1 in 11; a X n 3 n 7 u l m 2s.: s Turkey, lin 71. he is a x c , tu o a s l s a ; v n e o r n ag_ c e o p m a tta y i o ss f i a o l n l e a d rin of F ei l r i, ,Au.stria, in ab F ou ri t n x ce s ', 2 , ; fo l r ,r p e r n i c v . h at , es £36 £9 ; Rpuss.:::l3wssr—.: sioned officers, i_2l. The cost of , an English soldier pex. , £lB lOs.; Prussian, £3l; Belgium, 1 ,38 ; Sa nt "'marl, £32; Turkish, £lO • while the men in the Pre se p r United States array are said to cost upwards of £ 6 O P head." `Tie rapid ° e ~n rapid r i se o f some of France's most pa brated generals from the ranks has often be dwelt upon with interest. The following li st coy.. tains the most striking instances : SELF-MADE ISBN. Augereart, Duke of `Castiglioni, was born the son a a Paris grecm.;roccr. Bernadotte, afterwards King a 5 ; 5c ,. e ,,.. den, was the son of an attorney at Pau. Berthier, Fr a tl do Neufchatel et de \Vagrant, was the son of the pat en- - ° the War-office. Bessier( s (whose courage became Pri,; verb, 'berme comme Bessiera)—Duke of Istria —w as son of a citizen of Pressac •! a private soldier in 179 2, ca r; tain in 179.5—he became Marcella' do l'Empire in 180 Brune, the son of a solicitor of Brives, and a printer bY trade, became a soldier of his ov.n free will. Jou:don, .a printer of Limoges, pursued a similar career, an d wi ti- tn imilar reEulis. K e llerman, Duc do Valmy, son of aci z,n of Strasbourg, rose from the lowest grade. LanDe e ' , Duo de i'dontebello, began life as a dyer at Lectoure ; 1 ;l e entered the ranks in 1792, became general of division in 1800, marshal in 1804. Lebfevre, Due de l'antzig , the son cl an old hussar of Bouffach. Mass6na, the fa' voured child of victory, Prince of Essling, was the son of a s h o pkeeper at 1\ ice. Moncey, Due de Conegliano, tke eon of a notary o f Besancon. Mortier, Due de Treviseip n , a tradesman of Cateau Cambresis , 'Murat, King aAN tire" cow 10 1 Gra and Jolt Cry 3Pet ~,,Per Al ew ltdi t Di oh C aps it.dif Eg e t 4 Jitto ' It t NtXl n sire, lield Italia eOtts( .1 Closi bet w Ad el barn r enla 1 4 4 6xp e 1 11.0 4t0(; arc th( ace/