The Sun. — London, England, 1859-04-27 00:00:00

TO THE MEMBERS OF THE SENATE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE. GENTLF,NIF,N,—On the announcement of Mr. Wic. , Tara's resignation of the representation of the University of Cambridge being made public, I was invited by a numerous requisition of influential Members of the Senate to offer myself for the vacant seat. Regarding this invitation as a recognition that my public life hitherto has been such as to earn the confidence of the requisitionists, I did not hesitate to lace myself in their hands as candidate for a distinction which may reasonably be considered as a due acknowledgment of past services. After a careful canvass of the Electors, and acting by the advice of my Committees, I proposed toot' opponent, Mr. Selwyn, that we should submit our prse-ook to the arbitration of 3lr. Walpole, in order to spare the University the inconvenience of a prolonged contest. Mr. Selwyn con senting, the reference took place, and Mr. Walpole has advised me not to proceed to the Poll, although the numbers and he character of the promises which I have received are such as to make me glad that I entered upon this contest, rather than secured any other less distinguished seat. I therefore bow to this recommendation, and I retire into privacy. If, however; the day shall come when Cambridge needs a representati ve who will honestly, sedulously, and in dependently watch over the interests of religion and learning as connected with the University, as the chief occupaton of his public life, and the highest object of his personal ambition, I am ready at the call. With the expression of the warmest gratitude to those Members of the Senate who have reposed their confidence in me, and with a full expectation that I may hereafter conciliate still greater support, I am Gen/lemen, With great respect, Your faithful and obedient servant, A. J. B. BERESFORD HOPE. Arklow House; Connalight Place, April 20, 1859, I r HE OPERA2OLONNADE HOTEL (late _Feuillade's), Cha."les-street , Haymarket , IS NOW O PEN- I Z O.YAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.Iu Under the Management of Mr. Charles Kean. THIS EVENING will be presented Shakspeare's historical play of KING HENRY V. King Henry V., Mr. C. Kean ; Chorus, Mrs. C. Kean. THEATRE -ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Lessee, Mr. J. B. Buckstone. THIS EVENING will be performed the new and original Comedy, entitled TILE WO HID AND THE STAGE. The characters by Messrs. Compton, Buckstone, Howe, W. Far ren, Rolzers; Miss Amy Seugwick, &c. After- which, a new Classical Extravagacza, entitled ELECTRA IN A NEW ELECTIVIC LIGHT. Messrs. Compton, Braid, Clark, Mrs. Wilkins, Misses Fanny Wright, Eliza Weekes, and Louisa Leclercq. And A DAUGHTER TO MARRY. Commence at 7. NEW THEATRE - ROYAL, ADELPHI. Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. Benj. Webster. THIS EVENING, THE SERIOUS FAN.III.Y. Messrs. B. Webster, Billington, Toole ; Miss Woolgar, Miss Sims. After which, Til - E 4 DEvii , ON TWO STICKS. Mr. J. L. Toole, P. Bedford, Misses Woolgar, Keeley, Arden, and Kate Kelly. Followed by THE PRETTY GIRLS OF STILBERG. Mr. B. Webster, Billington, Eburne, Misses Woolgar, Keeley, and Arden Acting Manager—Mr. Wm. Smith. Doors open at a quarter-past six—Commence at seven. Box Office open from 10 to 5 --no charge for hooking. No fees to servants permitted. A registry kept of all articles found. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE, Lessee and Directress, Miss Swanborough THIS EVENING will be produced a new Comedietta, by J. M. Morton, Esq., entitled WHICH OF THE TWO supported by the company. After which, THE MAID AND TRE MAGPIE.. To conclude with VANDYKE BROWN. Mr. J. Clark, and Miss M. Ternan. Commence at 7o'clock. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE, Westminster-road. Lessee and Manager Mr. William Cooke. SPLENDID EASTER NOVELTIES. THIS EVENING, the performances will commence with a new grand spectacle, founded on Sir Walter Scott's popular work, entitled IVANHOE; or, The Lists of Ashby, intro ducing among the vast resources of this great Hippodramatic Temple,Tournaments, Processions, Banners, Combats, Tilts, Victories, and Achievemer ts in extraordinary magnificence. Ivanhoe, Mr. R. Phillips ;.•Isaac of York, Mr. Jas. Holloway; Richard of England, Mr. Herbert ; Rebecca, Miss Bathurst. After which, the matchless and unrivalled SCENES IN THE CIRCLE, introducing - Mr. John Henry Cooke, the greatest equestrian in the world : together with Miss Emily Cooke, Madamd 'Blanche, Madame Bridges, Madlle. Fleurette, and Madame - Francisco, being the greatest amount of female equestrian kalent ever seen in one night in any theatre. Grotesques—Messrs. Hemming and Thorne. To conclude with the Farce of BAT FILNG. Dress Circle, 4s. ; Boxes, 34!.; Pit, 2s, ; Gallery, is.; Upper t Gallery, 6d. Private Boxes, -Ct.4s. £2 2s, and £1 le. Stage Manager. Mr. R. Phillips OANTERBURY HALL AND FINE ARTS kJ GALLERY, Westminster-road.—Open at Seven. EVERY EVENING during the week will appear TIIE DELEPIERRE FAMILY, consisting of three Juvenile Violinists, viz.. Jules, Juliette, and Julia Delepierre, aged, respectively, FOUR, SIX, and EIGHT years. The perfect execution by these Lilliputian Artistes of some of the most difficult and brilliant Solos, Duets, and Trios ever written for the violin, has excited mingled wonder and admi ration in Continental Musical Circles, and drawn forth enthu siastic tributes of praise from the Public Journals of France and Belgium. They will perform EVERY EVENING, at NINE and ELEVEN o'clock, in addition to the usual Entertainments. THE WEATEIBIL—SuN OFPICIS, Arun 27. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 64—highest since noon yesterday. .52—lowest this morning and during the night. 50—this day at noon. BAILOMETEIL-29.95. WIND, E.; very 'high wind, and cloudy weather. soldiers was received with unwise acclamations. " Time°, Danaos, et done ferentes," And every prudent Italian may well dread the; constitutional freedom tendered by the Imperial Autocrat. Once more we Quote from our prophetic article of Monday week. We there said :—" If coming events cast their shadows before, Louis NAPOLEON has shadowed forth the course of time, according to his reading of the book of fate. His new year's g ift to Austria may prove a bitter pill to Europe under the patriotic badge of liberty to Italy. Yes! liberty to the Italians—poor slaves as they were—made poorer slaves by the very man who, professing freedom at the head of some forty millions of Frenchmen, sent an army to put down freedom in Rome. in order to propitiate the rancour of priestcraft ! And this is our august ally !—the snake who keeps coiling around us the more stealthily to betray ! But, not feel ing too secure in his own power, he wants to make assurance doubly sure by enlisting the willing aid of a kindred despot. And England is all the while cajoled by the semblance of mode ration by the bubble,of a Congress! Well, it may turn out all right,' but we much fear that we shall awake some fine morning and find in the wrong' to be the order of the day. Once more we warn our watchmen to be more wide awake, and keep their powder dry" We now find to our cost that " all in the wrong" is the order of the day, and that notwithstanding the energetic and firm proceedings of the British Government, the plan was too deeply laid to be averted by any merely human foresight or exertion. We believe that Austria had, even at the eleventh hour,once more agreed to accept English mediation on the terms indicated by Lord DERBY in his brilliant oration at the Mansion House. She was well avrare that the proposed Congress was nothing better than " a mockery, a delusion, and a snare," intended merely to exhaust her resources, while France and Russia were arming for the strife. But she had faith in British honour and British justice ; and, although aware that on some points the decision must be adverse to her untenable pretensions, she was willing to yield with a good grace, provided the judgment was pronounced by England, Louis NAPOLEON aspires to military distinction. Italy is a more convenient field than the Crimea, and he will have plenty of experienced " dry nurses" to give him the benefit of their advice and assistance. He is making extraordinary efforts to fill the role which he has assumed. A loan of 500,000,000 francs (£20,000,000) has been already - announced. As usual, the great moderation (!) of ; the EMPEROR has been insisted on. He only makes war because he has " been forced and constrained so to do by the aggressive conduct of Austria.' This is a repetition of the lupine argument when a cams belli was desired against the lamb. It will not, however, deceive any disinterested and unpre judiced person, either in France or throughout Europe. The recent treaty with Russia is the deep blot that stains the entire transaction, and clearly indicates the animus by which the Emperor NAPO LEON has been influenced during his warlike pre- The pl 4 is thickening rapidly. The conspiracy against the peace of Europe will speedily be deve loped. We can now understand the causes which led to the proposal Xor THE BUBBLE-CONGRESS, and the appearance of Russia at the critical 'moment when the . mediatioli of England would have pre served the general tranquillity, and averted the impending hostilities. Russia has never for a moment ceased to yemember the conduct pursued by Austria during the late war, and, true to her ancient traditions—mindful of the policy inculcated in the will of PETEA—She would . gladly see any one of the great Powers reduced in posi tion, and, if possible, erased from the map of Europe. .It is now positively asserted that an alliance, offensive and defensive, has been concluded between Prance and Russia, and that in consequence thereof Russia is to make her first mobilization of four corps d'armee, two of Which are to be advanced towards the Auitrian, and two towards the Prussian frontier. It now appears that the conspiracy has been a considerable time maturing, and that the proposal for the Bubble Congress was but a portion of the deep laid scheme! rt.was clearly understood that no beneficial result could be achieved, but time would be given to France and Russia to complete their preparations, and to come into the field with what they fondly imagined to be irresistible force. We have not, at all 'events, been in any degree hoodwinkpX On the 18th of April The Sun con tained the following paragraph in its leading column :—" The fact may turn out to be th.at each of the great Powers,' as they please to term themselves, is trying to outwit its fellow lv throwing dust into its rival's eyes for the ostensible benefit of mankind, but in reality for its own ends. R uss i a has the merit of proposing a Congress for the sake of peace! and backs its quiet suggestion by asking for a loan of some twelve millions, in order . the better to preserve the peace ! The believers in despotism see no harm in this modest proposal, resting fully satisfied with the extreme moderation of the EMPEROR of All the slaves, from Finland to Siberia, and the far regions to the East ; while others, more seemingly awake, suspect there's a screw loose somewhere between the paddle-wheels of St. Petersburg and the Tuileries. :In other words, they fancy that the idea of. the Congress is only to gain time for the ice to melt ia the cold regions of the Baltic, sa,a.s to let - out the fleet cooped up in Cronstadt into the mildei Waters of the Mediter ranean, or, it ,may be, into the more congenial im pregnability of Cherbourg. That feat once achieved, JOHN BULL may begin to open his eyes and look around in wonder, but not in dismay, for JOAN'S British pluck will then assume the true blue of defiant independence, and the Mini s t er of the day, whoever he be, may look out for squalls of no ordinary retribution." parations. It is possitively asserted that France has already taken the first step, and that the French troops have already arrived in the Sardinian waters, and violated neutral territory in Savoy. The EMPEROR, too, is starting for the frontier in order to take *the command in person, and to prove that the mantle of the First NAPOLEON has descended to himself. There is, however, no Imperial or Royal road to military science, and however the matter may have been studied theo retically, practice and experience is indispensable. He may have " played at soldiers," have speculated on the qualities of different descriptions of ordnance—invented new guns ; but none of these matters will assimilate him to the victor of Austerlitz, and Marengo, or enable him to defeat the Austrian cohorts that may be brought into the field against him. It is true that the Duke of MALAN. Ho FE may be at his elbow—that BARAGUAY D'HILLIERS, MACMAIION, CAN ROBERT and NIELL may whisper their suggestions, but a general coMmanding must have the stuff within him to do so, and no advice or assistance will compensate for incapacity on his part. • The Stock exchange has exhibited the violent fluctuations that might have been anticipated. The mere rumours of war have occasioned unusual mischief. We earnestly hope that no English capitalist will meddle with any foreign loan, the object whereof must be to carry on hostilities, and which must greatly depreciate the value of the other securities of which they may be possessed. The experience of twenty years has now served to illUstrate in a remarkable Manner the extraor dinary advantages accruing from the beneficial system of the penny postage. A bluebook gives the latest evidence of this in the shape of an official report, duly signed and countersigned. Lord COL CHESTER'S is the signature—Mr. ROWLAND HILL'S the countersignature. There is the radiant puppet—there the potent hand pulling the string beneath. Yonder is the marvelloui automaton chess player, crowned with an Earl's. coronet, in stead of an Oriental-turban, contemplatiiely smok ing the calumet—nOW andthen impatiently tapping the board, leisurly and (in the.end)" unerringly moving the men that—year after year win the game through" all its extending . complications. Secreted within, among all the complex machinery —hidden fromvulgar eyesiflitrks the real player to whom we are all of us indebted for the chief glory of the whole contrivance—to whose g u idi ng skill we are still beholden for the annual triumph of .the performance. Accustomed though we have ., become long since to the marvels of penny postage systemjust as we have come to regard it at last quite as a matter of course that we should be whirled.to and fro upon our travels by the fiery dragon of the steam engine, or as we have our . portraits painted in a twinkling by the pencil of the sunbeam, or as we send our messages hither and thither on the wings of the lightning—we cannot but recognise the astonishing benefit secured to us in this the last score of years, as the fruits of that penny postage system, by one momentary glance of retrospect. Let its recall to mind, for example, how exactly twenty years ago, namely in the year 1839—the year before the adoption of Mr. ROWLAND HILL'S suggested improvement—the number of letters de livered during that twelvemonth in the *United Kingdom amounted altogether in round numbers to 76,000,000. And then let us epitomise in a few suggestive numerals the astounding _rate of increase since then in our magnificent Post-! office establishment. Since 1839, then—to begin 1 with—we find actually that we have already at in- these Comp natively few years an increnge How fully and completely has this prediction been verified - How clearly were the views and intentions of"•the,Emperor of all the Slaves from Finland to Siberia, and the far regions of the East " exposed; He has been compelled to cast aside the wask g lijtle sooner than he had antici- ............---------.......----.—.. „vs: , uu. 1 ;._ P ated, but it is now mauifcst that a thor, a '" thr.. number of letters delivered annually amount-' derstanding has long been arrived at betweell the i ng to 446,000,000 ! The gross amount of the letters elivered in the United Kingdom in 1858 .despots of St. Pete r s bur g h and the Tuilefies. And 0 amount these are the men who have assumed arms in the ing to 523,000,000. So that the letters of 1858, cause of Italian freedom (!) Many abuses hP..ve as, compared with the letters of 1839, are really, to been perpetrated in the name of liberty, but never 'put it simply in other words, more than seven times perhaps was it so greatly desecrated as on the , 76,000,000! Taking the sister island alone into present occasion. The Trojan Prince and Priest account in this matter, we may positively assert exclaimed when the horse containing the arme d that whereas the number of letters delivered in 1839 showed a total equal to just one letter to each in dividual member of the population—the number of letters delivered in that island in 1858 yielded a total equal to just seven letters for each member of the population ! The aggregate increase amounting, as we have seen, to 523,000,000, showing beyond this an equivalent of no less than 16 for each person in Scotland, and of as many as 22 for each person in England. What is hardly less remarkable in regard to this vast total of 523,000,000 letters in 1858—is the surprising circumstance that very nearly half the whole amount passed through London : and that actually one entire quarter was delivered within the metropolitan districts. Little more than one fiftieth of the whole, comprising the sum of the English postage in relation to the foreign and colonial. Out of these 523,000,000 letters as many as 1,300,000 were registered---showing one regis tered letter as compared with some 400 ordinary communications. The miscarriages in the Post office still yield in all a rather formidable aggregate, last year having witnessed the "return" of no less than 1,700,000 letters and 570,000 newspapers. Almost everyone ofthe letters being returned, we do honestly believe from some informality on the part of those sending them—the majority of the newspapers probably from the accidental bursting of the covers. Together with the increase of the " letter post"— there is a notable increase observable in two other departments that have more recently sprung into existence. In regard to Book Packets-1858 shows a total of 7,250,000 ! In regard to Money Orders —there were issued for that same year 1858 as many as 6;689,396! The amount thus passing current in 1658 through the Post-office reaching a surprising total of £12,662,105 ! That ex traordinary total of £12,662,105 giving a net profit, after the payment of all expenses in the labour of transmission, of fully a quarter of a million sterling, in part of just £25,936. Remembering that ten years ago (1849) the amount of net profit realised by means of money orders did not exceed £322 in all, and that the year afterwards (1850) that total of profit had increased to £3,236, the total already mentioned for 1858 of over £25,000 must be allowed to give proof of an astonishingly rapid development. Altogether, it is curious to note, in addition to the ibefore-mentioned items, that the report con tained in this latest blue-book from St. Martin's le Grand gives evidence that we have already in these islands not far short of a 'thousand head post• offices, and considerably more than 10,000 sub -post - offices—in all 11,235 ! The distance traversed diurnally in the transmission of the national correspondence, according to the same reliable authority, considerably exceeds 100,000 miles a day—in fact, 3,000 miles a day more in 1858 than in 1857, the aggregate of the space thus traversed during the year last passed being in effect just 133,000 miles a day ! There have been two or three blunders during the year just completed, but these blunders have fortunately been repaired in time—thanks to the repugnance with which they were received by the public, and the indignant remonstrances with which the intending innovations were greeted by the press. So unmistakeable, indeed, has been the triumph thus jointly won by the press and the public, tiat we may content ourselves with this merely inci dental allusiOn to it. We have every confidence that we shall hear no more of these perilous experiments. At any rate—should they unhap pily- at any time be ever repeated—we are perfectly certain they will be put an end to quite as summarily. ACCEPTANCE BY AUSTRIA OF THE MEDIATION OF ENGLAND. We are enabled to state that her Majesty's Go vernment received yesterday the official intimation of the acceptance by Austria of the mediation pro posed by England. The promptitude with which Austria has acceded to this last proposal on the part of our Government will, we believe, have a beneficial effect. Our rulers have acted through out this complicated affair with rigid impartiality, which cannot fail to make a favourable impression on the various parties in the quarrel. Lord Derby's speech must have convinced our own pub lie, as well as the people of other countries, that by her Majesty's present advisers the influence and the power of England will, either in war or peace, be directed with energy and discretion. Their great object has been to preserve that harmony, which has now, with the exception of a short interval, prevailed for nearly half a century. The disturber, of European. tranquillity, whoever he may be, will not find in them an accom plice. IVe hail this amicable act on the part of Austria as a pledge that she has not irre vocably committed herself to a rash policy, and that she is still willing to make some sacrifices in the interests of peace. Lord Cowley's mission produced the best effect, and would, had not the Russian proposal for a Congress intervened, have been crowned with success. Our ambassador at Paris is intimately acquainted with the feelings and wishes of the French Emperor, and in his intercourse with Count Buol speedily established a basis on which France and Austria might work together 'to pro duce a satisfactocy settlement of the Italian diffi culty. It is therefore with infinite satisfaction we learn that Austria has consented to resume the negotiations at the point at which. they were sud denly suspended when the idea of a Congress was first broached.' It affords a proof not only of her reliance on the impartial conduct of the English Government, but also of her desire to avoid an appeal to arms ; . and we sincerely trust that it may lead to important results.—Morning Herald. COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT. (FROM Otilt OWN CORRESPONDENT.) NEWPORT BOROUGH ELEcnoikr.—The Mayor has given notice that he shall proceed to the election of two members to represent this borough in Parliament, at the Guildhall, Newport, at elevep o'clock, on Friday next. As Messrs. Cooke and Fl6wers have retired from the contest, Messrs. Kennard and Powys will be returned without opposition. Thus two votes will be lost to the cause of the Ballot. Neglecting the register is said to'have been the principal cause of the defeat of the Liberals; but the division among the leaders of the Liberals has also had something to do with this untoward event. COUNTY OF THE ISLE OF WIGHT.—Mr. C. Clifford comes in without any opposition. CHEAP TRAINS AND STEAM-BOATS. — llundrads of ex cursionists are daily arriving and departing. We have now sixteen passages to and from Portsmouth daily, and as many to and from Southampton. The number of stage coaches to and from Newport, &c., are more than doubled, there being now eighteen daily, and all loaded outside and inside ; and the number of steamers and coaches is to be increased on the Ist of May. We are sorry to learn that the Right Hon. Sir Edward B. Lytton, who has resorted to Malvern with the view to benefit his health, remains in a very sad state. Since his sojourn there during the last six days, the friends of that eminent author will regret to learn that but slight amendment is perceptible in the malady from which the right hon. baronet suffers. THE LATE W. J. CHAPLIN, EsQ.—We have to announce this day the death of a gentleman widely known both in Parliamentary and mercantile circles, Mr. William James Chaplin, late M.P. for Salisbury, who died on the 24th inst., at the age of 71. He was a son of the late Mr. William Chaplin, of Rochester, where he was born in 1787, and was educated at Bromley, Kent. He was for some years chairman of the South-Western Railway, and a director of the Paris and Rouen, the Rouen and Havre, and the Rhenish Railways. Ho also served the office of Sheriff of o London and Middlesex in 1845-6. Mr. Cha plin, who was a magistrate and deputy lieutenant for Hants, was returned to Parliament in January , 1847, as M.P. for S alisbury; and being both occasions at th e t op of candidate in 1857. Mr. Chaplin was athgaeipnollin, but Jul wy,asnot a 1852, an advanced Liberal, and a supporter of the ballot. He married,' in 1816, Elizabeth, daughter of Willi am AlstoA, il. . LATEST NEWS. ENTRY OF THE FRENCH TROOPS INTO SAVOY. We (Morning herald, second edition) have received by telegraph the important intelligence that a division of the French army crossed the frontier into Savoy, near Culoz, at noon on Tuesday. The following telegrams have been received at Mr. Reuter's office : ALLIANCE BETWEEN RUSSIA AND FRANCE. VIENNA, APRIL 26, Noox. The Russians here state that an alliance offensive and defensive has been concluded between Russia and France. It is also credibly stated that French troops have already violated neutral territory in Savoy. The Sardinian reply to the Austrian ultimatum will be given at 6 o'clock this afternoon. VIENNA, APRIL 27. The Municipality of Vienna has resolved upon presenting an address to the Emperor, expressing to his Majesty its fidelity and readiness to make any sacrifices which the state of affairs may require. BERLIN, APRIL 26, 8.39 P.M. This evening's edition of the National Zeitung states that a treaty offensive and defensive between Russia and France was concluded on Friday last, according to which Russia is to make her first mo bilisation of four corps d'arinee, two of which are to be advanced towards the Austrian, and two towards the Prussian frontier. SARDINIA. TURIN, TUESDAY, April 26. A religious ceremony is to be solemnised in the Cathedral to-morrow, which will be attended by the King and the Deputies of the Chambers. After the ceremony the King and his Staff will leave for Alessandria. The Austrians are making preparations for the passage of the Ticino. At 5.30 this evening Count Cavour delivered to Baron Kellersberg the answer of Piedmont to the ultimatum of Austria. Baron Kellersberg took his departure at 6.15 p.m., accompanied to the frontier by a Sardinian officer. .4'sz c- i - ...... •1 , ~.. - 4 4 ,• , .T„ , ..., -,-_--...4.-F-, , 1, 14.: 1 1 il4, A , .7,4 / - -ek .l, ,',-.."‘ .1.4 i.... ~.. , . 4... ~.57 , : fit I4_ - . , , .... _ ;IS- , ,.'• - • 4124611g,' ---S-)k I V 410 .. .1 . ~tkiM. lik ••••/ gl' ..‘,, ilt, `,...... bnotT tf. •; : 11 .., ' -11Pet;IC ' ' . ~,f 14,1' THE SUN. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27, 1859. NAPLES. MARSEILLES, TUESDAY, April 26. Advices have been received from Naples to the 23d inst.' Disturbances have taken place at Palermo, followed by numerous arrests. Letters received state that 300 individuals were seized. SWITZERLAND. BERNE, TUESDAY, April 26. Five Sardinian steamers on the Lago Maggiore, which had taken refuge in Switzerland, have been disarmed. Many members of noble families from Milan have arrived at Lugano, and numerous arrests have been made among the aristocracy. BERNE, APRIL 27. The Federal Diet ha been convoked fei: the 2d of May next. Three battalions have been ordered to the banks of the Ticino, The English Ambassador, Captain Harris, having received, counter orders from his Government, has not left for Milan. FRANCE. PARIS, APRIL 27. The Moniteur of this morning publishes the official account of yesterday's sitting of the Corps Leg; slati f. The speech of Count Walewski passes in review all the phases of the negotiations, and calls to mind the last aggressive act of Austria. The Count then proceeded to say:— " The whole negotiation shows that France has manifested excessive moderation ; but if, in the present state of affairs, Sardinia is threatened—if, as everything raises the presumption, her territory is invaded, France will not hesitate to respond to the appeal of a nation with which she is allied. The Government of the Emperor awaits with calmness the course of events, feeling confident that its conduct during the different phases of the negotiations, as they have followed one another, will Meet with the unanimous approval of France and Europe." The Constitutionnel announces that the native Algerine Sharpshooters arrived at Genoa yesterday (Tuesday) morning. They were received with enthusiasm. The Constitutionnel also gives the report that the advance guard of the French corps d' arniee arrived at Turin yesterday evening. Count Chassaloup Laubat, Minister for the Colo nies, has taken his departure for Algeria. PARIS, TUESDAY. The sitting of the Legislative Body to-day was looked to with unusual interest, and a considerable number of persons collected on the Pont de la Concorde and at the entrance of the Chamber to learn as soon as Posible what would occur. In side, every place appropriated to the public was occupied long before the proceedings commenced. Count de Morny took the chair at a little before two o'clock; and immediately after Count Walewski, Minister of Foreign Affairs, entered the house. M. Baroche, who occupied the seat set apart for the Government commissioner, presented a bill for the increasing from 100,000 to 140,000 men levy authorised by the law of March, 1858, the expose des motifs merely stating that the bill was intended as a simple measure of pre caution. Count de Morny then addressed the members, and after dwelling on the necessity of showing unanimity and devotedness on such an occasion as the present, proposed that the bill should be considered in the bureaux immediately after the sitting, a report to be presented forthwith, and the vote on the bill to take place the next day. This was acceded to with acclamations. Count Walewski then read a statement of the whole pro gress of the late negotiations, and declared that France, having done all that was possible to pre serve peace, considered herself freed from all responsibility, and looked with confidence to the progress of events. Great applause greeted the hon. Minister's address, and accompanied him when he withdrew. M. Baroche then presented a second bill, to authorise the Government to contract a loan of 500 millions of francs, after which the deputies withdrew to their bureaux, as had been agreed to. The Algiers journals announce that a battalion of the Ist Regiment of Native Riflemen, about 1,200 strong, had arrived in that city to embark for France, and had been passed in review by General Yusuoff, commanding the division. Many of the men wore the English Crimean medal. The same journals state that the day after a part of the city was the scene of considerable disturbance, caused by the conduct of some of the riflemen, They attacked with great violence the general body of the Jews, several of whom, both male and female, were much ill-treated. In certain quarters of the city, particularly in the Rue Medee and the Rue du Centaure, the Jews barricaded themselves in their houses, and from the balconies hurled down stones and other missiles on their assailants. The Prefect, on learning what was going on, called for the assistance of a strong party of other troops, and, patrols having been sent round, the attacking party were obliged to proceed to their camp out side the Porte d'lsly. The officers belonging to the 34th and 37th regiments of the line, who, as already stated, are to form part of the army of the Alps, in garrison at Toulon, have been paid the usual allowance on entering a campaign, and have received all their camp equipments. Several vessels belonging to the squadron in the port have been fitted up so as to be able to take on board a considerable number of horses, if required. A Marseilles letter says :---" The camp of the 2d Regiment of Foreign Legion, near the railway sta tion, presents the most picturesque appearance, and is a great object of attraction to the inhabitants of the city. The soldiers are generally fine men. There are among them Belgians, Italians, and Germans, a number of these last being old Austrian soldiers who had been refugees in France." A Paris letter in the Independance of Brussels says :—" Three French corps d'armee will advance simultaneously to the assistance of Piedmont the day when the entrance of the Austrians shall be certainly known. The first will enter by Culoz and Mont-Cenis ; the second, by Grenoble, Brianson, and Pignerol ; and the third, going by sea, will land at Genoa. This last-named point will be kept as the base of operations, and the French forces will thence be-able to march immediately on Alessandria. The first two corps will march toward the interior, one on the left of Turin in the direction of Novara, and the other directly on the Piedmontese capital." "It appears positive," says the Nord, " that Austria has succeeded in contracting treaties of alliance offensive and defensive with Bavaria and Saxony. Wurtemburg has as yet resisted the entreaties of the Cabinet of Vienna!' The following nominations have been made in the Sardinian army :—General commanding in chief, the King; second in command, General de La Marmora ; commander of the division of the Guards of Savoy, General Durando ; of the division of Piedmont and Aosta, General Cialdini ; of Cuneo, General Cucchiari ; of Pignerol and Casale, General Fanti ; of Savoy and Aqui, General Castelborgo ; of the cayalry, General Sambuy ; and of the En gineers, General Menabrea. The letter of the Germanic Confederation to the King of Sardinia is stated by the Opinione of Turin to be nothing more than the reply to his Majesty's notification of the Princess Clotilda's Marriage. BOURSE, April 26.—The market has been un settled, in expectation of the communication to the Legislative Body, but prices have been rather more steady. Threes have been done at 63f. 30c., declined to 62f. 50c., and are now 62f. 75c. and 62f. 85c. Mobilier varied frem 565 f. to 550 f. ; Orleans, 1,150 f. to 1,145 f. ; Lyons, 755 f. to 745 f. ; Northern, 840 f. to 835 f. ; Southern, 557 f. 50e. to 550 f. ; and Austrian, 437 f. 50c. to 430 f. The following were the last quotations : _ 41 per Cents. ...; 89 70 ' Credit Foncier 615 Do. end month .. 90 Belgian 4 3 per Cents. 62 90 Piedmonteso (5) Do. end month.... 62 93 Roman Bl Bank Shares...... 2500 Austrian - --- Credit Mobilier .. 552 50 Spanish Threes Do. Account ..... 555 Rome Debt ' 36 50 millions sterling is derived from the two fluctuating sources of salt and opium, is of opinion that every practicable re trenchment should be made in every department of the Government at home and abroad with as little delay as possible,' " One speaker, Mr. Cowie, the head of one of the larger agency houses, expressed the readiness of all Europeans to submit to an income-tax of sd. in the pound, provided it was imposed equally on all. There was an attempt made to prove that the new tariff fell too heavily on Europeans —a fact partly admitted by the Governor-General ; but there was no active opposition. " Since - the meeting Lord Stanley's financial statement of the 14th of February has arrived. It is considered here far too favourable. his lordship was apparently unaware of the condition of the Indian treasuries, of the pressing demand for three millions in bullion, and of the Six per Cent. Loan for five millions to be raised here. The promise, too, to reduce the European regiments is considered over-sanguine, and this is the only expedient by which his lordship proposes to meet the real danger, which is not the debt, but the permanent increase of the military and police expenditure. " On the other hand, the orders compelling Go vernment to grant a freehold title to waste land, and land under the perpetual settlement, are con sidered to involve a great concession to opinion. They will certainly increase the growing tendency to settle, to plant, to grow tea and coffee, to build factories, and open mines. It is unfortunate that they do not affect the cotton districts, which are neither wild nor under the perpetual settlement. Almost all the tea and coffee-bearing land, however —almost all the forest land, and a very large section of the mineral territory is in the hands of Govern ment. The copper mines in Beerbhoom, the coal mines in Raneegunge, the iron mehals in Beer bhoom, and the tea country of Cachar and Assam, are already in European hands. These speculations are unusually profitable. Some coffee plantations return, to my knowledge, to the planters 400 per cent. on the money expended. The tea companies are giving large dividends, and the coal companies steady re turns of 12 and 14 per cent. Single speculators, however, are daunted by the tenure, under which if you do not pay your tax by sunset on quarter-day your title is ipso facto null and void, and the col lector sells your lands and ' betterments' to the highest bidder, who has probably bribed the Amlah to keep off competitors. The local, Government will not, of course, resist the order, but it is not wholly approved. It tends to increase the number of European settlers, whom it has been the set tled policy of the Company's servants for a cen tury to keep down, and who are at this moment by law declared incapable of high office, so that, for example, the manager of the Oriental Bank, who was consulted by Government to get them out of the Treasury-bill scrape, is by law incapable of becoming Financial Secretary. An effort will there fore, it is said, be made to nullify the order by fixing excessive rates, or rates above the limit of 20 years' purchase, suggested by the Secretary of State. Difficulties of this kind, however, can be readily removed from home, and the admission of the prin ciple is an important step in advance : Perhaps some day a Secretary of State may arrive at the conclusion that the insecurity of tenure consequent on the land tax is the real cause of Indian poverty, and that as a financial device it is altogether in ferior to an income and house tax. When he does India will begin to advance in material civilisation at a rate of which we scarcely dream. " I enclose a copy of a letter addressed to the Chamber of Commerce by a number of native capi talists, announcing their intention to have nothing to do with the loan of May next. The names in clude those of all prominent money dealers : " Calcutta, Feb. 22, 1859. " ' Sir,--We the undersigned native bankers, merchants, and others, holders of Government securities, and deeply interested in all the financial operations of this Govern ment, beg through you to thank those gentlemen who have been instrumental in getting up the meeting held at the Chamber of Commerce on Saturday, the 19th inst., at which you presided, and at which the letter since addressed by you to Mr. C. H. Lushington, the Financial Secretary to Government, was adopted, and in the terms of which letter we for ourselves, and as representing the moneyed native community, cordially concur. " ' We have perused the Government Gazette Extraordi nary issued late yesterday evening, in consequence of the propositions mentioned in your letter, containing a notifica tion by the Governor-General, in which his lordship is pleased to notify for general information the financial mea sures resolved upon in order to provide means for carrying on the public servicee in the coming year 1859-60, and stat ing that a sum of five crores of rupees will be required, which it is proposed to raise by loan to be opened on the Ist of May next at 51. per cent. " ' Of this further financial measure, as set forth in the notification, we do not approve. It will depreciate the secu rities of all the previous loans to an amount much greater than all the money Government is likely to receive. We do not think that the money required will be subscribed in this country, and, in order to avert the loss likely to follow from a persistence in the course indicated by Government, we trust that the Chamber of Commerce will follow up this matter until they influence a strong party at home to induce Parliament to interfere, and to authorise loans to be opened at home for all the money that may be required for the use of the Indian Government. " 'We have the honour to be, Sir, your most obedient servants, "SHAM CHURN MULLICK (AND OTHERS). "D. Mackinlay, Esq., President of the Chandler of Commerce." "The seat in Council vacant by the appointment of Mr. Montgomery to the Punjaub has been offered by Lord Stanley to Sir Robert Hamilton. The selection is a good one, Sir Robert being specially acquainted with what in India are termed ' foreign affairs,' i.e, the internal affairs of the dependant native States. The Chief Justiceship has also been offered to Mr. Barnes Peacock, the Legislative Member of Council, and one of the most fortunate of English barristers. He was appointed under the old regime, and has drawn £lO,OOO a-year for eight years. He now obtains £B,OOO a-year for seven years more, with a pension of £1,500 a-year at the expiration of that time. " News has just arrived that the body of rebels who murdered Mr. Evans have entered Hazaree bagh, intending, it is said, to release some prisoners in custody there. They have burnt Singrowlee, but there is a European regiment at Hazareebagh." COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. THE CALCUTTA MARKET, MARCH 22. On the 13th inst. intelligence from London reached Cal cutta by telegram via Bombay to the 18th of February. Letters by the mail of the 10th of February were delivered in town on the afternoon of the 15th, and letters from Bom bay of the mail of the 18th of February reached Calcutta on the 20th. The general effect of the intelligence received by these mails is to impart rather more firmness to holders of produce and to still more restrict the export business. The Produce Market.—lndigo market nearly bare. Sugar firm • Benares, Company's rupees 10-8. Saltpetre low er. Rice firm, and looking up. Raw silk filature lower by Ba. to lr. ; native qualities show a greater fall. Corahs firm. Shellac higher. Lac dye, no demand. Hides, firm for good, other sorts lower. Jute, more inquiry, and firm. Linseed at 3-4 to 3-14. Rape in good demand. Cutch higher. Safflower market bare. The alteration in the tariff has had no influence on the produce of the country as yet. The Import Market.—The dulness noted in our last re port continued up to the middle of the past fortnight, when the addition to the import duties caused considerable excite • meet in our market, some speculation ensued, and prices advanced considerably. Cotton piece goods have been very eagerly inquired for, and the market is verrnearly out of stock. Towards the end of last week the continued dulness of white mule twist was succeeded by a very active demand, and decidedly_ higher prices were paid. The alteration of the tariff and a brisk demand for actual consumption, particularly piece goods . , together have re sulted in establishing an advance in prices equal to; if not more than, the rise of the duty. RAILWAYS. Cash. Account.. Orleans Northern 842 50 .. 840 New ditto.... 725 .. 720 -- Lyons and /sloditerranean 765 .. 765 New ditto G eneva 445 .. 445 Southern Western 485 .. 485 Eastern • 560 .. 567 50 Sardinian — .. 330 Austrian Exchange on London, at sight, paper, 25f. 6c. ; money, 25f. sc. ; three months, paper, 24f. 971 c.; money, 24f. 921 c. INDIA AND CHINA. By the arrival of the Calcutta mail we (Times) have received our private correspondence and jour nals from Calcutta to the 22d of March, and from Hong Kong to the 15th of March. CALCUTTA, MARCH 22. " The Indian world is still talking of finance. The rebellion has died out, and the few rumours which reach us create but the faintest degree of interest. It is reported, for example, that the Nana, with a considerable force, was recently en camped at. Someysur, just beyond the Tirhoot fron tier. Then it was said that the rebels were break ing into Goruckpore ; then that two companies of her Majesty's 34th had been cut up in a night attack. The only fact certain, I believe, is that Colonel Horsford's brigade at Byram Ghaut has been warned to remain on the alert, as the Ghoorkas are driving the Sepoys our way. Fur ther west, Tantia Topee has ducked under,' as our Yankee friends would say, and has not yet re-ap peared. His friend • and confederate, the Rao Sahib, however, has suddenly shown himself in Chundeyree with 2,000 cavalry, with whom he is plundering the country. It is supposed Tantia also is somewhere in the neighbourhood, but three sepa rate detachments have started to attack the Rao, who must recommence his never ending flight. There are some gangs of marauders in Bundelcund, whom he may persuade to join him, but his raid is only tiresome and expensive. It will cost many lives, as the hot weather is coming on, but the Rao can accomplish nothing of any political importance. The Princes will not aid him, the Sepoys are killed or pardoned, and the fighting classes are sick of disturbances which endanger their necks -without bringing adequate plunder. Even an melee among our own irregulars would do him little good, for the only possible-leader of a second mutiny is a Sikh, a fact of which the Sikhs are very clearly aware. •By the last accounts they . have postponed their great throw or empire till 1863, when the European troops will, they think, have returned home. An old Sikh colonel, named Cheyte Singh, was accused, with a saint or religious de votee named Boodh Singh, of treasonable practices at Lahore. His house was searched, and a paper found, c9pies of which lie seems to have circulated . pretty widely. It is a prophecy couched in a some what mystical tone, and professing to be written by a Sikh of Jubbulpore. It predicts that in 1863 the Sikhs. will arise, exterminate the children of Christ, keep English women in their houses, and restore the supreme power of the Khalsa. That is a pleasant little prediction, and one which the Sikh very often thinks himself quite competent to realise. It may be fulfilled, but meanwhile, as a lesson against being in advance of the age, the conspira tors were seized, tried, and condemned to five years at the Andamans, all within 48 hours. They were conveyed instantly across the frontier and are, now on their way to their destination. This terrible promptitude alarms the English idea of justice, but in India rebels are anarchists, and the first business of all Governments is to prevent anarchy. They expect a plotting season at Lahore now that Sir John Lawrence has left India, and Sikhs are be ginning to feel slightly dull. That feeling has more to do with rebellion than we are apt to allow. However rich, or powerful, or ambitious a native in our dominions may be, there is no sphere of action for him except plotting against the British Govern ment. If lie is on our side there is nothing for him to do. All we ask of him is to sit quiet, to grow rich, to be, in fact, the fatted hog an ambitious man usually objects to be. "As I have said, we are still talking of finance. I sent you the new tariff published on the 12th inst., via Bombay. On the 17th the merchants of Calcutta assembled to consider the provisions of the new bill. There was some discontent expressed at special items in the schedule, but generally the in crease was allowed to be necessary. The meeting, however, blamed the precipitancy with which the measure had been passed into law, and resolved to petition Parliament for the addition of independent members to the Legislative Council. They also re solved that <, < This meeting, viewing with alarm the e normous in crease in the expenditure of the State, and the great pt excess rs o f the permanent charges for the current and as co mpared with the revenue which to the e x t en t of years, CHINA. The following is the letter of our correspondent, dated Hong Kong, March 15 : " Political news is of a more peaceful character. The Pekin Gazette of the 31st of January contains an Imperial edict repudiating the despatch l uhich was intercepted at Shecksing, and proclaiming, in somewhat unusual and significant terms, the deter mination of the Emperor, to keep faith , with foreigners, and to observe in its fUll integrity the Treaty of Ticnsin; The following is a copy of the edict, which is very unlike former proclamations from the same source, and even.goes so far as to enunciate the possibility of the British and French retaining temporary possession of Canton, without endangering peaceable relations : • We have this day received a memorial from Kwellean and his colleagues to the effect that they have received, with the letters from the British, a false Imperial edict f the kind despatched directly from the Impe r i a l Court, and which, they were informed, had been obtained by an Eng lishman in Kwan-tung. On perusing this our surprise was extreme. From all time China has held fast by principles of the highest jus tice in her benevolent measures for tranquillising the vari ous nations ; she has never laid plans for secretly injuring them. " Subsequently to the failure of Yeh•ming-shin we ap pointed Hwang-tsung-had to be Governor-General of the two Kwang, and gave him the seal of Inspial Commis sioner. Our object in this was the protection of our terri tories. As to Vice-President Lo-tun-yen and his colleagues, they, stimulated by patriotic ardour, enrolled braves for the defence of thei r country, —a perfectly delightful occu pation for local gentry. Recently, however, the amicable negotiations of Kwei kang and his colleagues at Tien-tsin having been finished, Hwang-tsung-han had to busy himself with internal mili tary affairs only, while Lo• tun-yen and his colleague had, in obedience to our commands, to deal solely with native bandits. It was not in contemplation that they should engage in hostilities with the British and French. Although these nations have not yet re-delivered the capital of Kwang tung, yet if they maintain proper order among their troops, causing no annoyance to the inhabitants, they may live together in peace, free from all troubles. " ' A Court despatch has, e h e o n w L ev o e_ t r un , b f e y n en fa w kii t c h at h ed is , giv ing cause to difficulties col leagues on the one side and these two nations on the other and producing doubt, and therefore we command Hwang tsung-han to take strict measures for the seizure of the law less fabricators, and to punish them with the utmost rigour of the law. Thus may all the nations know that China transacts her affairs in an open, rightful,. and liberal spirit, and that, when once a settlement is arnyed at, suspicious and doubts may be given up and so no room be left for the instigations of false mischief makers. " As Shanghai, where the arrangements connected with the general trade are at present being made, lies at a consi • derable distance from Kwang-tung, we hereby appoint the Governor-General of the two Keang, Ho-kwei-tsing, to be Imperial Commissioner of Foreign Affairs, and we hereby command Hwang-tsung-han to send a special officer to de liver to him the seal of Imperial Commissioner now in use. Respect this." " It will be seen that the office of Imperial Com• missioner for Foreign Affairs is transferaed from Canton to Shanghai. " Lord Elgin left this on the Ist inst. for Canton, where on the following day he met a body of mer chants, with reference to the sites proposed for the new foreign settlement. No steps could be taken previously, the community being ignorant of his lordship's views ; and, as his Excellency left for Singapore the same afternoon en route for England, the matters remains almost in state quo until the arrival of Mr. Bruce, who, it is to be hoped, will give his early attention to this important matter. Lord Elgin expects to meet Mr. Bruce at Singa pore, after which he goes on to Bombay in her Majesty's steamer Furious, and thence to England. " His Excellency Rear-Admiral Sir Michael Seymour intends leaving on the 19th instant for Singapore, in her Majesty's ship Calcutta, which. goes home via Cape of Good Hope, while his Excellency proceeds by the overland route. The departure of Admiral Seymour is the subject of general regret. " The gunboat expedition returned to Canton on the 3d inst., after a successful journey of 195 miles up the western branch of the Pearl river, as far as the large town of Wee-chan, in the province of Kwangsi. No opposition was offered by the Chinese, but, on the contrary, great politeness was shown in some instances. The river is described as easily navigable, and flowing through a fertile country ; but the devastations of the rebels have almost annihilated the native trade. Bands of these banditti appear to be infesting various parts of Southern China. Amoy was threatened a short time ago, and they are now committing depredations in the country around Swatow. " Her Majesty's steamer Inflexible returned from Japan on the 4th inst. having delivered at Yeddo the letter from Lord Malmesbury to the Japanese Government, and also distributed copies of the notification to the British ships in harbour, and left other copies with the Governor, to be disposed of in like manner. " From Cochin China all we hear is, that an en counter had taken place at Turon, while the main body of the French and Spanish troops were absent at Segon. The result was the defeat of the Cochin Chinese with considerable loss, and only 15 or 16 wounded on the other side. " Her Majesty's ship Belleisle left this on the 10th inst. for England, via Singapore. " From Manilla we have received advices to the 9th inst. Sugar and hemp were a shade higher, and dealers cautious in making contracts. Ex change on London 4s. 2d., six months' sight, first class bills. Sovereigns 4 dols. 75c. each. Freights, £1 for sugar, and £2 7s. Gd. for hemp. " Our dates from the coast are Amoy, the 11th inst. ; Foochow, the 9th inst. ; and Shanghai, the sth inst. " The export of tea from China to Great Britain is 47,837,5001 b., against 4 7, 1 93,7001 b. last season or an increase (1858-59) of 643,8001 b. " In Hong Kong and Canton business in imports has been very dull, but witl.in the last day or two there are signs of more animation. " At Amoy trade was recovering from the panic caused by the proximity of the rebels, who have movedoff in another direction. " At Foo-chow nothing has been done in imports worthy of notice. " Our latest dates are, from England, January 17, via Calcutta ; Bombay, February 1 ; Calcutta, February 23 ; Singapore, March 4 ; Melbourne, January 6 ; Sydney, January 15 ; Manilla, March 9. " The London mail of the 10th of January arrived on the 27th ult., the day on which the last steamer left. The 16th of January mail is now overdue, as the Calcutta steamers which left Singapore after the Malabar have been here since the 13th inst. She may probably have put into Manilla for coal. The Norna leaves at 2 p.m. to-day with the outward mail." CHINA SHIPPING. SHIPS of WAR. At Hong`Kong.—The British ship Calcutta; the steamers Cruiser, Nimrod, and Retribution • the gunboats Algerine, Dove, and Pl over • the French steamers Audacieuse, La Place, Pregent, iose, and Saone ; and the Dutch steamer Balli. At Macao.—The Portuguese lorcha Amazons. In Canton River.--The British frigate Cambrian ; the sloop Bittern ; the steamers Adventure, Assistance, Coro mandel, Fury, Hesper, and Niger; the gunboats Bustard, Clown, Drake, Firm, Forester, Haughty, Janus, Kestrel, Leven, Slaney, Starling, Staunch, Watchful, and Wood cock; the French frigate Capricieuse, and the steamers Lily and Marceau. At Amoy.—The British brig Acorn. At. Foo-chow.—The British sloop Camilla ; the steamer Sampson ; kid the gunboat Banterer. At Ningpo.—The British gunboat Cormorant. At Shanghai.--The British frigate Actaeon ; the steamer Highflyer ; and the gunboats Opossum and Lee. At Japan.—The British steamer Inflexible; the Ameri can steamers Mississippi and Germantown ; and the Rue sian steamers Askolde and Strelvet. At Corea.—The Russian steamers American, Bijarin v Mangiov, Plastrow, and Voyerada ; the gunboats Djuguite and Nevich. ARRIVALS PROM GREAT BRITAIN. At Hong Kong, March 4.—The Jacoba [Cornelia, from Shields. At Shanghai, Feb. 27.—The Invincible, from Liverpool ; the Berwick Walls, from Sunderland ; the New Era, from London. March 2.—The Mathilde, from Newcastle. DEPARTURES TO GREAT BRITAIN. --- From Hong Kong, March 10.—Her Majesty's ship Belle isle, for England. _ _ From Macao, Feb. 25.—The Jacoba, for London. From Whampoa, Feb. 28.—The Menam, for London. March 3.—The Bio Bio, for London. From Foochow, March 3.—The Ringleader and the Kamehameha, for London. March 7.—The Star of the North, for London. From Shanghai, Feb. 28.—The Taymouth Castle and the Westburn, for London. March s . —The Carausius, for London. AUSTRALIA: The Austral has been announced off the Lizard, from Geelong, with 15,361 ounces of gold, valued at £61,444. THE NEW LAW RELATING TO MUNI CIPAL ELECTIONS. The last Act of the late Parliament (22d of Vic ctoria, chap. 35) was passed to " Amend the lavr relating to municipal elections." The object of the Act is to divide boroughs into wards, the boun daries of which are to be fixed and councillors elected. If two-thirds of the council of a borough shall agree to petition, and the council shall there upon petition her Majesty Sor the division of such borough into wards, or for an alteration of the number and boundaries of the wards, her Majesty, by an Order in Council, may declare the number of wards into which such borough is to be divided. Notification of a petition is to be adver tised in the London Gazette one month - at least before the same is to be taken into consideration. The senior judge of the assize for the summer circuit x3xt after the order in Council has been made, is to appoint a barrister for the purpose of determin ing the boundaries of such wards and apportioning the number of councillors of the borough among such wards. The barrist er . so t o b e appointed is empowered to set out the boundaries of wards, and the costs and expenses thereby occasioned are to be paid and discharged, and the barrister is to be remumerated at the rate of five guineas a day he is employed over and above his travelling and other expenses, out of the borough fund. After the declaration of the first November election of councillors, after the division or alterations, all the councillors for the borough so divided, or for the wards so altered are to go out of office, and are eligible to be re-elected, and in the first year after such election of councillors for the borough so divided those who go out of office are to be the councillors who were elected by the smallest number of votes at such election, and in the next year those who go out of office are to , be the councillors who were elected by the next smallest number of votes at such election, the majority of the whole council always determining; when the votes for any such persons have been equal, or when there was no poll, who are to go out of office. Notice of the election is to be given by the town clerk of a borough, and any person entitled to vote may nomi nate himself or any other person. Nomination papers are to be provided, and directions are set forth to be observed at the elections. For personating a voter the offender may be committed to the House of Correction for a period of three months, with or without hard labour, and a like penalty may be imposed for forging nomination or voting papers. For bribery, which is defined in the manner described with respect to elections for members of Parliament, a party is to forfeit 405., to be recovered in a County Court, and if convicted to be expunged from the list for six years. An appeal is given to the quarter sessions. All proceedings for pains and penalties are to be commenced within six months. The Act to extend to all the municipal boroughs, and to be cited as " The Municipal Corporation Act, 1859." THE IMPUNITY OF CROWNED CRIMINALS.- w hear a great deal about the law of nations. There is no such thing. What is law without a judge, or even with * judge, without a Jack Ketch ? Which of the Monarchs who threaten to disturb the peace of Europe need hesitate to execute his murderous design for fear of being bang ed in the event of being defeateer—bmch. -