The Sun. — London, England, 1859-07-21 00:00:00

ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Under the Management of Mr. Charles Kean. THIS EVENING, DYING FOR LOVE. After which, will be revived SS ir k Tragedy of BENRY VIII. Cardinal Wolsey, Mr. Chas. Kean ; Queen Katharine, Mrs. C. Kean. To conclude with IF THE CAP FIfS. Commence at 7. THEATRE -ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Lessee, Mr. J. B. Buckstone. THIS EVENING the performances will commence with THE BALANCE OF COMFORT. THE CONTESTED ELECTION. Followed by HOW TO MAKE HOME HAPPY. To conclude with HALLOWE'EN. a stone's-throw of the hero's town residence. A monstrous effigy, as of a mounted policeman in an ordinary oilskin cape, and an extra-ordinary cocked hat of the old school, points ceremoniously with a baton at all things in general, or at nothing in particular, and for no apparent earthly purpose whatever, up in the clouds, on the top of the triumphal arch at Hyde Park-corner. Further away eastwards, in the heart of the City, in front of the Exchange--(why such a site for such a sight was ever selected no one can up to this moment even conjecture)—there is another effigy of his Grace on horseback, placed there incongruously enough (as Punch, if we remember rightly, re marked at the time) like an old farm wife—looking up the Poultry! Posthumously a sic sidebat statue of Fame (all knee and elbow) comes out later on at the bidding of Signor MAROCHETTI to mourn over the garden railings of Apsley House for the departed warrior—bent apparently, by the selection of that particular locality as the scene of her silent lamen tations, upon distracting her gloom, if possible, by having a full view of all the gaieties of Rotten row during the height of the London season. It were simply preposterous to argue in exte nuation of all these sculpturesque extravagancies in honour of the Duke of WELLINGTON, that they really do confer honour either upon the memory of that great man, or reflect credit upon the taste of his contemporaries. Latterly another, perhaps the strangest of all kinds of posthumous evidences of respect for departed worth yet thought of, has come into vogue a token of honour, the possible risk which that all wise SHAKSPERE of ours beheld some three centuries ago by a sort of prophetic prevision ! One that he himself so re coiled from that he deprecated the mere notion of it in regard to his own tomb, solemnly guarding that tomb through his epitaph by a sort of hypo thetical malediction— " Good Friend, for JESUS' sake forbear To dig the dust enclosed here ; Blessed be the man that spares these stones, And curst be he that moves my bones I" Yet latterly—such has been our homage for the memory of JOHN HUNTER, the great surgeon, and of General PICTON, who fell gloriously at Waterloo, that we have been industriously digging up their dust and carting the poor ashes off, here to West minster Abbey, there to St. Paul's Cathedral. Far better would it be if instead of wasting our time and frittering away our hero-worshipping enthusiasm over these unholy ceremonials—we were caring for the impoverished descendants of other great public and national benefactors. There is a remarkable case in point just brought under gene ral notice very forcifully by one of the most eminent scientific men of our time—WILLIAM FAIRBAIRN, of Manchester. That munificent and distinguished citizen has just now prof ferred £lOO, as the nucleus for a pecu niary testimonial to be raised as he proposes with all convenient haste—to what end ? To relieve henceforth from absolute want the three surviving children out of the thirteen children of the late HENRY CORT—one son and two daughters. the united ages of whom amount to two hun dred years ! HENRY CORT having been the veritable discoverer of the arts of puddling, piling, welding, faggoting, and rolling iron— processes which have, at a moderate calculation, enriched this country by some £600,000,000 ster ling, besides giving employment in round numbers to some 600,000 of the working population ! Here, surely, was a great public, a great national, bene factor. And what is more in HENRY CoßT's re gard at this moment—it should be borne in mind while his three last surviving children, his now venerable son and two daughters are left by an ungrateful country in actual poverty, that, besides the genius and ingenuity of 'HENRY CORT (their father) as an inventor—his magnani mous expenditure in the furtherance of those bene ficent inventions of his, was very remarkable. £20,000 he is said to have lavished him self in the costly labour of perfecting them. Yet robbed of everything he pos sessed by a swindling partner—" a red-tape official in a high department of Government"—HENßY CORT bequeaths a penniless family to his country, and to his country inventions giving, as we have already said, labour to 600,000 souls, and wealth reaching at last the hardly conceivable aggregate —(nearly the amount of the National Debt)—that stupendous total of £600,000,000 ! The daughters and the son of HENRY COAT have a distinct claim upon the British people and the British Govern ment. The greatest SHAKSPERIAN actor yet left upon the stage—the greatest histrionic revivalist of our time—the gifted son of an illustrious sire— CHARLES KEAN, tragedian, manager, artist, archaeologist, received last night some portion at least of the weed of praise and thanks due to him in each and all of those five remarkable characters from the hands of his contemporaries. His Grace the Colonial Minister was in the chair upon the occasion of that noble banquet in St. James's Hall, which was selected for the presentation to Mr. KEAN of this eminently deserved testimonial. And the Duke of NEWCASTLE ap propriately acted thus as Chairman having—now some thirty years and more gone by—once upon a time pulled at the oar, handled the cricket-bat, thumbed the dilectus and the dictionary, side by side with CHARLES KEAN, as brother Etonians. We have very great pleasure in directing attention to the record of last night's proceed ings, as given at some length in ano ther part of this evening's impression of our journal. These proceedings will long, we hope; be borne in happy remembrance by the gifted pair they were designed to honour—CHARLES and ELLEN KEAN—a brilliant episode in two brilliant careers, the crown of their kindred and enviable and honourable reputations. Whatever may be the general effect of the local penny papers, they have had one good result, in bringing into public view many local evils that otherwise would have remained unregarded, or dormant, except for mischief. "De minimis non curat lex ;" and great London journals rarely notice the grievances of country places, how ever important to the parties concerned, or even when they may contain in themselves some prin ciple that must evidently extend to other commu- nities. For the knowledge of two such evils—for they can scarcely, from their nature, be confined to one place only—we are indebted to the acute and active minded editor of the Chatham News. It seems that that military town, or possibly only martial " manor," is entirely dependent upon its clerical neighbour, the city of Rochester, for its law, and upon the county for its police. If an embryo hero , in the form of a recruit, arrives at Chatham on his road to glory, he must be taken to Rochester to be attested. If, disappointed in his hopes of a martial career, some military aspirant should return to civil life, and be eventually brought back to Chatham as (we must say it) a deserter, he must equally be taken to the metropolitan black coats before the red coats can deal with him. When the Chathamists quarrel among themselves they have _ to carry their disputes and the costs of them to the Commence at 7. NEW THEATRE - ROYAL, ADELPHI. Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. Beni. Webster. THIS EVENING, DIAMOND CUT DIAMOND. Mr. and Mrs. Henri Drayton. And (first time) a new comic drama, in two acts, entitled AN OLD OFFENDER. Mr. J. L. Toole, Mr. C. Selby, Mr. Billington, Mr. C. J. Smith, Mr. Eburne, and Miss H. Simms. Followed by (4th time) THE BABES IN THE WOOD. Messrs. J. L. Toole, P. Bedford, C. J. Smith, Eburne ; Miss Woolgar and Miss K. Kelly. To conclude with the Ballet of LA PERLE D'ANDA LOUSIE, 8y the Celebrated Spanish Dancers. 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 booking. No fees to servants permitted. A registry kept of all articles found. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE• Lessee and Directress, Miss Swanborongh THIS EVENING, QUIXOTE, JUNIOR. Mr. J. Clarke. After which, A SCHOOL FOR COQUETTES. Misses Swanborough, Oliver, and Lavine. Followed by THE VERY LATEST EDITION OF THE LADY OF LYONS. Commence at 7 o'clock. VERDI'S OPERA OF MACBETH. The whole of the first Act of this Opera, now . produced for the first time in this country (the remaining three acts being in course of rehearsal), is sung nightly at the CAN TERBURY HALL CONCERTS. THE 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 Lilli utian Artistes of some p 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 They um. m perform TWICE EACH EVENING, in addi tion to the usual Entertainments. THE WEATHER.—SuN OFFICE, JULY 21. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 77—highest since noon yesterday. 62—lowest this morning and during the night. 73—this day at noon. BAnomrmt--29 . 97—falling. WIND, Easterly ; rather fresh, with dull cloudy weather, an d occasional sunshine. Early this morning we were visited with another storm of lightning, thunder, and rain, which continued for some time—the rain especially. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. THIS DAY. —Morning, sh. 32m.—Afternoon, sh. 49m, To-lifoßnow-Morning, 6h. 7m.—Afternoon, 6h. 26m, When a conqueror deems it expedient to explain his conduct after repeated success?s it implies that he has left something undone. This is the ease of the Emperor of the FRENCH. He now feels that he has committed a great mistake ; and what is worse still, he grieves under the conviction that his very friends lament it. Indeed the peace which he made with the hope of taking the world by sur prise has only served to awaken it more keenly to its absurdly pantomimic failure. He had either promised too much and failed in its perfor mance, or he should have endeavoured to carry out the programme of Italian freedom, for the due ful filment of which the expectant friends of liberty placed such dear reliance, that they cheered him to the echo on his departure from Paris. And what do they do on his sudden and unexpected return ? Why—but for that, the less said the better. NAPOLEON had so truly anticipated their feelings that he would not risk their explosion. We cannot but pity him. To some the child of destiny seems to have lost his balance. He who had dared even fate in his apparently reckless career, seems to have shrunk from facing the idol of his hopes when most he needed their all-assuring sympathies! If wilful ambition re quired a more edifying example of the uncertainty attendant on its pursuit, the late sudden irruption into Italy has afforded one. People look around in utter bewilderment, and ask is this the sorry end of such glowing promises? Alas ! that even monarchs are not exempt from the mortification which they think, and priests teach, is only the lot of poor mortals. True to our purpose of giving all sides fair-play in a matter where the universal public are so vitally concerned, we have given, from day to day the opinions of our contemporaries on this pain ful and most inauspicious subject. It would appear that when people are in a hurry to steal a march on others they but deceive them selves, for the adage of " most hurry least speed" is exemplified in a most Imperial degree by the Empe rors of AUSTRIA and FRANCE, for both give variorum editions of the same story, in which each would be right, but both appear to be wrong. FRANCIS JOSEPH has made a virtue of necessity, and seemingly told the truth, while] NAPOLEON, in his endeavour to mystify the truth, only flounders the more he stirs ! A conference is proposed to be held at Zurich to patch up matters ; but the Plenipotentiaries, or whatever name they delight in, will find themselves, after many weary discussions, much in the predica ment of the Irishman who cut a piece off the tail of his blanket and put it to the head in order to make it longer ! he was cold but could not help it; nor more can they. Whenever or wherever it is least wanted, it is the easiest thing in the world to get up a testimonial. Let any one obtain an enormous fortune for ex ample, in the exercise merely of his professional abilities, and his admirers (he is sure to have plenty of them) may at once, if they please, make a pot of money for him forthwith. A portrait with the inevitable curtain and pillar—a bust with a table cloth drapery looped and folded across the shoulders —an equestrian statue of the old uncomfortable classic species before saddles or stirrups were in - .vented —a colossal epergne that would break th e back of the strongest mahogany telescope-dining table ever turned out of the pantechnicon—the freedom of a City (that no one so endowed can ever find the slightest use for afterwards) carefully locked up in a gold box too large to hold snuff and too small to hold anything else of the least possible utility : th ese and similar presen t a ti ons ar e numbered up abundantl y year after year usque ad nauseam. There is, as the Yankees say, "no end" of them. They are "fi x ings" that decorate all kinds of public banquets, and tend to the glori ficatien of all kinds of individuals. But supposing you are still here in the land of the living and wealthy and prosperous—there really is but small advantage in these most inappropriate pecuniary testimonials. Supposing, on the other hand, you have gone the way of all flesh, what upon earth is the benefit to your shade, to your ananes, to your memory, of those pedestrian or equestrian monstrosities in bronze or granite erecter tin our most public places to " fright the isle ft om its 'propriety ?" Cui bono f Where is the 11. ain ? Who is the gainer ? Say in the instal 'ce of the greatest of our own military heroes —AR THUR. Duke of WELLINGTON. ACHILLES in bron: e throws himself into an attitude like a s treet acrobat during his Grace's lifetime, at t he behest of the ladies of England, within , )--:.:# % , r t- '' -i li'' t; . ~......, . - It it .., ~ ..,•' ' , l. - . m .i41440, ~.,: -; „ mil s v tr ,. . - --;•; N V, - , / calf-FT:O : :--, , u , ~/:, :- *kbosivo , '10t; '. n*- 1 .) '..,,,.... • THE SUN. THURSDAY, JULY 21, 1859. people of the cathedral city ; so " that much money is expended in Rochester by Chatham people seeking justice there." It is curious, too, that Sheer ness, a military and naval station, if not more im• portant than Chatham and Brompton, yet more patent to the enemy, is in like predicament. It has neither "mayor nor magistrate," and (but this is a formal matter) appears to have no " proper authority through whom the Lord-Lieutenant can address the town." Something of this last is the case at Chatham, and, indeed, originated the discussion in the Chatham News. The highest authority there is the high constable, elected by the court leet ; and at a late meeting convened by him to consider the formation of a rifle corps, his power seems to have been denied by malcontents, and his authority set at nought. The local excitement on this account seems to be considerable, though the precise points at issue are not very clear in the abridged narrative. The office is very ancient, and has certain definite functions, of which we should think the power of calling a meeting and presiding over it was one. Probably the gist of the opposition was to the object of the meeting, and the most personal mode was adopted as a stroke of local policy. However, beyond all doubt, there are many necessary things that a high constable cannot do, and the shrewd editor of the Chatham News is quite right when he advises the Chatham people to get incorporated like Westminster, whose chief, till lately, was only "high constable." Now it is precisely such cases as these that re quire a local organ; for without one these evils might go on for ever, as they have gone on so long. They are, in fact, often the result of time and growth, in which really " nobody has been to blame." The manor, its lord, its court leet, and its " high con stable" were at one time efficient institutions and persons, and quite enough for Chatham, which, soothe to say, is a parvenu among places. Rochester is very ancient in its dignity. It is the oldest Bishopric in England—having been founded im mediatly after the Archbishoprics of Canterbury and York by St. AUGUSTINE himself. Its first cathedral was ruinous in the early days of the Conquest, having been built by St. ETHELBERT, King of KENT, in 560, and rebuilt by GUNDOLPH in 1080, some of whose work remains. In those days, and for centuries afterwards, the dockyards and barracks of Chatham and Brompton were not, and could not have been. Now they have grown up they are quite right to pant for adult institu tions ; but we gather there is yet a lion in the path in the form of expense. Chatham, it seems, is close-fisted. Another evil which the editor brings forward in his second number—the paper is but three weeks old !—may be more palpable to Chatham from its being a military station, but it concerns us all. It is, in fact, a national disgrace. This great country, with its sixty-five millions of income, and its ex penditure of some twenty-five millions on war like matters alone, cannot, it seems, support a few lunatic soldiers, whose minds have given way in its service. When an invalided lunatic soldier is pronounced incurable, the military authorities, acting under the advice of the law officers of the Crown, send the wretched creature adrift at a place notified to the police or the parish. To talk of national ingratitude in such a case as this is beside the point. Such conduct is at once criminal and brutal. An American slave State would not permit it—nay, would punish it. What ever else the slave States may do, they do not per mit a slaveholder to exhaust a slave to decrepitude, and then cast him on the world to fare as he may. Yet this is what is done by the military autho rities of England, acting by the advice of the QUEEN'S legal officers ; at least so says the Editor of the Chatham News. Here are chapter and verse : "But among these suffering objects (invalids) are a number whose nobler part, from what cause soever, has been shattered—they suffer, not from a broken limb, but from a broken mind. They should be—they are—the objects of the deepest commiseration. Time runs on; patients cannot be kept for ever in a hospital intended for temporary cases alone ; a number of the poor lunatics are pronounced incurable. Inquiries are made and out of—say—seven cases, the authorities discover the parishes of six of the men ; and they are forwarded to their " settlements." But the seventh ? his parish is un known; his country must provide for him. After so much care bestowed on him, it does provide for him—it " deserts" him in the street I Notice is sent to the autho rities of the nearest parish, or to the police, that at such a time and place a lunatic soldier will be turned adrift. The highest military authorities of the State have provided no refuge for cases of this kind ; the law officers of the Crown direct the highest military authorities at Chatham that this is the legal way of disposing of the poor lunatic soldier. The parish officers naturally object to having a burden thus thrust upon them in such a fashion. And this week has witnessed the spectacle of a lunatic soldier attempted to be thrown on the parish—rejected by the parish officers— , wandering about the streets, but fortunately watched by another soldier, and, it is said,,taken back to Fort Pitt. Is this worthy of England ? cannot she maintain a score or two of lunatic soldiers ? cannot she find them a refuge in a more decent style than this ? Is it fair treatment of the parish of St. Margaret's or the parish of Chatham ? If Mr. Sydney Herbert asked the means from the House of Commons to provide an asylum for these poor fellows would he be refused ? The people of these towns seem to be thoroughly roused on the matter. It will be seen in other columns how the authorities of Rochester have come into collision with the military authorities on the subject ; how determined they are to resist such treatment. On the other hand, it is reported that the Crown officers threaten penal proceedings against the parish•!"—Cltatltam .2Vitos, No. 2, page 4. RETURN OF PRINCE ALFRED.—Do VER, WED NESDAY 6 P.M. — His Royal Highness Prince Alfred, just arrived at Dover from Calais on board the Royal Mail packet Prince Frederick William, Captain Pidduck, will leave for Portsmouth to-morrow morning by the 5.20 train, via Reigate and Brighton. PRINCE LUCIEN BoNAPARTE.--Prince Lucien Bonaparte is at present sojourning among the hills at Stanhope and St. John's, in Weardale, translatinc , the Song of Solomon into the dialect of the county of Durham. He will proceed hence to Craven, with a view of transla ting the book into the Yorkshire dialect. ENTERTAINMENT AT THE TRINITY-HOUSE.—The annual entertainment of the Hon. Trinity Corporation took place last evening at the Trinity-house, Tower-hill. Owing to the Court being at Osborne, the Prince Consort, the Master of the Corporation, was unable to preside, and most of the Ministers intimated their inability to attend in conse quence of the pressing character of their official duties. The National Guard of Turin have opened a sub scription for a medal to be offered to Count Cavour. RED SEA AND INDIA TELEGRAPH.—The Secre tary of the Red Sea and India Telegraph Company in forms us that a telegram has been received from Cosseir, dated the 13th inst., sent from Alexandria, via Marseilles, announcing that the telegraphic communication between Cosseir and Suez (which had been interrupted owing to the dragging of a ship's anchor across the harbour at the former place) has been restored. THE LATE ACCIDENT TO THE CLIPPER INDIAN QUEEN.—This vessel (which put into Valparaiso on the 10th of last May, in consequence of the loss of masts, &c., in a storm at sea, in the previous month, and the want of hands, the captain and 13 of the crew having perished by the swamping of a boat) has been condemned, as advices received at Liverpool yesterday state that the cost of re pairing her and putting her in full equipment for sea would be £7,000. In the face of this large sum it has been deemed necessary to sell the ship. THE FINANCE OF LONDON.—The Chamberlain of the city, in his annual accounts, acknowledges himself a debtor to the amount of £162,392, and a creditor to the amount of £26,213, leaving a balance of £136,178, being the surplus of the several duties and payments to the sth of January, 1859, to be carried to the account of application of surpluses. The duty on coal yielded £145,703, and the duty on wine £4,708. HARVEST IN THE WEST.—A more than ordinary yield is expected this year throughout most districts in the west of England. The corn is described as looking superb, and it is affirmed that the crop will far surpass that of last year. In tho vicinity of Bristol cutting will soon commence. - The accounts of the silk crop show that in Italy , the result has been worse even than last year, the quan tity being small and the yield bad. In France it has been rather better, but as the Italian production is the most im portant the consequence is that the general European sup ply i s co mparatively unfavourable. The demand for silver for China, therefore, promises to be maintained. A LIBERAL OFFER.—There is a hideous French column recently erected near the house of the late victor of Waterloo. We all cry out for its removal. Now our friend L. N., of Solferino, must just now want an adver tising column, like his uncle's in the Place Vendome. Will he take ours ? He shall have it so cheap, say for the value of the Italian Confederation. Is it a bargain ? .Punch. PARLIA3IENTARY PAPERS. ARMY.—A return under this general head gives the number of officers and men, distinguishing each arm of the service, cavalry, infantry, horse and foot artillery, and engineers, annually, from 1800 to 1858, both years inclusive, stating the numbers serving at home, in the colonies and in India, the enrolled pensioners and embodied militia and volun teers, and the amount annually voted for these ser vices, distinguishing effective and non-effective ser vices. It is to be regretted that a general summary of valuable returns such as this is not always ap pended to the many hundred of columns of figures so frequently given in these documents. A full analysis of this return would occupy a very con siderable portion of the columns of a daily jour nal, and we content ourselves with simply giving a tabular statement of the entire numbers serving in the cavalry, infantry, and artillery, together with the numbers of enrolled pensioners, militia and vo l un t e ers, with the sums voted in each year for army, ordnance, and commissariat services. With respect to the volunteer force, it appears there are no documents in the War-office from which a return can be made prior to the year 1803, In- I Artil- bodied Em- Volun- Amount Total Cavalry fant y. lery. 311 • litia. r Leers, Voted. 1800 33,106 126,998 7,368 71,077 .. 17,462,613 1801 26,846 147,187 7,544 70,647 .. 17,991,019 1802 29,155 151,514 16,376 82,902 .. 12,315,848 1803 17,663 98,499 8,656 .. 463,134 13,094,703 1804 21,621 147,447 13,787 97,939 449,140 22,909,830 1805 25,554 156,241 15,556 101,451 429,165 22,272,051 1806 26,629 166,163 17,255 84,550 42,031 23,567,715 1807 30,381 176,908 18,622 86,056 406,869 23,573,641 1808 30,615 204,056 19,812 79,126 413,464 23,822,542 1809 31,969 209,791 20,928 92,411 200,983 26,259,487 1810 32,396 212,288 21,245 83,351 209,860 23,253,555 1311 31,116 210,696 20,844 95,097 209,860 25,677,309 1812 31.914 220,8 6 1 21,303 88,280 206,062 29,932,858 1813 33,360 231,11 0 22,357 82,279 203,528 37,482,224 1814 35,838 237,329 23,188 73,256 133,809 39,110,763 1815 27.011 198,749 10,968 23,365 111,153 43,256,260 1816 26,043 175,628 15,814 30,097 74,978 13,007,227 1817 22,70 0 143,2 38 10,926 • 06,575 10,158,000 1818 20,968 119,652 9,836 .. 68,780 10,307,483 6,237 „ 60,740 10,699,865 1819 16,345 98,2 38 6,723 61,190 10,035,127 .. 61,380 9,980,340 .. 60,950 9,070,262 18211 1 8 82 0 (34i:356501051 98, 711 05,3618170 55:904988 1823 11,475 81,940 5,670 62,970 8,783,300 1824 11,405 84,276 6,747 • , 63,300 8,942,870 1825 11,183 86,030 5,654 62,660 9,327,119 1826 11,235 99,613 6,133 62,050 9,504,713 1827 11,308 104,1 88 6,815 61,500 9,844,476 1828 11,598 105,036 6,436 44,964 9,477,890 1829 11.594 97,844 6,404 44,766 9,288,069 1830 11,594 90,305 6,435 34,614 8,851,048 1831 11,589 97,459 6,475 „ 46,664 8,800,425 1832 11,69 4 97,604 6,500 51,821 8,399,700 1833 11,471 97,568 6,425 .. 46,65:3 8,364,576 1834 10,889 90,099 0,396 .. 19,493 8,028,996 1835 10,888 90,103 6,467 .. 19,365 8,150,889 1836 10,887 90,152 6,512 .. 19,287 7,940,189 1837 10,383 00,148 6,519 .. 19,209 8,330,325 1838 11,468 101,10$ 6,439 14,040 8,463,658 1839 11,800 101,193 6,804 .. 14,030 8,956,896 1840 11,918 109,224 7,973 20,791 8,874,976 1841 11,461 109,660 7,020 14,305 9,113,719 1842 11,888 119,966 a 7,068 14,189 9,242,791 1543 11,501 97,98'0 7,036 .. 16,500 6,747,137 1844 11,927 117,750 6,877 .. 10,716 8,326,490 1845 11,927 117,466 6,950 .. 16,656 8,530,527 1846 12,311 126,794 7,355 .. 16,849 9,023,675 1847 12,343 126,552 9,035 .. 16,597 9,448,630 1848 12,326 127,320 10,351 16,308 9,722,608 1849 12,288 122,534 10,852 .. 14,430 9,306,618 1850 12,355 117,488 11,021 .. 14,281 8,953,496 1851 12,547 117,047 11,090 14,460 8,851,884 1852 12,722 118,490 11,288 . , 14,360 9,021,394 1853 12,555 120,241 12,808 .. 14,721 9,635,709 1854 12,103 121,988 14,868 .. 15,179 13,798,721 1855 14,260 138,929 17,555 67,801 15,215 28,670,497 1856 17,3.36 176 824 20,233 68,851 15,340 20,249,084 1857 13,660 132,054 17,478 32,460 15,277 12,493,235 1858 17,819 150,569 20,598 21,773 15,122 11,577,755 In addition to these, there were in 1848, 15,208 In addition to these, there were in 1848, 15,208 enrolled pensioners, 15,539 in 1849, 16,078 in 1850, 16,196 in 1851, 17,029 in 1852, 17,278 in 1853, 17,094 in 1854, 15,818 in 1855, 16,763 in 1856, 16,350 in 1857, and 15,415 in 1858. NAVY.—We give a summary of a return " of all ships of the Royal navy not in active service." There are 15 second rates, 5 of which are to be converted into screws. The conversion of 7 is under consideration, and 1 is to be a receiving ship. There are 4 third rates, 1 of which is a " school ship" for " steam ordinary." There are 21 fourth rates, 9 of which are to be converted into screws, 3 are to be receiving vessels, and 1 is a temporary coal hulk. There are 25 fifth rates, and 9 sixth rates. The number of corvettes is 7, and of sloops 31. There are 2 cutters, 1 tender, a surveying vessel, which is to be a coal depot, and a store ship—all "in ordinary." Of receiving ships there are 2 first rates, 15 third rates, 3 fourth rates, 23 fifth rates, 4 sixth rates, 17 sloops, and 3 other small vessels. The list "in ordinary" also comprises 45 mortar vessels and 40 mortar floats which have not been in active service. The ships which have been broken up or sold since January, 1830, without having been commissioned, are 4. THE FIRE IN CHEAPSIDE. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. think in your report on the fire which so rapidly destroyed the house next to mine, you have omitted to do full justice to the striking instance of dexterity and courage exhibited by George Lowe, who had charge of the Cheap side fire escape. Within five minutes of his receiving notice of the imminent danger of those in the burning house he effected the rescue of the first of the fourteen who un doubtedly owe their lives to him. Nothing could be more noble than the fearless way which, at great risk to him self, he repeatedly ascended the machine and brought down one by one the whole fourteen safe to the ground. The progress of the fire was so rapid, from the peculiar construction of the house, that escape both above and below was impossible at tie time the flames were discovered. The fury of the burning mass was appal ling, and the shrieks of the inmates, I am told, were heard far down Cornhill. At one time ten persons were to be seen clinging round the front windows, in momentary ex pectation of a dreadful death ; and it was with the greatest difficulty that the women were prevented from precipitating themselves into the street, from the third story, a height of fifty feet. The rapid approach of the escapes alone in duced them to remain in their awful position. Surely the public will recognise, in some way, the seal and intrepidity of Lowe, through his constantly exposing himself to similar peril for the poor remuneration of One Pound a week. Yours respectfully, JOHN BENNETT P.S. The conduct of the Fire Brigade and of the Police cannot be too highly commended, and it is but right to state that Mr. Roberts, one of the proprietors of the Anchor, nobly refused to save himself till every other person had descended in safety. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sin, —Passing by the National Gallery, a few days since, I was witness of a scene from which the suggestion I have to offer through your widely-circulating and influential columns took its origin. A foreign gentleman vas engaged in a fierce pantomimic contest with a member of the police force. The foreign gentleman sought, with the most pain ful eagerness, to extract some particular information from the municipal mute, who could not respond to, or even un derstand, a syllable of what was being said to him. Nods, shrugs, and rapid jabbering were of no avail ; frequent reference by the foreigner to a street map was equally futile—the policeman was equally at a loss how to en lighten the questioner, or even to tell him that he could not supply the required information. I have frequently seen a puzzled Frenchman or German consulting a map at the corner of a street, who, after half an-hour's microscopic researches, has turned about with the most bewildered air, evidently as much at a loss what course to steer as before his investigation. Now, sir, I think all this might - be obviated if we had stationed at the Bank, the National Gallery, Somerset House, &c., and in fact at all our public buildings, a police man who had at least one language besides his own at his tongue's end. The language should, as a matter of course, be French, as being the only one most generally under stood by our Continental visitors. That " the force " are capable 'of linguistic attainments to the extent I ask has been proved from the fact of a sergeant of police having attended some French debating clubs, and reporting their pro ceedings, during a recent notorious trial, in a very efficient manner. My suggestion does not demand that every police man should be set to the study of 011endorff's Grammar forthwith. The purpose would, I surmise, be perfectly fulfilled if merely a select few of the force were to become linguists to the extent of a conversational knowledge of the French language. All that is wanted is, that a man capa ble of communicating some few simple directions as to route, &c., in French, should constantly be found at the portals of all our great buildings ; and as the policeman is always there, I have to suggest that he be utilised for the purpose. _ . _ _ _ Sir Richard Mayne would thus also be enablad to hold out an additional inducement for the entrance of a superior class of men into his brigade, and another chance of ad vancement and larger salary would be created for an order whose emoluments, considering the nature and amount of work they perform, are at present sufficiently scant.—l remain yousr obediently, R. RADCLIFF POND ARGYLL Rooms.—After a season of unexampled prosperity the Argyll Rooms will close for the purpose of re-decoration on Saturday next. For about a month or so, therefore, in place of the music and dancing, the brush and hammer will be in full operation ; but when all the im provements and embellishments have been effected, the Argyll will present one of the most superb and noble apart•• ments in the metropolis. That everything will be done in the best manner possible, the past exertions of the spirited proprietor is sufficient guarantee. MR.MILNE'S ENTERTAINMENT.—Mr. Milne gave an entertainment on the ballads and songs of Scotland last evening at the Queen's Concert-rooms, Hanover-square. The programme consisted chiefly of a selection of songs illustrative of Scottish domestic and national feeling, which were severally presented to the audience by appro priate introductory remarks, enlivened occasionally by in teresting anecdotes. It is an arduous task for any vocalist, however great his powers, to undertake the labour of an entire evening's entertainment; but notwithstanding this drawback, upon the whole it was national and agreeable, and seemed to give much satisfaction. His singing was very characteristic and tasteful, and his voice is of consi derable power, and of a very sweet and flexible quality. Several of his songs were encored, and at the conclusion he was greeted with loud plaudits. LATEST NEWS. INDIA. MARSEILLES, WEDNESDAY. 'he Bombay mail leaves to-daywith dates to the 23d ult. The campaign on the borders of Oude has ended, and the regiments have been withdrawn into their quarters. The Travancore disturbances are likely to end satisfactorily. ' The money market is easier ; interest 5 to 8 per cent. Imports rather quiet. Few exports. Little doing for England. Exchange 2s. Old. The Columbian left Aden for Suez on the 12th instant. The damage to the telegraph cable at Cossier has been repaired. The following telegrams have been received at Mr. Reuter's office : MUNICH, JULY 20. The Chambers have been opened to-day, and the following is a summary of the Royal Speech : wile King has assembled the deputies at a serious time, in order to re-establish the means for the fulfilment of a federal duty. (Mittel zur Bun despliche Erfulling herzustellen.) The state of political affairs requires extraordinary efforts ; but the people do not fear any sacrifices for their and for the country's interest. The conclusion of peace has lessened the want of money." In conclusion, a bill (projet de loi), was brought in, according to the requirements of the constitu tion, for the election of a Parliamentary committee, required by the law of 1848. The budget was also communicated to the Cham bers. The sitting closed with enthusiastic cheers. PARIS, WEDNESDAY, JULY 20. • Tho Plenipotentiaries of the Conference to be held at Zurich are M. Bourqueney for France and Count Colloredo for Austria. The representative for• Sardinia is not yet known. Prince Esterhazy has been sent to Paris on a special mission. TRIESTE, JULT 20. Two steamers belonging to the French fleet have arrived to-day from Antivari. At Lussin-Piccola are 100 vessels collected, in cluding gunboats and transports, a division of which was to leave to-day. ROMAGNA. The following proclamation has been addressed ,o the people of Romagna by M. de Azeglio : People of Romagna, Scarcely had victory delivered you from Austrian occupation when, always ready both for strife and for sacrifice, you hastened without a moment's delay to offer your friendly embrace to Italy. The King, Victor Emmanuel, who by the side of our great ally, the Emperor of the French, is fighting the last battles of independence, has heard your voice and has sent me as his deputy amongst you. I am not come to make an off-hand settlement of political questions, 'or questions of sovereignty, which at the present moment would be ill-timed. I am come to put in practice in these provinces the wise counsel, which cannot be praised or repeated enough, of the Emperor Napoleon, " Be soldiers to-day, that to-morrow you may be free citizens of a great state." Nations are not regenerated by songs and mirth, but by labour and dangers. God has willed that independence and liberty, those supreme blessings, should cost men supreme sacrifices. Accordingly, I am not come to invite you to re pose and peace, but to war and fatigue. lam not come to invite you to joy and feasting, but to sac rifices and privation. I do not bring you perfect and unlimited freedom, but order and discipline. lam not come among you as a new man. For a long time I have wept for your sufferings, and ad mired your firmness in bearing them, your con stancy in keeping alive in your hearts faith in the future of the Latin race. I know very well that flatteries are not the thing to suit you, but frank and manly language, and accordingly I speak to you frankly. If you are able to obey, you will be able to fight and conquer. If your discipline is equal to your courage you will count among the first soldiers of the world, but discipline and order can never strike root where discords exist. Those discords you have already surmounted ; there is no longer a trace of them among you; Italy knows it and re joices at it; King Victor Emmanuel thanks you for it; let them be for ever banished. God has made man free in his opinions both political and religious. He who would make himself judge of another by violence would usurp the fairest of God's gifts to man, and would impose on him the most abject of servitudes. Forget all past bit terness, take hands like brothers, and believe that all Italy is unanimous, and has only one will in its desire for independence and self-government. Let that be the glorious reply of the Italians to the old charge that they are incapable, on account of their dissensions, of becoming a free and independent people. Labour to give the lie to that accusation, and show that you are not, as your enemies as sert, impatient of all law and all restraint, but impatient only of the unjust and shameful yoke of the foreigner. Long live Victor-Emmanuel and Italian inde pendence. MASSIMO D'AZEGLIO, Bologna, July 11. A letter of the 15th, from Rivoltella, a small village near the Mincio, says : " As the Emperor has left, the army will to- Morrow begin its homeward movement. The Im perial Guard is going to Milan, where its Ist division will arrive on the 25th, and its 2d on the 26th. To the Ist corps also will belong the honour of making a halt in the capital of Lombardy ; its three divisions, encamped around Castelnuavo, will therefore follow the same route as the Guard ; they begin their movement the 19th, 20th, and 21st, and reach Milan on the 29th, 30th, and 31st. The 2d corps is to be concentrated for the present at Brescia, where its two divisions, starting from Monzambano on the 16th and 17th, will reach their destination on the 19th and 20th. They will thus pass on the left of the battle-field of Solferino. Tne Ist division of the 3d corps leaves Gioto to morrow, will cross the Po at Casalmaggiore, and enter Parma on the 21st. The 2d division of the same corps will remain on the right bank of the Po, at Casalmaggiore, which is only three marches from the point it now occupies, Certungo. Lastly, the 3d division, leaving Volta and Pozzolo on the 19th, will go and occupy Bozzolo and Piadena, on the right bank of the Chiese. Leaving Valeggio on the 16th, 17th, and 18th, the three divisions of the 4th corps will on the sa me d ay ( t h e 23d) reac h their respective destinations, Piacenza, Pizzighe tone, and Cremona. They will pass by the very places where they fought so gloriously on the 24th of June, and will halt at the village of Guidizzolo. The sth corps, provisionally commanded by Gen. d'Autemarre, who replaced Prince Napoleon on his departure yesterday for Paris, is going to Bergamo, where its two divisions will al _ive on the 24th and 25th. This corps will not begin its movement until the 18th, in order to leave the road free from Pes chiera to Milan, along which the Piedmontese army and its siege artillery have been passing for the last three days. The cavalry of the Imperial Guard, now at Montechiaro, will start for Novi to morrow, through Cremona and Piacenza, and will arrive on the 24th. The two divisions of cavalry under Desvaux and Partonneaux leave Asola for Tortona and Voghera, which they will reach on 24th and 25th. The artillery will march with the divisions, and its parks as well as its reserves will be sent to Pavia. Lastly, the reserve of the en gineers with its park will proceed to Canetto. Departures are always sorrowful, says the pro verb ; this surely ought to form the exception, but yet every face betrays a feeling of regret which is scarcely counterbalanced by the thought of the delight which is sure to burst forth beyond the Alps. Every one made his provision of de votedness and ardour for an indefinite period, and none was yet satiated with victory, and such is the nature of man that when he has looked for ward to a long and arduous task, attended with vicissitudes of all sorts, and has screwed up his courage to the height of his enterprise, the very unexpectedness of the success which meets him at the outset produces an indefinable sentiment of melancholy which his reason repels, but which all his efforts cannot entirely throw off." FRANCE. PARIS, WEDNESDAY. The Union writes sharply against Count Cavour, whom it seems to consider as the cause of all the mishaps which have befallen the sovereigns of the duchies. It says : " The Siecle regards in a serious light the Minis terial farce which is now being played at Turin, and in offering up wishes for the return of Count Cavour to power, declares without a smile that it considers him as one of the most enlightened states men of modern Europe. Without rendering M. Cavour responsible for all the revolutionary agitation which prevailed in Italy prior to the breaking out of hostilities, we must declare we con sider him as the author of all the facts which led to the annexation of the duchies and legations ; we may even add, without fear of calumniating him, that in his wisdom this statesman meditated the annexation of Venetia, and his own domination over Rome and over Naples. The peace of Villa franca has put a curb on that ambitious nature, and has confounded the wisdom of this pre tended sage, for all which we thank Providence ! His retirement after such a mishap is logical ; his return to power would be an inconsistency and the aceession of policy full of adventurei and dangers." PARIS BOURSE, July 20.—The market continues dull, with prices heavy. Threes have varied from 68f. 30c. to 68f. 10c. ; Mobilier from 812 f. 50e. to 805 f. ; Austrian, 557 f. 50c. to 560 f. ; Lombardo- Venetian, 550 f. to 545 f. ; Orleans, 1,337 f. 50c. to 1,340 f. ; Lyons, 857 f. 50c. to 860 f. ; Southern, 520 f. to 522 f. 50e. The following were the last quotations : 41 per Cents. .... 96 Credit Fonder 650 Do. end month .. Belgian 4i 9B 3 per Cents 6B Piedmontese (5) .. 80 Do. end month 6B 50 Roman — Bank Shares 2900 Austrian Credit Mobilier .. 802 50 I Spanish Threes — Do. Account ' 807 50 I Home Debt 4ll - RAILWAYS. • Cash. Account. Orleans Northern 925 .. 927 50 New ditto Bl2 50 .. 812 50 Lyons and Mediterranean 862 50 .. 863 75 Geneva 530 .. 525 Southern Western 555 .. 550 Eastern Sardinian Austrian Exchange on London, at sight, paper, 25f. 6c. ; money, 25f 4c. ; three months, paper, 24f. 94c.; money, 24f. 93c. SWEDEN. In the following proclamation King Charles XV. announces his accession to the throne. It is dated Stockholm, Bth : " We, Charles XV., by the grace of God, King of Sweden and Norway, of the Goths and Wendes, &c., do hereby declare to you that it has pleased the Almighty to call to a better world our well beloved father, King Oscar 1., who during fifteen years, governed in peace and prosperity the united kingdoms of the Scandinavian Peninsula. In sharing my deep grief, you will deplore with me the loss of a Prince who, deeply penetrated with the high importance of the mission which Provi dence had confided to him, only sought his satis faction and his glory in the conscientious fulfil ment of his duties. What he has done and what he wished to do in favour of the progress of general civilisation, the development of social institutions and of the laws, and tho ladootrial improvement of his people, will be appreciated, now that he has ceased to live, by grateful hearts ; and the annals of history will render justice to him by offering to future generations the brilliant page of the happy reign of Oscar 1., and the cherished reminiscence of that just and merciful King. Now we have taken possession, as of a glorious inhe ritance, of the sceptre, the weight of which the late King, weakened by long sufferings, could not bear to the end of his days ; and, in virtue of the fundamental law and of the act of succession, we have taken into our hands the government of the united kingdoms. After the powerful protection of Providence, which we implore with humility and confidence, for us and for our reign, it is in your affection and your devotedness that we place our trust ; we seek in them for the support of our throne, and your prosperity and. your honour will be the object and the recompence of our efforts. We assure you of this, with all our Royal kindness, and we recommend you to the particular favour of God Almighty. " CHARLES." The Giornale di Roma denies that the flag of the United States was insulted at:Perugia, since it had never been displayed there. It adds that the American family that lived there declared that the Swiss behaved with a moderation that could hardly have been expected after the provocations to which they had been exposed. A Vienna letter in the Frankfort German Jour nal says :—" It is stated that in consequence of the actual state of affairs some important modifications will be made in the Austrian diplomatic service. According to these reports, Count Colloredo will be recalled from Rome and sent to St. Petersburg, which he left in 1846, in consequence of personal difficulties with the Emperor Nicholas. Baron Hubner will be sent to represent Austria at the Holy See, and be replaced at Paris by Prince Richard de Metternich." The Spanish journals announce that last week a volcano suddenly broke out in the Cruz de la Muela, one of the mountains near Orihuela, province of Murcia. "It presented," say they, "an aspect which was both imposing and horrible. Burning lava rolled down the sides, and the crater threw out ashes to a great distance. The town of Ori huela is considered in so much danger that the in habitants have taken to flight. The crops of cot ton and the cultivated fields in the vicinity of the volcano are much damaged. The outburst was succeeded by extraordina.y heat." A VESSEL ENCLOSED IN ICEBERGS.—QUEBEC. JULY 9.—The following letter, from the Quebec Chronicle; contains a report of the Nyssia, which left this port in the month of May, for Liverpool :—" St. John's (N.F.), June 23.—We were about 70 leagues from land, when we found ourselves surrounded with ice, with two vessels in com pany. We strove hard to get of it, but in vain. On the morning of the 3d a fresh breeze blew from the west ; the ice opened out, and we hoped to escape. At eight o'clock a.m. the wind began to blow furiously; we sailed with reefed canvas ; two men were stationed in the rigging, that we might be enabled to choose the best passage possible. We ran from larboard to starboard, till about nine o'clock, when we became fixed on a mass of ice or sunken iceberg, which had floated towards us under water. We observed rising to the surface, from underneath , a portion of the false keel, and another portion of wood supposed to belong to the cutwater. We tried the pumps, and found 21 feet of water in the hold. The captain set to the pumps with all the crew till noon. The men worked hard and were nearly exhausted, an d there was now 6 i feet of water in the hold. Perceiving that it was impossible to gain upon the water, the captain thought proper to lighten the ship as much as possible. We began to throw overboard all timber that was on deck. At 3 o'clock p.m. the ship was full of water ; at half-past 10 everything moveable was overboard, and about an hour afterwards a tempestuous wind raged from the north, and the sea swept the decks so completely that every one on board began to fear for his life. Towards midnight th e breeze abated a little, and the crew implored the captai n t o put to land at the nearest point possible. On the sth the ice cleared off a little, and we bore away towards the north. On the evening of the 6th we were clear of the ice, and at nine o'clock a.m. on the 7th we were at the entrance of Havre du Croque. Everybody on board was exhausted with fatigue, wet from head to foot, having pas se d th roug h a frightful night. W . re hoisted a flag of distre ss a t 10 a.m., and a French captain with four of his crew came to our assistance. At half-past two p.m. we cast anchor, a ll b e i ng pleased that th e y h ad g ot safe off with their li ves a t the cost of so much fati g ue, wet, and toil. We waited to get a passage to St. John's, and on the 15th we embarked on board the steamer Dauntless for that po r t, w h ere we arrive d on the morning of the 21st," THE PENINSULAR MAILS. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, THURSDAY MORNING. The Tagus steamer, from Lisbon, passed Hurst Station at 10.40 a.m. FRANCE AND ITALY. A summary of the following intelligence, re ceived by telegraph, appeared in The Sun of yes terday. We translate a full report from the Moniteur " PARIS, JULY 19. The Emperor received this evening the great bodies of the State at the Palace of St. Cloud. " At eight o'clock a great number of Senators, Deputies, and Councillors of State had assembled in the saloons of the Palace. " At half-past eight o'clock the Emperor and the Empress entered the Saloon of Mars. A unanimous shout of Vive l'Empereur !" Vive rlmperatrice welcomed their Majesties. They were accompanied by the grand officers and ladies of the Household. " His Excellency M. Troplong, President of the Senate, addressed the Emperor in the following words : " ' Sire,—Had your Majesty, consniting only the superiority of your arms, allowed the war to goon, public opinion in France, and perhaps in Europe, is, that nothing could have stopped your irresis tible advance, and that Magenta and Solferino would have been followed up by new trophies. Why, then, did the Emperor stop at the apex of fortune ?" " Your Majesty has said it : " The interests of France, which counselled war, now counsel peace, and to carry on the struggle beyond the present limits would be to go beyond the legitimate cause of our intervention. " Sire,—France has understood those noble words ; she has recognised therein your devotion to her as well as your great foresight in presence of unfounded jealousies and wild pretensions of revo lutionary passions. Having followed you with pride on the field of battle, she approves you and admires you in this heroic moderation, which is the characteristic of great men. " When Scipio vanquished Hannibal at Zama he might have destroyed Carthage. He did not wish it, though he had bound himself to overthrow the Carthagenian power. As prudent a politician as he was an able general, he was aware that to cause too much loss to an enemy is often to incur too much loss to oneself. " Let us, then, enjoy this glorious peace, the fruit of a war which, in two months, has made Piedmont free and torn away Lombardy from its powerful master. Let us congratulate the Emperor while our triumphal acclamations are awaiting the return of our invincible soldiers. France henceforth feels herself more free in her external action, more powerful by her arms, and more respected by the firm wisdom of her Government. • If the Italian campaign throws upon her the bright light of the great days of the first Empire, the peace of Villa franca is a sure guarantee that she will only see the prosperity thereof.' " Count de Morny, President of the Legislative Body, then spoke as follows : " Sire,—ln three months what prodigious facts ! " War was declared, and we had not one man in Italy. Austria had a powerful army there, in formidable and well-studied positions ; her over whelming influence weighed heavily on all Italian Governments. A few days afterwards five succes sive victories added the most glorious page to our military history, and the political object you had in view was attained. " But the noblest victory of all is the victory you have obtained over yourself. In the burst of triumph you have shown yourself a generous enemy, as well as a faithful and disinterested ally ; surrounded by victorious and ardent warriors, you only thought of sparing their precious blood ; you have given true liberty to Italy, delivering her from despotism, and forbidding revolutiona r y pro ceedings ; finally, with that wonderful tact which characterises you, yo il have gone as far a s the honour of France exdeted, and not beyond her interests. " Sire, your absence was a trial for the country, which the noble position taken by the Empress rendered easy, and which gave it the opportunity of showing its confidence in you and its attachment to your dynasty. " lam sure, Sire, that in expressing these sen timents I am the interpreter of the Legislative body.' " His Excellency M. Baroche, President of the Council of State, spoke as follows : " Sire,—Your Council of State eagerly shares with profound devotion the sentiments just el" pressed to your Majesty in the name of the Senate and Legislative body. " And after having, like all France, like the whole of Europe, admired during so glorious a war the skill of the great Captain and the heroism of his soldiers, we have not the less admired, we have admired still more, the moderation, full of wisdom, which in the hour of triumph knew how to stop when the interests as well as the feelings of France might have had to suffer from the character and, development which the war might have assumed. " God be praised for bringing you back safe and; sound, covered with new glory, to this France, 01 which you are the Saviour and the Hope ; to that august spouse whose firm courage and intellect we have witnessed during your absence ; and to that noble child who already learns to thank Heaven for the triumphs of his father !' " [These speeches (says the Moniteur) were loudly applauded.] " The Emperor replied as follows : "' Gentlemen,—Finding myself again in the midst of you who during my absence have showy; so much devotion to the Empress and to my son, •i• feel first of all the desire to thank you, and that to explain to you the motives of my conduct. " ' When, after a successful campaign of tvito, months, the French an d S ar di n i an arm i es p i tc hed their camp before the walls of Verona, the struggle was evidently on the point of undergoing a change in a military as well as in a political point of vievr• I was fatally obliged to attack in front an encl intrenched behind great fortresse s , p ro tecte against any diversion on his flanks by the new trality of the territories which surrounded hinn and in commencing the long and sterile war el sieges I found in presence of me Europe in arms , ready either to dispute our success or to aggravate our reverses. " Nevertheless, the difficulty of the enterprise would neither have shaken my resolution nor stopped the enthusiasm of my army had not the means been out of proportion with the results to be expected. It was necessary to resolve boldly to break through the barriers raised by neutral territories , and then to accept the struggle on the Rhino as well as on the Adige. It came to this ; to accept enoughore phrase' i 1 c everywher e blood mustth e s h u a p y p e o rt been o f re s h v o e t a i o n n d . been shed already; in a word, to succeed it was necessary to stake what no Sovereign ought to stake, unless the independence of his country is in danger. If, then, I stopped short, it was not from weariness or exhaustion, nor from abandonment et the noble cause I wished to serve, but because ° louder voice spoke within my heart—( The in terests of France.' (1 Do you imagine it cost me nothin to put t break upon the ardour of my soldiers, who, excite°. by victory, wished to advance ? " Do you suppose that it cost me nothing pub licly in the face of Europe to curtail from my pro gramme the territory which extends from the Mincio to the Adriatic ? " Do you imagine that it cost me nothing to behold noble illusions destroyed in honest hearts' patriotic hopes extinguished ? " To serve Italian independence I waged Wa r against the grain of Europe. As soon as the dee; tinies of my country were imperilled I concludea peace. And can it now be said that our efforts an d sacrifices are a pure loss ? No. As I said in any farewell address to my soldiers, we have a right t o be proud of this short campaign. In four combat' and two battles a powerful army, inferior to non e in organisatian and bravery, has been defeated The King of Piedmont, once styled the Guardh o of tho Alps, has seen his country delivered frota invasion, and the frontier line of his States eX .. f tended from the Ticino t o th e Mi nc i o. The idea o f Italian nationality i s a d m itt e d b y its warnies opponents. All the Sovereigns of the Italian pen ifl i sula understand at last the imperious necessity salutary reforms. Thus, after having given a new proof of - he 4 , military power of France, the peace which I ha' . just concluded will be fruitful of happy result r ; 11l the future will revea l th em d a il y more and ' for the happi ness o f It a l y , t h e i n fl uence of Frame►the quiet of Europe.'' REFUSAL TO READ THE BURIAL SERVICE •1 George Whitten, who had been living in Eye for the lalg eight years, and who belonged to the Odd Fellows' Nor and Norwich Unity Club, h a d a great w i sh to di e at ~tip, father's house at Redin g fi e ld , an d t o b e b ur i e d at the P3"te, church. The Rev. C. Notloy being the perpetual cum 4 ,;,l his father informed him of his son's wish, but intirO n . that he had not b een c h r i s t ene d ; thereupon' the rev. g e n e tleman said he cou ld not per f orm t h e b ur i al serv i ce in tiro usual form, and refused to bury him at all. In consequence of this the club all met last Sunday aftet:noon to bury por,,ti ° r . deceasod frie n d ; th e pres id en t o f th e c l u b read a of Scriptur e over th e grave , an d a h ymn was sung. -- wick Post. THE S 0,