The Sun. — London, England, 1859-02-08 00:00:00

OVAL ENGLISH OPERA, COVENT IGARDEN, under the sole Management of Miss Louisa Tyne and - Mr. W. Harrisoa THIS EVENING will be presented an entirely new and romantic Opera, by Mr. W. Balfe, entitled SATANELLA ; or, IHE POWER OF LOVE. Conductor—Mr. Alfred Mellon. 'ro conclude with the new Pantomime of LITTLE RED lit OING HOOD ; or, Harlequin and the Wolf in Granny's V& thing Commence at Seven, THEATRE -ROYA L, DRURY-LANE. Lessee—Mr. E. T. Smith. THIS EVENING, OUR GAL. Mr. Awl Mrs. Barney Williams. Followed by BARNEY THE BARON. ro conclude with the new pantomime, ROBIN HOOD ,• or, Harlequin Friar Tuck and the Merry Men of Sherwood Forest. OYAL ?RINCESS'S THEATRE. Under the Management of Mr. Charles Kean. THIS C h ar EV TH MERC H AN T VENICE. shylock, Mr G, es Kean ; E Portia, Cha OF rles Kean. After w hich, a new grand Christmas Pantomime, entitled TILE KING OF THE CASTLE; or, Harlequin Prince Diamond and Princess Rrighteyes.. THEATRE -ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Lessee, Mr. J. B. Buckstone. THIS EVENING, AN UNEQUAL MATCH. Miss Amy Scdgwick, Mr. Buckstone, &c. After which, a new grand Comic Pantomime, entitled U NDINE ; or, Harlequin and the Spirit of the Waters. Commenee at 7. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Manager, Mr. Edmund Falconer, THIS EVENING, will be performed EXTREMES ; or, Men of the Day. Messrs. Emery, E. Falconer, Rogers, &c, • To be followed by the new Drama of T HE SISTER'S SACRIFICE. Messrs. Emery, Barret, and Rogers. Madame Celeste, Mrs. Keeley, and Miss Julia St. George. Reduced Prices—Dress Boxes, 4s. ; Upper Boxes, 3s. ; Pit, 23. • Stalls, ss. ; Gallery, Is. iox-office open from 11 to 5 daily. Doors open at half-past 6 to commence at 7 every evening. IN -KW THEATRE - ROYAL, AD ELPTIL Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. Benj. Webster. - - THIS EVENING, THE LAST OF THE PIGTAILS. Mr. C. Selby, Mr. J. L. Toole, C. J. Smith, Mrs. Chatterley, Miss Henrietta Simms. le , Atte? -which (by desire), TARTUFFE. Tartaffe, Mr. B. Webster ; Damals, Mr. Billington ; Oregon, Mr. C. Selby ; Elmere, Miss H. Simms ; Dorine. Miss Wool gar ; Mariane, Miss Keeley; Madame Pennelle, Mrs. Chatterly. To conclude with the grand Christmas Pantomime, entitled MOTHER RED CAP ; or, Harlequin Johnny Gilpin's Ride to Edmonton. Clown, Mr. Croueste ; Harlequin, Mr. Hilde brand ; Columbine, Miss Hayman ; Pantaloon, Mr. Lupin° ; Sprite. Mr. Le Barr. Doors open at half-past six—Commence at seven. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE, Lessee and Directress, Miss Swanborough THIS EVENING, THE BONNIE FISH WIFE. After which, the new Extravaganza, KENILWORTH ; or Ye Queene. ye Earle, and ye Maydenne. And THE LITTLE SAVAGE. Commence at 7 o'clock. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE, Westminster-road. Lessee and Manager Mr. William Cooke. Crowded Houses Nightly. Another high'y attractive and successful Drama. THIS EVENING, and during the week, the grand Spec tacle of THE GIPSY GIRL OF MADRID ; or, The Edict of Spain. After which, the inimitable SCENES IN THE CIRCLE, introducing Mr. Wm. Cooke's beautiful and highly-trained paifries mid ponies, and the Starßiders of Europe. To conclude with the great Operatic and Burlesque Eques trian Pantomime, entitled HARLEQUIN BARON MUN CHAUSEN, AND HIS COMICAL CREAM COB CRUISER. Baron Munchauscn, Mr. W. Anson ; Harlequin, Mr. If. Hemmings ; Pantaloon, Mr. Morley ;1 Clown, Mr. A. le. Forrest, the Grimaldi of the day; Columbine, Miss Julia Weston. Brilliant and unsurpassable Transformation Scene, with dazzling effects of Colour and Fire. Gorgeous Scenery, and every incident in bustling reality, from Regent-street to the "New Palace for the People, at Muswell Dress Circle, 4e. ; Boxes, 3s. ; Pit, 2s, ; Gallery, is. ; Upper Gallery, exi. ' . Stage Manager, Mr. R. Phillips. CANTERBURY HALL, Westminster-road. — Proprietor --C. MORTON. The public is most respectfully informed that the FINE ARTS fir . ALLEM', in connectiotiwith the above Hall, IS WOW OPEN DAT AND NIGHT, from 11 o'clock a.m. until 12 o'clock p.m. The New Gallery contains an extensive Collec tion of Pictures, by Ancient and Modern Masters and is also devoted to Art productions generally. The Proprietor feels he may confidently assert that, viewed altogether, the exist ng Music hall, the New Fine Arts Gallery, and the recently dded Ante-Hall, will present an attraction which, whether s regards the architectural beauty of the structures them selves, or the varied and hitherto unattempted combinations within, will be found to be wholly without parallel in the Kingdom. The MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT commences as usual at Seven o'clock. In addition to the usual entertainment, the SAUVLET FAMILY, of Amsterdam, Eight in number, whose varied instrumental performances have created so marked a sensa tion in the principal cities and towns of the Continent, will perform every Evening at Nine and Eleven o'clock. THE WEATHER.-SUN OFFICE, FEB. 8. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 50—highest since noon yesterday. 41—lowest this morning and during the night. 46—this day at noon. BAROMETER-29'50. Wrsn, South-Westerly ; fresh, with cloudy weather. ' 1 "t;" •• *ls gfil w 4,. • ite100? L.:•-• • t: ' 4 '/• • ti o op ort ",- THE SUN. TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 8, 1859. Although little enough has yet been said by Ministers in explanation of their views as to the coming Reform Bill, what has been said is beyond all doubt in the highest degree satisfactory. The allusions in the Speech from the Throne of course might mean precisely Nothing or Anything. " Your attention," said her MAJESTY, " will be called to the state of the laws which regulate the representation of the people in Parliament, and I cannot doubt but that you will give to this great subject a degree of calm and impartial considera tion proportioned to the magnitude of the interests involved in the result of your discussions." As to that—cela va sans dire. The recommendation need hardly have been articulated. There it is, how ever, in. the Royal Speech ; and it was so far valuable that it implied a distinct assurance of a measure being actually forthcoming this session— not next, but this session—under the auspices of her MAJESTY'S Government. The words contained simple promise, without the boastful flourish of the customary and hitherto fruitless fanfaronade. But with all this, we repeat, it might signify in reality just nothing or anything. Happily the country can now read the official occurrences by the light of the official explanations. The passage we have here quoted from the QUEEN'S Speech was last night underlined or emphasised by the Leader of the House of Commons. Thanks to the extremely pressing inquiries of Mr. JOHN BRIGHT and Mr. THOMAS BUNCOMBE we have a tolerably clear notion of the Ministerial intentions as to the probable time when their Reform Bill will be submitted to the consideration of the Legis- laturc. It will be remembered that the hon. member for Finsbury, upon a previous occasion somewhat similar to the present—namely, at the commence ment of the last session of Parliament —addressed a similar previous interrogatory to the former leader of the House of Commons. Mr. DUNCOMBE, in praiseworthy thirst for knowledge upon the sub ject of Reform, is no more to be deterred from putting pertinent queries to any one, when .the humour seizes him, than little " Paul Dombey" was, when reminded by the terrible " Pipchin" of the fate of the little boy who asked questions. Scarcely had Lord PALMERSTON been driven from his three years' lounge upon the Treasury Bench to the front of the Opposition, when the noble Viscount was challenged by the member for Fins bury to produce the outline of his intended scheme of Parliamentary reorganization. Vainly—for the simpl e a n d a • 11-sufficient reason, that there was actually no scheme of the kind in existence. This was in the - February of 1858. In the February of 1859 m r. lle DUNCOMBE has been a trifle more successf u l, asks the Chancellor of the Exchequer to satisfy his curiosity so far at least upon thi s important question as to afford him some remote idea bill toisth to e be probable period at which the int en d ed intro duced to the Legislature ner MAJE STY ' S Go vernment. In his amiable solicitude to m a k e hi s question as intelligible as possible to the House the hon. member, until interrupted by the SP F, Axxit a ppeared eager to drag the whole vexata peal; into immediate discussion. Mr. DISRAELI con trived, however, easily enough to satisfy his in genuous interrogator—and not only to satisfy him, we rest assured, but the majority of the more reasonable observers both within and without the walls of Parliament. The prmised statement of the First Lord of the Admiralty is to have, as it should have, precedence. The difficult problem of Indian finance is then, as it should be, to be favourably taken into the consideration of the House of Commons, at the instance of the Secretary of State for the Asiatic portion of her MAJESTY'S dominions. "The House is as good a judge as I am," said Mr. DISRAELI, " of the time which these measures will require for their fair discussion" — these two precedent measures relating to the maritime service of England and to the finance of Hindostan. "When they are settled," added the leader of the house, "it is my intention to give notice of a day when " I shall have the honour of bringing forward a measure for amending the representation of the people. The hon. gentleman will * - understand that it is not in my power to fix the day ; but, taking a general view as to what will be the course of the session, not only is it our intention that it shall be brought in before Easter, but we contem plate the second reading being taken before Easter. As Easter is rather late this year, if the second reading meets that reception which we fondly anti cipate, the house will have the opportunity even of making progress in committee on the bill before that time." Explicit as the answer was in itself, it was not sufficiently so for the hon. member for Birmingham. As Lord JOHN anticipated upon the first night of the session, Mr. BRIGHT was not to be so easily restrained. Persisting that " what the public require is time to consider the bill before it comes to a second reading," Mr. BRIGHT went on to say " I would recommend— (Cries of Order.') Well, if I may not recommend to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, I will ask him whether he will name a day, or state when he will name a day, when the bill will be introduced, be cause I presume that not more than one night will be taken in the introduction of the bill." Where upon—(and a more satisfactory occurrence could hardly be in reason desired under existing circum stances)—Mr. DISRAELI _replied, "It is not in my power to name precisely the day when the bill will be introduced, but I shall give fair notice, and shall take care that there is ample opportunity for con sideration between the introduction and the second reading." A frank engagement, which the Commons at once welcomed—and no wonder—with "cheers." For the conclusion now arrived at may be thus briefly and distinctly recapitulated, that the Reform Bill will be introduced by Government before Easter ; that it will not only be introduced before Easter, but that the second reading of it will be taken before the commencement of that vacation, and (most important assurance of all) that fair notice will be given, so that Ministers will take care that there is ample opportunity for considera tion between the introduction and the second read ing ! More than this, certainly, could not be ex pected from the Government. The Emperor of the FRENCH, in his speech to the Chambers, yesterday, wishes to prove that his inten tions are eminently pacific—to repair, so far as practi cable, the serious mischief he has already occasioned ! But it is far easier to enkindle than extinguish a flame. The few hasty words recklessly uttered on New Year's-day excited a commotion which nothing could appease. The marriage of Prince NAPOLEON with poor little Princess CLOTILDE added to the excitement, and nothing merely ver bal could appease it, so long as the preparations for war were continued, and the menacing aspect was maintained. The EmrEr.oß is very complimentary to England. His most anxious desire is to maintain the alliance and ho has found a happy reciprocity from men of all parties who have been entrusted with the Government of Great Britain. He has forgotten " the irritating remem brances of the past, the attacks of calumny, and even the national prejudices of his country." What are " the irritating remembrances of the past ?" What are those painful impressions which require so much trouble to suppress ? The EMPEROR speaks of " prejudices." We had hoped that they had long since been dispelled, and that the joint efforts of the English and French soldiers—the blood shed at Alma, Balakiava, Inkerman, and before Sebastopol, had produced thorough cordiality. We regret to find that we have been mistaken, and that there are still " irritating remembrances of the past, attacks of calumny, and national prejudices." He also maintains the most satisfactory relations with Russia and Prussia ; and it is almost needless to say with Piedmont. But the Austriair sore is still open—the wound is still rankling. The state of Italy is the drawback to the general felicity, and the EMPEROR is determined that her " abnormal" condition should no longer continue. This, however, is not sufficient to occasion a belief in war, which will not arise so long as he is permitted to carry out his own views aid decisions. We fear that the speech will not achieve its object, but that so long as the troops and navy of France are main tained on a war footing, so long will apprehensions be reasonably entertained with respect to her ulti mate intentions. The LORD CHANCELLOR has manifestly consi. dered carefully and judiciously the entire law of debtor and creditor, and the measure which he so ably introduced last night constitutes a vast im provement in the existing code. It will be seen that the suggestions which appeared in The Sun some months since have been verified. Should the bill receive the legislative sanction there will no longer be imprisonment for debt, at the mere will and pleasure of a vindictive and exasperated cre ditor. If any insolvent should be deemed worthy of punishment he will not escape with impunity, but the penalty will be inflicted after, not before, trial, and it will be adjudged by an able and impartial judge, not by the angry man who had lost his money, and was desirous of obtaining his " pound of flesh." Even though it should prevent the restitution of all, or a portion of his pecuniary claim, such men were not only acting foolishly, so far as they were themselves con cerned, but injurionely to their brother creditors, and oppressive to the debtor. The power which has been so grossly abused must be taken out of their hands, and gentlemen substituted who cannot by any possibility be actuated by improper motives. There will, of course, be some cases in which it will be essential to ensure the attendance of an absconding debtor, and therefore it will still be per mitted to arrest a party about to leave the country, under a judge's orde r, or where th e debt had been fraudulently incvrred, or there had been a vexatious defence, or where the debt was due for damage s in any action for tort. These are just provision s the first to ensure an appearance that might not otherwise be obtained, and the other two because punishment would inevitably follow in every in stance, and full allowance would be made for all that the petitioner had suffered in the first instance. The Lord Chancellor paid a just and honourable tribute to the mode in which the business of " the Court for the Relief of Insolvent Debtors" had been transacted.• lie truly declared that " as long as imprisonment for debt had existed, and that Court had been entrusted with the duty of discharging debtors, it was Quite impossible that the law could have been better admir xif ,tered than it had been by the Commissioners." rrais was a fair, honest, and well-merited testiraoill'a. There was the learned, pains-taking, and corastierdious Chief Commissioner, who closely investigated es , my particle of the case, an d invariably delivered a. righteous judgment-- Mr. Commissioner PHILLIPS, now unhappily re move& from amongst us, whose eloquence, and extraordinary powers of . cross-examination, rendered him the terror of ervery delinquent, while he was lenient and gentle to all who had even fair claims for indulgence ; and Mr. Commissioner MURPHY, whose reputation requires no support, who has been perhaps the best judge that ever sat in the Court over which he so worthily presides. Yes, the business has been admirably performed, and the Court which has obtained so high a repu tation cannot possibly be dispensed with. The law of bankruptcy and insolvency should be assimilated. The insolvent who was ' discharged from prison, who had expiated his pecuniary offences, whatever they might have been, and sur rendered all his property to a trustee for his cre ditors, should be allowed to realise the benefits of his future exertions, and to retain for himself and family the fruits of his future industry. He would then have a stimulant to urge hrin on in. the proper course; but, unfortunately, under the existing system, he is held back, and every energetic proceeding is checked. It is not for himself or his children that he is labouring, and therefore he does not attempt to save, and becomes a demoralised and ruined man, too frequently ap pealing again and again to the court from which he received his first discharge or protection. It was suggested that it would be unfair to de prive the creditors of the chance of an insolvent's inheriting a property by which they might be paid in full, but the question lies in a nutshell. If there be either a vested or contingent interestit must be trans ferred to the assignee g andwhen ever it comes into pos • session will be rendered available for the liquidation ' of their demands, but if it depends on the will of a ' relative, the state of the law will only prevent him from leaving the money to the insolvent debtor, or induce him to create a secret trust in his favour, a miter, we believe,'of more frequent occurrence than would be generally credited. The effect of the existing law is that the insolvent suffers severely, while the creditor seldom, if ever, gains in any respect. The Insolvent Court, however, cannot be abo lished. Of the suitors for protection, it is shown that nearly nine out of ten are traders, who are too poor to resort to Basinghall-street, whose debts would be fully satisfied by the sums required to carry a person through bankruptcy. The In solvent Court must be retained for the purpose of adjudicating on cases where the assets are less than a certain amount, say £3OO, or where the bona fide debts do not in the aggregate exceed £l,OOO. With these trivial exceptions we give - our cordial adhesion to the admirable measure introduced by Lord CHELMSFORD—the best ever brought forward on the subject. THE St TN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 8, 1859. LATEST NEWS. THE NAVIGATION OF THE RIVERS OF INDIA. The mail just arrived from India brings ad - vices of the arrival there of the twelve vessels despatched from Liverpool in August last by the Oriental Inland Steam Company. That such vessels are greatly needed appears very clearly from the whole tenor of the advices from India ; and the Times, in some recent leading articles, has directed public attention to this enterprise as one of the most promising of the present day. The steam vessels at present plying in India, the Indian correspon dent of the Times states, are paying a divi dend of 100 per cent., and a further supply of vessels is anxiously expected. The vessels which the Oriental Inland Steam Company has already in India, and those which it has now in preparation, will do something to alleviate this want ; and the company, we see, has issued inti mations that is about to double its capital. With the subsidy from the Indian Government which it has already secured; with the grants of land and other privileges it has already obtained ; with the status it has acquired ; the capacity it has mani fested, and the intrinsic merits of the undertaking upon which it is engaged, the anticipation of a brilliant future for this company is a pretty safe augury, and we are not therefore surprised that it is obtaining so large a share of public attention. ST. JAMES'S HALL. The Vocal Association give their first dress con cert at St. James's Hall to-morrow evening, and the programme offers unusual attractions. The chief feature is the production of Sterndale Ben nett's " May Queen," in which Mr. Sims Reeves will take the tenor part for the first time in Lon don. Miss Stabbach, Miss Palmer, Mr. Santley, and other singers will assist. The rest of the con cert bids fair to be of a very high order, as Beetho ven's overture to " Leonora," and his march and chorus from " The Ruins of Athens," are introduced in the instrumental department. Weber's famous scena, " Ocean, thou mighty monster," arias from Handel and Mozart, and a part song from Mendel ssohn, are promised by the vocalists. The pro gramme is pleasantly varied, and the concert seems likely to prove excellent in quality and popular in character. CANTERBURY HALL. The attractions at this elegant place of entertain ment have been further increased by the production of a very choice selection from Flotow's opera of " Martha." All the gems of the opera are embraced in the selection, and they are executed in a manner that greatly enhances the reputation of the whole of the talented artistes that at present compose Mr. Morton's company. Miss Garland appears to be a very great favourite, and she is well entitled to the rapturous applause that invariably follows each of her songs, which she gives with an archness and spirit that is quite refreshitt. The Sauvlet Family, whose performances have been so frequently noticed by the press, continue highly attractive, and all true admirers of instrumental music should pay a visit to the Canterbury during their engagement, for assuredly nothing of the kind has ever been given ‘in London. We are glad to observe that the Fine Arts Gallery is becoming highly attractive, and it is pleasing to witness the delight with which " the million" contemplate the productions of Maclise, Frith, Rosa Bonheur, Wilson, G. Morland, Hayden, and the many other celebrities whose works adorn the splendid apartment. We con gratulate Mr. Morton on his enterprise and success. His Excellency the Prussian Minister and the Countess Bernstorff will give a grand dinner party on Thursday next at Prussia House, to be followed by a the dansant, in celebration of the birth of the infant Prince of Prussia, grandson to her Majesty the Queen. The Duchess of Cambridge and the Princess Mary and the Duke of Cambridge will honour the Countess Bernstorff with their iiesence. The Duke d'Aragcn has left the Brunswick . - - Hotel, Jertayn-street, for Paris. The Marquis of Waterford has left Claridge's Hotel for Curraghme re , Ireland. The E ar l of Mornington has arrived at the Clarendon, from Draycott House, Chippenham. The Earl of Stradbrolce has left the Brunswick, Jermyn-street, for Newmarket. Baron and Baroness Lionel de Rothschild have left Kingston House for Paris. Lady Henrietta Morant has arrived at Claridge's Hotel, from Brockenhurst, Hants. Lady Suffield has arrived at Claridge's Hotel. Upwards of 25,000 copies of the pamphlet "Na poleon 111. and Italy" have been sold in Paris, and another edition is to be published. CRYSTAL PALACE.—ONE SHILLING DAY, Mon day, Feb. 7.—Admissions on payment, 823; ditto by season tickets, 314; total visitors, 1,137. INDIA. The following telegram, from Mr. Acting Con sul-General Green, was received at the Foreign Office, February 8, at 3.10, a.m. "ALEXANDRIA, FEB. 2. . The steamer Nemesis arrived at Suez on the 30th January. Dates : Calcutta 9th Jan. ; Madras, 13th January; Hong Kong, 30th December.. The following telegram is dated . ALLAHABAD, JAN'. 11. " Major MacPherson reports from Gwalior, that on the 3d, or perhaps the 4th instant, 3/000 of Tantia Topee's force, under a Nawab, probably Rapeen Ally crossed the Chonogal, at the Ipeppier and Pepiebdia Ghauts, from Loklasree, en route to Jeypore. " Nothing has been heard of Lord Elgin's "Voyage up the Yangtse Kiang. Baron Gros is at Hong Kong. " According to news received from Cochin: China to the 18th December, no active operatio as had taken place, and it was reported that the A. ►dmiral was waiting further instructions from France. The following telegrams have been received by Mr. Reuter : PARIS, MONDAY EVMIING. An article in the Presse of this evening ex presses entire sympathy witthe policy of the Imperial Speech, which it considers firm, - but con ciliatory: Count Cavour has sent a circular note to the diplomatic, agents abroad explaining the motives for contracting a new loan. A private telegram from Algiers, dated the 6th of February, mentions a proclamation issued by General M'Mahon, in which he announce; that the Division Lenaud has been recalled to Fr ante, and concludes with the following words :—" - Depart, depart, soldiers ; be brave, disciplined, and stead fast." BELGRADE, FEB. 6. The solemn entry of Prince Milosch and Prince Michael into the town amidst the jubilee of the populace has taken place. The Senate and the Ministers have not been allowed to take part in the solemnities of the reception. NAPLES, FEB. 4. A message received from Bari announces that the King has again fallen ill. His Majesty is suf fering from an attack of pleurisy, which had been imperfectly cured. He will return to Caserta. The marriage of the hereditary Prince was cele brated yesterday. It is asserted that , a note from the English Go-. vernment has been received here, containing re monstrances against the insufficiency of the amnesty granted by the Neapolitan Government. BUCHAREST, FEB. 7. The following nominations have been officially' announced:— President of the Council and Minister of Justice, Jean Philippesco. Interior, Nicolas Golesco. Finance, Catadzi. War, Vladopano. Foreign Affairs, Demetrius Bratiano. Public Instruction, Jean Cantacuzene. Comptrollor, Gregoire Philip- , pesco. FRANCE. PARIS, MONDAY. The opening of the Legislative session for 18591 took place in the Salle des Etats of the new Louvre, as announced, about one o'clock. Before, however, that hour arrived the whole of the long room wag filled with deputations from the Senate, the Chamber of Deputies, the municipal bodies, a, number of military, and those who had received • ik permission to witness the solemn ceremony. The galleries and every part of the salle were occupied by ladies and gentlemen—the ladies wearing bonnets and morning toilettes, whilst the gentle men (non-official) were in evening dress. The mi litary and civil officers and deputies of course wore their uniforms. On the platform of the throne, before the Emperor arrived, were seen Gen. Canrobert, M. Fould, Minister of State, M. Walewski, Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Papal Nuncio, Gen. Fleury, most of the Government Ministers, &c. In the gallery to the right the diploinatic corps were seated with their ladies, and opposite, and in fact running all round the galleries, were crowded with ladies and gentlemen. Shortly after one o'clock the Empress entered, accompanied by the Princess Clotilde and the ladies of honour. All were dressed. in pretty morning toilettes. The bride looked very interesting in a pink silk robe and bonnet of the same colour. The Empress as usual looked very elegant. Shortly after their arrival the cry of " Vivo l'Empereur !" was heard, and his Majesty presented himself, accompanied by their Imperial Highnesses Prince Jerome and Prince Napoleon; the latter taking his scat on the left, whilst Prince Jerome took his on the right of the Emperor, amid. the cheers of the assembly. Without delay the Emperor read the speech from the throne. BOURSE, Feb. 7.-.-A great rise had taken place yesterday among jobbers, 'and Rente had improved. from-67f. 85c. to 69f. 30c., as it was announced that the Imperial Speech would be completely pacific. The test of that Speech, however, not being quite so absolute as was anticipated, the Emperor an nouncing only a firm but conciliatory policy, the above rise has been maintained. Threes have been done at 68f. 75c., and declined to 68f. 20c. Mobilier varied from §osf. to 780 f. ; Orleans, 1,320 f. to 1,305 f. ; Lyons, 83:5f. to 830 f. ; Southern, 527 f. 50c. to 520 f. The , market gave way slightly towards the close, when the following were the quotations:— 4 per Cents. .... 96 75 'Cr&lit Fonder 650 Do. end moutk ",„ 96 .50 Belgiun.44 ; — 3 per Cent 5....... 68 15 Piedmonieso (5) B3 50 Do. end month—. 68 10 Roman BB 50 Bank Shares :2900 -- Austrian Credit Mobilier 775 Spanish Threes Do. Account .... 772 50 , Home Debt — RAILWAYS. Cash. Account: Orleans Neithern 930 925 New ditto BOO .. 805 Lyons and MediteiTanean B3O 30 .. 827 50 New ditto — Geneva 545 .. 535 Midi — .. Southern Western 597 50 .. 585 Eastern . 6BO .. 675 Grand Central - — • • Sardinian 4lO • , 403 75 . Austrian Exchange on London, at sight, paper, 25f. 12c. 9 • money, 251. 10c.; three month s , p a p er , 241. 97 e . ; m oney, 25f. 95c. SARDINIA. TURIN, FED. 5. In yesterday's sitting of the Chamber of Deputies Signor Lanza, Minister of Finance, presented a project of law authorizing the Government to con tract a loan of 50,000,000 f., and read the following statement in support of the measure • " The extraordinary armaments of Austria in the Lombardo-Venetian Kingdom, and particularly along the frontier of the Po and Ticino, are known. Some days before the opening of our Parliament the official Gazette of Vienna announced the expe dition into Italy of a corps darmee, which, joined to the other troops already stationed there, forms an army much more powerful than is required in time of peace for the guardianship of public order and of internal security. " But what renders the situation more serious is the distribution and the concentration of those forces, which, collected principally bet Ween the Adda and the Ticino, are quartered in strong masses at Cremona, Piacenza, and Pavia, and therefore assume the aggressive aspect of a corps of opera tions against a neighbouring Power. Other indications of no tranquillising nature are to be found in the military occupation by detached corps of the villages along the Ticino and the Po; in the frequent movement of troops on our frontiers ; in the orders given to hold military stores and quar ters in readiness in many places. These facts cer tainly reveal in the Austrian Government dispositions of no pacific nature. Add to this that it has recently issued a decree prohibiting the exportation of horses into Piedmont, and that it has contracted a loan of 150,000,000 f. In presence of such hostile manifes tations and warlike preparations, evidently directed against our country, public opinion was agitated, and it became the duty of the King's Government to take those more urgent precautions to which it was counselled by the gravity of the circumstances and the duty of guarding the security and honour of the country. "It is precisely to continue the preparations of defence that have been commenced, in order to be -ready for any events, that the King's Government now applies to Parliament for permission to con tract a loan of 50,000,000 lire. " We feel, gentlemen, as much as any one the necessity of avoiding new burdens on the country and an increased weight upon the finances of the State, and we are grieved to be compelled to pro pose them. But in the life of nations there arise, as you know, supreme moments, in which sacrifices are a sacred duty, an inevitable necessity- (Bravo !) The Government, trusting to your known patriotism, does not doubt that you will be united and decided in conceding to it the means necessary for the defence of the country, and, with it, of the national honour, liberty, and independence. (Rene! Bravo!) Therefore it proposes to you the following project of law, and begs you to declare it urgent." (Bravo ! and marks of adhesion.) PRUSSIA. A letter from Berlin of the 4th inst. announces the following changes in the Prussian corps diploma thine. Prussia will now be represented abroad as follows : Frankfort.—M. cl'Usedom. Vienna.—M. de Werther. Paris.—Count Portales. St. Petersburg.—M. de Bismark-Schcenhausen. Constantinople.—Count Goltz. _Brussels.=-Count Redern. Munich.—Prince Loewenstein. Dresden.—M. de Savigny. Carlsruhe.—Count Flemming. Lisbon.—M. de Rosenberg. Darmstadt.—M. Jules de Canitz, actually Charge d'Affaires of Lisbon. Athens.—M. George de Werthern, actually Firsi Secretary of Legation at St. Petersburg. Berne.—M. de Xamptz. Cassel.—M. de Sydow. Hamburg.—M. de Richtofen. The Envoys at Atheds and Darmstadt are to be Ministers resident ; at Lisbon the rank is Charge d'Affaires. The First Secretaries of Legation at Paris, Vienna, St. Petersburg, and Constantinople have still to be appointed. WEST COAST OF AFRICA. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, TUESDAY MORNING. The Royal Mail steamer Armenian has arrived. Her dates are—Bonny, January 6th ; Lagos, 9th ; Accra, 10th ; Cape Coast Castle, 12th ; Cape Pal mas, 14th ; Sierra Leone, 19th ; Bathurst, 23d ; Tenerife, 29th : Madeira, 31st. She brings 2,300 oz. of gold, 125 bales of cotton, and 134 puncheons of palm oil, The Royal mail steamer Lthiope sailed from Sierra Leone on the 16th of January. At Bonny trade was opened on the Ist January. King Eyo, of Old Calabar, bad died. The slaver Julia Dean was captured at Cape Coast Castle, December 16, by the American frigate Vincennes, and sent to the United States. The ship Juliet, deserted by her crew at Bonny, and reported to her Majesty's ship Archer. The steamer Rainbow left Bonny for the Niger exploration Jan, 6. Amongst the passengers from Australia on board the steamer Thames, which is now on the passage from Alexandria to Southampton, are the Bishop of Perth, Major Bell, and Lieut. R. Goff. CLOSE OF THE SHOOTING SEASON.—The shooting season closed on:Tuesday. The season has been much more successful than on an average. Pheasants have been most plentiful and in capital condition—many lovely birds have been shot—while hares, although fewer in number, have been infinitely superior in quality.—Stirling Journa l TIIE MAILS.—The following notices were issued from the General Post-office yesterday, viz.:-Mails for the Mediterranean, Egypt, India, Mauritius, Ceylon, and China, via Marseilles, will be despatched on the evening of the 10th inst. Behar, for the Mediterranean, Egypt, India, and Mauritius, mails via Southampton of the morning of the 12th inst. The next mail from Calcutta direct, Penang, Singapore, and China, via Marseilles, is due in London on the 14th inst. The next mail from India via Bombay and Marseilles is due in London on the 18th inst. The exchange quotations from China yesterday show an alteration in - favour of this country equal to about 3 per cent. at Shanghai, and 2.1 per cent. at Hong Kong. The exports of tea to date were 28,000,000 lb.; showing a deficiency of 7,000,0001 b. The exports of silk were 46,000 bales. There are 3,000 bales by the present steamer. .The . total settlements weres2,ooo bales, of which 4,000 had taken place during the last fortnight. The commercial advices -received from France mention serious effects in all quarters from the policy of the Emperor. Numerous failures are reported, and the gene ral anxiety is such as would scarcely be allowed to prevail if mischief were not positively contemplated. Among the largest disasters is the stoppage of Varnier and Roger, bankers at Orleans, who were compelled to suspend after having paid away £BO,OOO - during a run: Meanwhile the letters from Toulon, and other naval and military stations, continue to describe incessant activity in the preparation of frigates and transports and the purchase of horses. THE COLLISION IN THE CHANNEL.—The Dutch ship reported in The Sun yesterday as having been in colli sion with a Spanish barque in the Channel was towed into Portsmouth harbour this afternoon: FHer name is the D'Elmina, Capt. Teengs, from Batavia for Amsterdam, and she has lost her bowsprit and fore-topmast ; her bow is stove in, and she has received other da mage . The collision occurred on Saturday evening, off Beachy Head, with the Spanish barque Vizcaya, Capt. Urquiola, from London (in ballast) bound to Bordeaux. The crew, of the Spanish barque jumped on board the Dutch ship, and were landed at Portsmoiith 'this morning. The D'Elmina has been towed into . harbour to repair. • THE RECENT RUSSIANYTREATY OF COMMERCE. —The treaty of commerce and navigation with Russia, which was signed at St. Petersburg on the 12th inst., has been printed to-day. It gives British subjects equal rights with those of any other foreign nation, and provides that the ports of each country should be free to the other. Bri tish vessels are to be on an equality with Russian in all respects, except as regards the coasting trade, on which each country is still to 'reserve the right of making its own regu lations. Vessels from Great Britain, however, may break bulk at any number of Russian ports, and May' also load at any number. Freedom of residence and equality of taxation with Russian subjects is accorded, together with exemption from military or municipal service and forced loans, except for owners of real estate. Consuls may be appointed to all ,ports and towns. Means are to be taken by each Power to punish persons introducing goods with fraudulent trade marks. The lonian Islands are .to share the advantage of the treaty. It is to be for ten years, and ratifications are to be exchanged in London within six weeks from the 12th of January. SATISFACTORY PROGRESS OF AFFAIRS IN OUDE. —The settlement in Oude is progressing most favourably. • The principle is to maintain things as much as possible as • we have found them, regarding ancient possession as a valid title. No less than 277 forts have been demolished, and 133 ore being destroyed. As yet only 15 guns have been given up, but 216,379 arms of all sorts have been surrendered. - There were not six talookdr.rs of any note holding out. Of these the most important are aro Benee Madhao and Debee Baksh of Gonda. The former will, it is expected, come in. We are glad to be able to state that the whereabouts of the Nana is known, though it is not where the papers report.— Homeward Mail. ACCIDENT TO LORD CLYDE.—Lord Clyde, with the head-quarters of the army, left Barraitch on the 24th December direct for Nunparha, and, passing through that place, which he found evacuated, advanced towards Chur dal', At some distance outside of Nanparha he had, on the 26th, a running fight with the rebels, depriving them of six guns and making some havoc amongst the men. The only drawback to our success was, a painful accident which happened to the Commander-in-Chief as he was directing the movements of the 'army. Whilst riding his favourite charger at full speed over some broken ground his horse came down, throwing his lordship with great force on the grmind, dislocating his shoulder and hurting his face. Me dical attendance was almost immediately on the spot, and the limb was put back ; but so severe was the shock his lordship sustained that he was unable to ride the next day, and has since been carried in a dhoolie. FUNERAL OF THE LATE MR. COMMISSIONER Pa irLips.—Yesterday the funeral of the late Mr. Com init;sioner Phillips took place at Highgate Cemetery. The procession - left the residence of the late commissioner in Gordon-square, attended by eleven mourners in four coaches. The chief mourners were Major Irvine and one of the nephews of the deceased, and among them were the Chief Commissioner of the Insolvent Debtors Court and Mr. Commissioner Murphy, as also Sir James Prior, Dr. Croely, i and Mr. Ingpen, Regi s t rar o f the late commis sioner n the Insolvent Debtors Court. Several other per sons connected with the court also attended, including Mr. Hurley, the Usher of the Commissioner, who had been his faithful attendant for nearly thirty years. The service was performed by the Rev. W. Outhwaite. In order to enable the learned commissioners of the Insolvent Debtors Court t) pay the last respect due to the deceased commissioner, the business of the court did not commence till one o'clock. It is understood that the vacancy of the commissionership of the court will not be filled up until after the introduction of the promised measure on the law of bankruptcy and in solvency, THE .RED SEA TELEG.RAP.H. A letter from Aden, dated Jan. 19, says :—Her Majesty's ship Cyclops reached this port from Sua kin on the 12th inst., and will start again the day after to-morrow for the south-east coast of Arabia. Mr. Hartley Gisborne, of the Red Sea Telegraph Company, goes in her ; but it seems undecided at present whether the Cyclops will be able to coin plete the survey of that coast before she is obliged to go to Bombay for repairs. Under any circum stalled, however, a second visit will be necessary, since it forms no part of Captain Pullen's enter prise to make arrangement's on shore for the requi site stations, and he must first survey the entire coast before he can point out the most eligible spots for the landing of the cable. What he has already done in the Red Sea in this respect is a sufficient guarantee that he will accomplish his share of the work in the most efficient manner. With regard to the shore arrangements the directors of the com pany will act wisely if they solicit the home autho rities to place them under the auspices of the Bom bay Government. The task of entering into agree ments with the independent chiefs on this coast, of explaining our views, and removing their suspi cions and prejudices, is one of considerable delicacy, and any such agreements are much more likely t 8 be observed on their part, if backed by the influ ence of the nearest British Government on ours. Neither do I believe that such influence alone will be adequate protection for all the stations suggested by the company. These are, as I have already in formed you, Maculla, the Kooria Mooria Islands, and Ras el Hadd. At Maculla there will be no difficulty in securing an eligible spot, and its con tiguity to Aden will be,a sufficient guarantee for the security of the station there. The Kooria Mooria, Islands belong now to the British Crown, having been presented to her Majesty some years ago by the' Imaum of Muscat ; hut the chiefs on the mainland have always denied the Imaum's right to the territory, and when Capt. Ord landed on them about four years ago, and commenced removing the guano, they crossed over in numbers and obliged him to quit without delay. At present several British ships are there taking in guano, and the work has proceeded without molestation ; but when the supply ceases it would be imprudent to leave a station on any of the islands without proper pro tection, even though the Arabs may enter into a treaty not to interfere with it. A small vessel of war might be sent occasionally from Aden to visit the place ; but a preferable course would be to erect a small fort on the island of Hallania, or to inclose the station premises within a good wall, and -to garrison it with 50 Sepoy*. Nothing more would be requisite, except that it would still be desirable for one of our cruisers to make a demon stration on the coast from time to time. I mention Hallania because, from all accounts, it promises the most eligible locality. That island is destitute of guano, and is inhabited by about 50 poor fisher men, who would be ready to welcome any settlers likely to become a source of profit to them. There is also a well of tolerable water there, a few wild goats, and some cultivable land in the narrow val leys. It also possesses a snug harbour or cove on the western side, quite sheltered from the heavy seas of the monsoon. If the cable could then be carried direct from Hallania to Kurrachee, a dis tance of about 850 miles, the difficulty of obtaining another secure station would be removed. The company, however, have suggested Rass el Hadd, but I doubt whether that point ,will be found eligible. If ultimately selected we shall be obliged to protect it, whereas, if the cable is carried round the Cape to the town of Soor, there will be no ne cessity for any such precaution, as the people there are nominally tributary to the Imaum of Muscat, and have extensive commercial dealings both with Bombay and Aden. The influence of the Bombay Goverment alone would suffice to restrain the Arabs of that district from molesting the telegraph. The only objection to this course is that it would increase the line of cable to Kurrachee by about 60 miles. You will be glad to hear that Captain Pullen's ulterior surveys have confirmed him in the opinion that the Red Sea offers no difficulties whatever to the successful submergence of a tele graphic cable. Ho has sounded the mid-channel from Suez to Perim, and finds the bottom soft mud from Suez to Jebal Teer, but rock from thence to Perim. The greatest depth on this line is 1,050 fathoms. He has also sounded the whole extent of the sea inshore and within the reefs on the eastern side, and the same from Suez to Suakin on the western side. He is now anxious to complete thf; survey on this line from Suakin to Perim, as he judges that to be by far the preferable route, the bottom throughout being much more even, and the soundings considerably less. Should it prove on examination that there is a soft bottom from Suakin to Perim,' presume that will be the line eventually selected, since, besides the advantages already named, the cable will escape the rocky bed between Jebel Teer and Perim, though that circumstance does not appear to constitute an objection with tele graphists where the soundings are deep. The three routes, indeed, are perfectly practicable, and the. only question is which is the most eligible. On that point the company will do well to follow the advice of Captain Pullen, whose indefatigable labours on this service are beyond all praise. It is to be hoped that the chart of his late surveys and soundings will soon be published by the Admiralty. It contains much that will be new and deeply inte resting to geographers and physiologists. SIR WILLIAM GORE OUSELEY ON FILIBUSTERING. (From the Liverpool Albion) Her Majesty's ship Vixen arrived at Realejo on the 17th December, from Panama direct, having on board Sir Wm. Gore and Lady Ouseley and suite. Sir William and his party had proceeded to Leon, the capital of Nicaragua, where our townsman, Mr. Thomas Manning, had placed his residence at his disposal. Sir William Gore Ouseley is specially commissioned by the British Government to con clude a treaty with Nicaragua, and had been officially received by the President of that Republic, on the 27th December. On the occasion of pre senting his credentials, he made the following address :—" The Queen, my august Sovereign, has been graciously pleased to entrust to me the grati fying task of cementing the good understanding, and evincing . the feelings of friendly interest that have ever animated Great Britain towards the State over which your Excellency so ably presides, by con cluding a treaty calculated to produce the best effects. It would have been to me, at any time, a pleasing duty to contribute to such an object, but my efforts will be the more gladly employed at a moment when the interests of humanity and policy call for decided action, on the part of civil. ised and commercial nations, to defend this and neighbouring Republics from the piratical attacks of lawless men, the effects of whose ruthless barbarism it is lamentable to witness. The acts of these misguided adventurers have excited just indignation in the breasts of enlightened rulers, of the most powerful mar iti me nat i ons, on both sides of the Atlantic, who have resolved that such enormities shall no longer be tolerated. All civi lised nations have an interest in keeping uninter rupted the free passage so liberally granted by. Nicaragua and the neighbouring States across the territories which Providence has placed under their independent and lawful sovereignty. It is for the advantage of all that this independence should be maintained, and that Nicaragua should become ono of the great links between the two hemispheres; but no nation has a more direct interest in the security and neutrality of the transit than Great Britain. The Queen's dominions an the Atlantic bring her Majesty's subjects in closer contact with Central America than the inhabitants of any other maritime country; while her Majesty's valuable possessions on the Pacific, _ and the vast British interests in Asia, make it a duty, if not a necessity, for her Majesty's Government to secure the undis turbed passage across these territories. The ready participation of Nicaragua in this great object will call for the efficient protection of these routes, and, indeed, will merit the co-operation of all commer cial nations in their defence from such outrages as those which have hitherto rendered unavailable these much-desired lines of transit. I esteem my self fortunate in finding amongst the members of the present Administration of this country so many men of distinguished merit, and especially in hav ing to treat with a Government at the head of which he A i s s y s e o m u r b l E y x h c a en d l e be c e y. " n c 0 n voked.lor the Ist of January, to discuss the treaty,_ which, it was b eyon d all doubt, would be • med lately ratified. NAVIGATION OF THE INDUS. The first'vessel of a series which is destined and 'expressly constructed for the river traffic of the Indus between Hyderabad and Mooltan was yes terday tried down the river in the presence of a numerous party of scientific gentlemen and some of the directors of the Scinde and Punjab Railways' to whose enterprise it is due that st e amers really fitted for Indian river navigation a re at length being adopted. The difficulties which have hitherto lain in the way of keeping up continuous commu nic.ation along the waterways of the Indian empire during the dry season have been chiefly, if not en tirely, mechanical ones. Steamboats for such ser vice, indeed, require the perfect reconcilement of what at first sight appears to be almost i m p o ssible conditions, such as great power, high speed, and ample stowage for cargo, with less than two feet draught of water. The directors, therefore, of the new flotilla company wanted a vessel, combining in the best way it could, the many opposite qualities required for the navigation of the river. The en gineer of the company, Mr. Yarrow, being aware of the peculiar nature of the difficulties to be over come, and having obtained all the information which the limited experience of Indus navigation would yield, decided that it was necessary that the steam flotilla for such traffic must be composed 'of vessels able to pass all bars and shallows by only drawing two feet of water and that they must further have a speed o f 12 miles an hour—be 200 feet long and 38 feet wide, in order to convey the goods and passengers, and, above all, that they must of sufficient power to be able to tow barges and river boats up the stream with them. Plans and specifications of the requisites were accordingly prepared, and the company- invited the competition of engineers and shipbuilders. Of all the designs sent in Mr. Scott Russell's was selected, and that eminent builder was accordingly directed to con struct the first vessel of the flotilla, in order that it might be tested by experience as to, how far, the mechanical difficulties in its structure bad been overcome. This vessel, therefore, , was yesterday for the first time tried down the Thames, and the result of the trip was in the highest degree satisfactory, surpassing even the expecta tions which had been formed as to speed, powers &c. The boat in appearance is precisely like the American river steamers, Oat bottomed, square shaped, and with a deck-house which almost covers/ the entire vessel. Her length all over is 200 feet , breadth 38, draught of water 1 foot 10 inches. As, a passenger boat and with average cargo her speea is equal to little over 13 miles an hour, and with boats containing 500 tons cargo in tow she can be depended on to average eight miles an hour on the Indus. The bull is constructed in a peculiar manners in order to carry the weight and sustain the propel ling power of large machinery. Two longitudinal wrought iron girders run the whole length of the vessel, rising nearly 10 feet above the deck, so as to form the walls of the deck cabins. The girders constitute the main strength of the hull, and axe applied in a manner peculiar to Mr. Scott Russells and which he has already employed in the construe tion of the Great Eastern and other vessels where great strength and great length are necessary. The engines of the vessel are nominally of 120 horse power, and though only constructed to work up to 400, in reality, in the indicator, give more than 600. They are constructed on Mr. Russell's three cylinder principle, which bids f a i r soon to become the only one in use, whether far paddle or serer engines. During the whole of the trial yesterdays though these engines sometimes exerted their full 'power against a head wind and strong tide, they worked with the most perfect ease, and with very little of that vibration generally produced by vessels of large power and light draught of water. Mr. Scott Russell undertook that the draught of waters when laden with passengers, and an average cargo of 350 tons, should not exceed two feet. Yesterdays however, when in this trim, her draught was almost under 1 foot 10 inches, and forward scarcely 20 inches. The satisfactory nature of the principles on which she has b een constructed 'was considered as conclusively proved, and a greater thickness and strength of hull will be allowed to the other vessel! of the flotilla which will shortly be constructed and despatched to India as soon as finished. RECEPTION al? HER MATESTI'S P. 120 CLANATION IN NEPA UL. On the 4th December last a full Durbar was held at Katmandoo by the Maharaj Dheraj (or King) of Nepaul, to receive through the Assistant Resident , Capt. Byers, a Khureeta from the Governor-General enclosing the Queen's proclamation, together with his mil. The Durbar was unusually crowded with all the officers of State. When the Assistant Residents having in a short speech to the King mentioned the subject of the Khureeta, presented it enclosed in $ case of kimkab or cloth of gold, his Highness e%" pressed how much he was gratified at the intelligence, of her Majesty's assumption of the G o ve rnme nt of India, and added, that in a few days a grand parade of all the troops should be held to do every honour to the change of rule ; at the same thine inviting the Assistant-Resident to be present. Ae" cordingly, on the 7th of the same month the troop* amounting to 13,500, were assembled on the Toone' Khel parade-ground. They were disposed in the form of two parallelograms, the one within the other, with the exception of th e A r till er y, wilo,. were drawn up on one flank w ith 100 p i eces of cannon ranged in a semicircle. The Assistant' Resident, who was accompanied by Dr. Oldfield; honorary-assistant and medical officer, was received by the troops with the usual honours, and was then conducted by the Maharajah Jung Bahadoor to the centre, where the brothers of the Prime Minister , together with the principal officers, were all drawn up in a distinct line. His Highness, according to a Nepaulese custom when paying a military cool' pliment to an absent personage, now elevated bi° sheathed sword above his head, to represent her Most Gracious Majesty; and, having given a short abstract of the proclamation announcing the trans' fer of government within the Anglo-Indian ter& tortes, he directed the officers to explain to their men the purpose for which they were assembled. He then drew his sword, and exclaimed, " Salute the Queen of England !" The trumpets sounded " the present," the troops presented arms, the Prime Minister and officers dropped their swords, and four bands stationed together struck uP, " God save the Queen." The o ffi cers th en j o ined their regiments, the two lines, as above described , faced outwards, and each man, being supplied with ten rounds of blank cartridge, commenced a f e u de joie, which was well maintained, The outer line fired from right to left, the inner from left to right; thus the running fires crossed each other like the smoke of two railway trains as they flash by from opposite directions, and produced a striking effect. This having ended, a signal was given, and the Artillery opened fire in salvos of ten guns each , which were evntinued until 1,000 rounds had been expended. Thus ended this demonstration of the friendly feeling of the Government of Nepaul to wards the British Crown. THE OCCASIONAL FO_RIII OF PRAYER. It is known that the Queen, acting under the advice of her Ministers, and prompted by a recent address of th e H ouse of Commons, has issued a pro clamation abolishing the " State" services for the 30th of January, the 29th of May, and the sth of November. A bill has been brought in by Mr. Secretary Walpole (and was read a second time last night), repealing all existing enactments for the observance of the anniversaries of King Charles L's " Martyrdom," King Charles ll.'s Restoration , the Gunpowder Plot, and the landing of the great and good King William 111., of " glorious, pious, and immortal memory," as the Orangemen, in de fiance of Lindley Murray, incorrectly and absurdly say. The schedule annexed to the bill gives the titles of these now obsolete acts ; they are the 3d James 1., cap. 1; the 12th Charles 11., cap. 14 and cap. 30 ; the 13th Charles 11., cap -7 ; the 13th of Charles 11., cap. 11; and the Act (of the Parliament of Great Britain) 24th of George 11., cap. 23, passed for the correction of the calendar, and the adoption—nearly 200 years after Pope Gregory XIII., and the Church of Rome—of the " new style" (Anno Dom., 175 2 )' Two Acts of the (extinct) Parliament of Ireland are also repealed ; these are the 14th and 15th of Charles 11., cap. 1, and the 14th and 15th of Charles 11., cap. 23. The latter act enjoins the keeping and celebration of the 23d of October as " an anni versary thanksgiving's in this kingdom. On tile 23d of October (1642) was fought the memorable but undecisiveimttle of Edge•hill—the first engage ment between the Royalists and the Parliamenta rians ; but we cannot undertake to say that this is the occasion referred to by the Irish act. One of the English acts is entitled, "An act for the at tainder of several persons guilty of the horrid murther (sic) of his Sacred Majesty King Charles I." And thus, in future, there will b e no ecclesiaf,' tical " reminders" of the 30th of January, the 29th of May, or the sth of November, although, so long as there are boys to be amused, there is little chanca of poor old " Guy" being consigned to ob livion, how little seever people may care for the lauding of William 111. at Torbay "for the deliver ance of our church and nation," as the Prayer-book hath it in the service for the sth of November. DUBLIN UNIVERSITY ELECTION.—The election for the seat vacant by the appointment of Mr. G. -A - * ' Hamilton will bo held on eith er Th urs d ay or Friday nest' when the Right Hon. the Irish Attornoy-General, who 10 the only candidate, will be elected, in all probability, out any opposition. •