The Sun. — London, England, 1862-02-13 00:00:00

Synopsis of Scenery, Incidents, and Characters, OLD MOTHER HUBBARD'S COTTAGE, With Rural Landscape, and Rookwood Manor Hall in the Distance (Daylight). "Old Mother Hubbard, she went to the cupboard, to get her poor Dog a bone; when she got there, the cupboard was bare, and so the poor Dog had none."—Ancient Nur sery Legend. Old Mother Hubbard, Mr. Atkins ; Her Dog, Signor Lorenzo •; Jack (the c, Man all tattered and torn "), Mi ss I mo . Hunt; the Squire, Mr. Tom M a tth ews; D ame Wi gg i ns of Lee, Mr. Dixon ; Dame T ro t, M r . B ars b y ; H er Won derful Cat, Master Waggles ; the Great Goose, Master S;geaninguns ; Constables, Mes srs . G r ib an d G ra b ; P ar i s h Badle, Mr. Bumble; Villagers, Messrs. Yokel, Pumpkin, %Vhackstraw, Chawbacon, &c., &c. ; Rosetta (the " Maiden all Forlorn"), Miss Stuart. How Mother Hubbard has a certain " party" to tea and turn out, and of the remarkable pranks played by her comical Dog—The Head, the Hat, and the Hose—The Dog's Tale and Mrs. H.'s Narrative— Arrival of the Squire—Proclamation of Witch Burning— Threatened incremation of Mother Hubbard on her own hearth, and her Mystic Flight upon a Broomstick. THE WITCHES' GLEN AND WATERFALL, in the Valley of Perfumed Flowers, by Moonlight. Miss Lanza, Ignes Fatui—Mdll es . Sid ne y, T ravers , B arnes, A . B arnes , i ti vErmore ; Webb, Taylor, Braithwaite,Hammilton, Step ley, Harris, Candy, Copeland, Archer. Hawkins, Delaney, 'Wilson, Williams, Robinson, Wood, Watson, and Hamel ton, • Grand Ballet, Chagne-a-Lanterne, by the Misses GUN. The NISS and the Ladies of the Corps de Ballet. Invocation I The Incantation I I and the Evapora. tion I ! I THE VILLAGE GREEN AND ROADSIDE ALE. Old Grype HOUSE. (the Steward), Mr. Glindon ; Old Scratche (his Clerk), Mr. Tanner ; Tenantry, Messrs. Cringe, Scrape, Shuffle, Cut, Packoff, Moonraker, and Runaway; Tailor, Mr. Snipshears ; Bootmaker, Mr. Tightfit ; Mum lilies Messrs. Grinner, Joker, Magger, Cracksides, O'Reilly, M‘Phun, &c. ; St. George, Mr. E. Roe ; the -Dragon, Mr. Scalyfellow ; Valentine, Mr. Febbyerry ; Orson, Mr. Wildman; Still-Walker, Mr. Longlegs; Bear- Warden, Mr. Smuggins ; the Bear, Mr. Huggins; Land lord, Mr. Trebles ; Morris-Dancers, Messrs. Trip, Tap, /lip, Flap, &c., &c. ; Jack Padding, Mr. Merryman. Flow the Squire celebrates his birthday, and the Village Revel that follows—Coming of Age in the Olden Time I now the Tenantry treated in one way and how Jack is t rested in another—the Dog's instinct and Mother Hub bard's reason. THE "CAGE" ON THE COMMON (Sunset). Grand Scena Comique and Pas de Broomstick, by Brother Hubbard. The Dreamer and the Worker—The Vision of Pleasure andl the Division of L a b our —Fi gures o f F un (f rom the l ancY• store of Dykwynkyn) Messrs. Mason, Drainpipes, Carpenter, Rodman, Old Brick, and Young Shaver, Lilli nlndian Labourers, Pigmy Plasterers, Tiny Tilers, Minia :re Masons, Baby Bricklayers, Short Sawyers, Dwarf -Drain Makers, and Child Carpenters by a Host of Juvenile Auxiliaries. THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT. The The Rat, Master L ongwh i sker ; The C at, Mi ss M ouser ; 1 - 1 —og, By Himself; The Cow Madame Brindle ; The Priest (" All shaven and shorn") Mr. Jollyman ; The Cock (" That crowed in the Morn") , Master Cocky-doodle doo. Realisation of the famous Picture in the National Gal lery of Little Britain, taken (by permission) for Boys, from a rare work in the collection of Master Smith, London. FROGPOOL IN THE MARSHES (Twilight). Song, " Will o' the Wisp," composed by J. H. Tully, Esq. Wow the Squire goes Hunting and loses his way and his temper, and what follows in consequence —Another curious instance of Canine sagacity—Bull-frogs, Masters Hop, Skip, Jump, Creak, &e. SQUASH-HOLLOW SWAMP AND BED OF BULRUSHES. How the Squire comes to grief and afterwards to repent ance, and how Jack is recognised as the rightful heir—The reward' and harmonious movements of the Fairies on a Grand Chromatic Scale towards WILL 0' WISP'S HOME BENEATH THE WATERFALL. The Transformation. harlequins Messrs. CORMACK and ST. MAINE. Columbines . The Misses GUNNISS. Pantaloons Messrs. G. TANNER and MORLEY. el° 'wns Grotesque 1861-1862 SPRITES by the RIDGWAYS and SUWELL FAMILY. L--EXTERIOR OF TWO SHOPS IN " UP-OR- Messrs, DOWN" STREET. Hujine, St. Maine, Tanner, and Miss S. Gunnies. Christmas Presents—every Man (and Boy) to his Post, even the Post-Man—Clown rides the high horse, which Droves his rock a-head—Two Young Men from the Country, a nd Clown ge t s over th em — a S ew i ng M ac hi ne (not a poor e edlewoman)—a thorough Blow ont—a Man in very re duced circumstance—Clown find s th e F ru it s o f s t ea li ng Pples in an elephantine way—a Band of Brothers—the Police in Great and Small Force—Clown gets into a row .".2 . l baud Btle --N blows .B. up Not a pCliroinoline ceman—the end of this scene is all 2.—. THE GREAT SENSATION KITCHEN. Messrs. Forrest, Cormack, Morley, and Miss Gunniss. harlequin seeks Protection, although a Free-trader— Cook's Guide—Clown tries to take the chair—the head 181 1 of the table—Harlequin goes through a Deal, and g`lown becomes a Board-er—Silence those dreadful Bells— iu'vvn and Pantaloon make an ap-Peal to the Audience on " 0 Merry Musical Bells—Pantaloon rather hard pressed— arrival of a distinguished Foreigner—Clown falls into his Bi trap, an d k ills a Blue-bottle, which proves a bad C l z z - ness for him— a L ec t ure on th e G or ill a , b y a well own character —Clown meets with a few Friends (not Quakers)—this Scene ends at the finish of it. 3.--THE INTERIOR OF A RAILWAY STATION. Right hours at the Sea-side for 2s 6d—Duty off Paper— The Times" redneed and the Times on the rise—a book that takes leafe of Clown—Harlequin gets his horse from a T 4lll and set s u p a t ra p. N o S mo ki ng a• L ou d , only on t he Quiet—Clown makes a Tremendous Christmas Tree— late arrivals—Messrs. Neverintime, Toolate, Dearme, and B lessme--Clown burns his fingers (not the only person that has done so)—Clown gives Good Bail and finds a Bale 0 goods. 4.—The SEA-SIDE. The Sands I The Sands I 1 The Sandell! Come unto these yellow sands. A Sailor telling a Yarn and a boat Lying too—the Pier Master's ap-Pierance—Clown makes a Man's hair turn sandy and proves himself in the wrong box—by a slight Miss-Take, which a certain Miss won't Take—Pantaloon gets some shell-fish in a very Selfish manner—Clown asto nishes the Natives—Sailors that use their Cut-Lasses but (1011 't Cut Lasses when they can join with them in a National Hornpipe—Clown gets a Sensation Leader—The Great Donkey Stir St. Leger—Clown and Pantaloon's Concert—fi ne ears for Music—they fish in troubled waters -a Divided Interest—a sudden Squall (Children and all) •--The latest Novelty in Parrehutes. Scene--A DISMAL SWAMP—After a storm a calm OPears, a HARLEQUIN'S HOME ON HIS THRONE OF SPLENDOUR. 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The Post-office Turkish Baths, 19, St. Martin s-lefirang. /th -u r• Culverwell has already established the reputa f of physician ; he has now h proved himself to be a w tl y anthropist in as far as he as established, in the heart the c p . very t LT, an institution that more nearly than any disco of . r o modem days, goes nearer the abolition of the pran I _ thl'oYsic, than any proposition or invention et established, the Turkish Bath.object being merely to direct ()._ attention of our City readers to the fact that they possess w I V. of the best set of baths, at 19, St. Martin's-le-Grand, 4 . 1 ,'1ch the country can produce; perfect in all its appliances, h't'u,thost admirable in effect. 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As to the plea that if Charleston be closed Beaufort has been opened, it is simply absurd. Beaufort was always open to a vessel which could run the blockade till now. It is now open in one sense, but shut in another. The enemy hold all the internal communications, and on the land side Beaufort i 9 closely blockaded, unless a cargo of negroes is desired. The rumours of a defeat at Bowling-green have made people uneasy, but there does not appear to be any truth- in them, or at least any ascertainable source. The detailed letters from the camps and the admissions of the Confeddrates show that Zolli• coffer was totally routed, and that the dispersion of his force and the loss of guns and baggage were complete. This is a serious gap in the enemy's line. It i,s to be seen if the Federals will push their suc cess. The attack was gallant but rash, and the only wonder is how so few were killed on either side, after so many thousands fighting for such a length of time with artillery :and rifles and at close quarters. This, to my mind, is the greatest success yet achieved by the Federals, not, excepting Dranesville, and deserves to be called an important victory for their arms. The anxiety about the Burnside expedition is vainly disguised under the remark that no news is good news. The weather is moderate to-day, and we must soon have news Alf the missing flotilla. lam about to avail myself of the complete stagnation of accessible military opera tions to make an excursion into Canada and see how things look along the frontier. As it is hard frost, snow, and ice here, the weather at any rate cannot be considered inviting for such a journey. Ter 7,- , -T 47 -. -CI -,... tI, PAPER b2-14:\A I \ z , ,-:-v ,4 , • , 0 CA ' • 1.' , ; F - 4 N . a s Great Britain, the population of tnose North Arne.. rican colonies rose as ono man, and determined to unite with this coun tryin vindicating the honour of our common slag, not withLtandie g the inevitable sacrifice of life and property w!iich a hostile irza- I sion of their country would entail. (Hear.) It might seem inappropriate to make these remarks at a time when two opinions of different natures were so freely put forth—one was the art of colonisation had been lost, and the other that it was for the in terest of this country to east off all her colonies en tirely. If the art of colonisation meant the founda tion of powerful, happy, and pros;erous communi ties in distant parts of the world, then he appealed to the gentlemen whom he saw around him whether the Australian colonies did not disprove the state ment of a lost art of colonisation. (Hear.) When before in the history of the world had such a sight been seen as a vast continent which within the lives of still existing men had been uninhabited by a single Englishman but was now the site of several large and flourishing colonies ? The head of the Government for which he was returning thanks might remember, although then very young, the foundatio n o f th ose colonies, for all but two of them had spru ng up within 20 years, and the youngest was yet but three years cld. (Hear.) And now what was the [population of those Australian colonies ? They possessed a population of 1,250,000, a revenue of the comparative enormous amount of £6,500,000, They carried on an export trade, which occupied 1,500,000 tons of shipping in the carriage of ex ports valued at £21,000,000, while the imports amounted to £25,000,000, of which no less than £10,000,000 came from the mother country. (Hear.) These facts disproved the idea that colonisation was a lost art, and also proved that colonies were of use and advantage even in the law pecuniary aspect of the question. Within the last ten years no less than £100,000,000 worth of gold had been exported from Australia, and principally to this country. This remarkable operation had been conducted without the occurrence of those disastrous events which had been anticipated by some persons, for during that very period of ten years the number of acres under cultivation in those colonies rose from 00,000 to - 300,000 ; the export of wool had in creased in value from £BOO,OOO to £2,000,000. That was the material evidence of prosperity. But the colonies had adopted the laws of the mother coun try, their Legislatures had generally followed the example of England in framing their statutes, and he thought he might refer, as an example of the peculiarpower of adaptation to circumstances among the Anglo• Saxon race, to the manner in which the enormous influx of population caused by the gold discoveries had been met by a system of taxation and establishment of miners' courts, which had per fectly answered their purpose. He could not, how ever, say that he approved the democratic spirit in which some measures had been conceived—(hear, hear)—and he doubted whether .an institution— manhood suffrage—which had not been. thought suitable for the old country, was well fitted for a population that was constantly moving, and did not possess those established rights and interests which were to be found here. (Hear, hear.) Although he felt regret upon that subject, still he did not despair, for he believed that the people of the colonies would look to the example of this country, and seeing how little disposed the working classes are to those extensive changes which are frequently urged upon them, will not fail practically to apply the lesson thus taught. He could only hope that they would guard with precious care the purity of the bench of justice. (Hear, hear.) That was a most important point, and one of great difficulty under other institutions. Party spirit, even in this country, had a tendency sometimes —not often—to introduce upon the bench of justice men more de serving for their partisanship or their political services than for their judicial acquirements ; but how much greater would be the same danger in a smaller community, with more democratic institu tions, where the changes of Government were more rapid and frequent, and where the field of selection was so much more restricted ? He thought that for those offices the opinion should be taken, not of the Secretary of State, but of some recognised authority at home—some retired judge, if one could be induced to accept the responsibility, and in that way he believed the purity of the bench of justice could be secured, and the welfare of the colony promoted. It was, however, true in one sense that we had lost the art of colonisation, for the rule by force of arms was gone, but we had acquired another and a better art, the Govern ment of our colonies by the force of mutual affec- tion and interest, and he hoped that the day might never return when a single redcoat should fire a shot or point a bayonet in hostility at any British colo nist. If any colony wished to separate from us— if they thought their strength was sufficient to allow them to stand alone —we should not seek to restrain them by force. Those days were long past. But he believed that the present attachment between Great Britain and her colonies was such that it would be a long day ere the union between them was severed, or sought to be severed, by either of them. (Hear, hear.) The Duke of NEWCASTLE then proposed, "Pro sperity to the Australian Colonies," which was re sponded to by the CHAIRMAN. In reply to the toast of" the Lords and Commons,' The Duke of NEWCASTLE returned thanks for the former, and remarked that no compliment could be more appreciated by the body which he represented than that which was paid to it by gen tlemen representing communities in which an he reditary Chamber was unknown. Sir J. PARINGTON, on behalf of the Commons, said there was but one feeling in that house as re gardedbeenin office e w w il h l en to t w h a e r g ds old th d e isc c o o r l e o r n i i e e s s. in Having Austra lia first became known, it had been his anxious duty to adopt measures for the occasion, and he w as truly rejoiced to find that those gold disco veries had not only tended to the material prospe rity of Australia, but had also contributed to the happiness of all other nations. He agreed with the noble duke in regretting the introduction of extreme democratic institutions, as he did not be hove they would lead to general advantage or good government, and he thought the colonists would do well to study and compare the history and institu tions of England and the United States. Lord STANLEY proposed, The Governors and was Legislatures of the Australian Colonies." Th e noble lord said that there had been a time whe n any lacking means and al nough to be a colo n i a l governor. man thought of f good goo d family e (Hear, hear.) But that state of things had passed away, and during the 70 years of existence of the Australian Colonies he thought the Colonial -office had more reason for pride than shame in the men w h om they had appointed to represent the Crown in distant colonies. (Hear, hear.) The task of an Australian Governor was not always an easy one. He had to deal with an assembly elected by almost universal suffrage, exercising entire control over the finances and possessing the power of withdraw ing confidence from the Ministry. In some col on i es that power wa s no t a l lowed to sl and in one average it had b een exercised upon an once in every six months. (H ear, an laughter.) But the Go vernor could exercise a judicious and temperate control, and if he did not desire to be a mere cipher, or to compromise the Crown by hasty acts, he must act with patience, tact, and common sense. `+_ Upon the other hand, he had to deal with a population rich in material wealth, with almost universal edu cation, and animated by a desire for the continu ance of the British connection. The Legislatures had their important duties to perform. It remained for the British colonies to test how far the experi ment of popular self-government would work upon a large scale for a long time. If that experiment could be successful, it could not be tried under more advantageous circumstances than in the Aus tralian colonies. They had a new country, a homo andsetetied by homo geneous population, wealthy, and free from all ex ternal danger. Those who threw away .. . these advantages would incur grave responsibilities to their country. If those advantages were used pre_ perly, they would not only raise a magnificent Austra lian u s t empire, but they would do much to H mould the poli, tical organisation of the world . _ Wills,ie ar.) "The memorywoewfraesEgu v r k o e e z a , .a vi n e ddh lien explorers ," ich protracted the Captain CLARKE and Dr . . 0 UoNNeal. past midnight. pro O c t e h ed er ing to s a u st n s til Th e dinner was worthy of the Well-known repu tation of the establishment, THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVE 0, FEBRUARY 13, 1862 AR UNION 0 F LOND ON. SUBSCRIPTION, ONE GUINEA. PrizeltolderA select from the public exhibitions. Every subscriber has a chance of' fl valuable prize, and, in addi[ion, receives an impression of a large and important line engrav ing. by C. W. Sharpe, from the original picture by Frcd. Goodall, A.R.A., entitled RAISIN G THE MAYPOLE, now ready fbr delivery. lion. Secs. 444, West Strand, February. LEWIS GEORGE p oco GODWINcK GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That the next HALF-YEARLY GENERAL MEE LING of the Proprietors of this Company will be held in London , p ursuant to Act of Parliament at the PADDINGTON STATION, on FRIDAY, the 21st day of February next, at One o'clock precisely, for the election of four directors in the place of Capt in Thomas Bulkeley, Edward Leemintr, Esq., the Hon. Frederick George Brabazon Ponsonby, and Dr. Richard Pritchard Smith, re tiring by rotation, and for other purposes of business. The said General Meeting will be made special under the powers of the Great Western Railway (Capital) Act 1861, for the purpose of converting all or any of the Chester or Bir mingham shares of the Company, whether guaranteed or pre ference shares, into stock of the like denomination. It will also be made special for considering, and, if ap proved, for empowering the directors to contribute a sum not exceeding £lO,OOO towards the purposes referred to in the Wenlock Railway Act, 1861, and to make any agreements for the appropriation of the said amount under the powers con tained in that Act. be taken at 1 o'clock precisely. SHELBURNE, Chairman. BARRINGTON, Deputy-Chairman. Directors retiring are re-eligible under the provisions of the Act; and in compliance with a bye-law, notice must be given to the Secretary on or before the 7th day of February of the names of any proprietors who are to be nominated for election as dirt etors at the said Half-yearly General Meeting. The TRANSFER BOOKS of all Stock and Shares will be CLOSED on and from the 6th day of February, and will not be re-opened until after the said Half-yearly General Meet ing on the 21st day of February. By order of the Board, CHAS. A. SAUNDERS, Secretary. Paddington Station, 22d January, 1862. REAT WESTERN RAILWAY. vlr NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That the HALF YEARLY GENERAL MEETING of this Company, to be held on FRIDAY, the 21st instant, will be made SPECIAL, for the purpose of submitting for the consideration and ap proval of the Proprietors an agreement with the Wycombe Railway Company, for the use and working by this Com pany of the extensions of their line, and for other purposes under the provisions of the Wycombe Railway (Extensions to Oxf, rd and Aylesbury Act), 1861. The business of the Special General Meeting; will com mence at the conclusion of the business of the Half-yearly General Meeting. In pursuance of the Bye-laws of this Company, Notice is also given, that the Secretary has duly received in writing a declaration that it is intended to nominate the undermen tioned Proprietors (duly qualified), as candidates for the Direction, at the Half-yearly General Meeting of the Com pany, to be held at this station on Friday, the 21st day of February instant, viz.:— Captain Thomas Bulkeley, Edward Leeming, Esq., The Hon. Frederick G. B. Ponsonby, and Dr. Richard Pritchard Smith. SHELBURNE, Chairman. BARRINGTON, Deputy-Chairman. Paddington Station, Feb. 7, 1862, aENERAL STEAM NAVIGATION COM PANY. —lncorporated by Act of Parliament. 71, Lombard-street, London. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That the HALF YEARLY GENE tt AL MEETING of the Proprietors of this Company will be held at the Company's Offices, 71, Lombard street, on TUESDAI, the 25th inst , at 2 o'clock precisely, pursuant to the Act of Parliament, to transact the usual busi ness, and to declare the dividend for the half-year ending the 31st December, 1861. MARTIN PRA ET, be London, Feb. 1, 1862. RIO DE JANEIRO CITY IMPROVEMENTS COMPANY (Limited). The applications for Shares having already far exceeded the total number to be allotted, Notice is hereby given that no further London applications can be received after TO MORROW (FRIDAY, the 14th inst.), and none from the Country posted later than the evening of that day. MULLENS, MARSHALL, AND CO. HILL, FAWCETT, AND HILL. PROVIDENT CLERKS' MUTUAL LIFE ASSURANCE ASSOCIATION. Established 1840. The 21st Annual General Meeting of this Association was held on Wednesday, the sth February, 1862. The Income for the year 1861 was £45,657 5 4 The Accumulated Fund .. The Report and Balance-sheet may be had on application to the Agents, or at the Chief Office, 15, Moorgate-street, E.C. February 6, 1862. WM. THOS. LINFORD, Secretary, PURSUANT to a Decree of the High Court of Chancery, made in a cause wherein Frances Browning is plaintiff, and William Browning and others are del en dnts ; and in another cause wherein Frederic Browning is plaintiff, and the said Prances Browning and others are defendants, the Creditors of James Browning, late of St. John-street, Clerkenwell, in the county of Middlesex, and Upper Thames-street, in the city of London, and No. 53, Gloucester-terrace, Hyde-park, in the said county of Middle sex, oil merchant, who died in or about the month of April, 1861, are, by their solicitors, on or before the 20th day of March, 1862, to come in and prove their debts at the cham bers of the Master of the Rolle, in the Rolls-yard, Chancery lane, Middlesex, or in default thereof they will be peremp torily excluded from the benefit of the said Decree. Wednesday, the 26th day of March, 1862, at 12 of the clock noon, at the said chambers, is appointed for hearing and adjudicating upon the claims. Dated this 10th day of February, 1862. GEO. WAITING, Chief Clerk RICIID. SMITH, 298, High tlolborn, Solicitor for Frances Browning. PURSUANT to a Decree of the High Court of Chancery, made in a cause wherein Frances Browning is plaintiff, and William Browning and others are defendants, and in another cause wherein Frederic Browning,* is plaintiff and the said Frances Browning and others are defendant, persons claiming to be Next of Kin according to the Statutes of Distribution of the Personal Estate of Intestates, and persons claiming to be the Heir at Law of James Browning, late of Saint John-street, Clerkenwell, in the county of Middlesex, and Upper Thames-street, in the city of London, and No. 53, Gloucester-terrace, Hyde-park, in the said county of Middlesex, Oil Merchant, who died on or about the month of April, 1861, are, by their Solicitors, on or before the 20th day of March, 1862, to come in and prove their claims, at the Chambers of the Master of the Rolls, hi theßolls-yard, Chan cery-lane, Middlesex, or in default thereof they will be per emptorily excluded from the benefit of the said Decree. Wednesday, the 26th day of March, 186?, at 12 of the clock at noon, at the said Chambers, is appointed for hearing and adjudicating upon the claims. Dated this 10th day of February, 1862. GIfO. WHITING, Chief Clerk, RICHD. SMITH, 298, High Holborn, Solicitor for Frances Browning. THE POPE S TEMPORAL POWER. M. Louis Veuillot, whose name since the sup pression of the Univers has been rarely before the world, once more comes forward to claim public attention. He has just published two duodecimo volumes on Rome, which he fancifully calls " Par fum de Rome." M. Veuillot's opinions on the Roman question, and particularly on the temporal power of the Papacy, are well known, but on the present occasion he is so blinded by rage as nct to perceive that the language he uses against all who disagree with him, and of course against all who have contributed to weaken that Power, is calcu lated to injure rath er th an to serve any cause. They are made the object of vituperation far sur passinl anything even he has yet said. M. de Cavour was not merely a moral monster, but a physical one. His head, his features, his bust, his legs, his spectacles, are mocked at ; and Piedmont is sufficiently punished for its crimes by having his statue on her soil. But the person on whom he empties the full vials of his wrath is Father Pas saglia, who, as you are aware, has published a work proving that the temporal power is not a dogma of the Church. When he speaks of the learned Jesuit he actually gets beside himself, and raves like a maniac. "But here," he cries, "is the real infamous wretch, in comparison with whom all others seem innocents. Here is the monster more formidable than fire, worse than the Pagan and the renegade. This is the priestly enemy of the Church—the parricide, the Judas, still wearing the robe of the Apostles, his mouth still full of the Divine mystery. Infamous wretch I We will not despise you; whatever the paltriness of your mind, crime is in your heart, and this crime is too great. May you be accursed for the crime of your heart May you be accursed of the people you have scandalised; may you be accursed of the astonished priest hood throughout the world May the mother that has given you birth curse her womb! May the bishop who or dained you curse his hand! May you be cursed in Heaven! Accursed be you, sacrilegious priest, profaner of the altar, abominable parricide, violater of the most sacred oaths! All that you have betrayed you have betrayed ten times over. It is of you it has been said,—' It had been good for that man if he had not been born.' If you do not repent, may God count your steps in the path of evil, and not forget one of them; may He accumulate upon you the load and the infection of the sins which you cause to be comm itt e d, an d of those which you have remitted I May all the bless ings which you have received, and which you have repudi ated, turn against you; may they fall heavy on you; may they crush you like a sacrament of Satan i May the holy ointment burn you ; may it burn your hands held out for the gifts of the impious; may it burn your forehead round which the light of the Gospel was to have beamed—that forehead which has conceived felon thought s I M ay your stained robe become a robe of fire, acid may yourandmayGodr stole b refuse you itanatyour h asingletare neck pteoaorl ofto as sulphurtemper themillstone n i ardour; t a the neck of B a b y l oß flung This blasphemous raving can only excite disgust among even the warmest partisans of the Papacy. " Our armies swore terribly in 1 landers, bLt nothing to this." Father Passaglia ought to f ee l gra t e f u l judging from th e ' torture in the first afterwards, would p t h r e a e t e t d h i e n r g e , is In, m I n o g s t u i e s x i t q i o u n i s , t f e o r h i nasrtdalnyc esatisfy b n . i v n e g u a i t o h t . e stake THE CIVIL WAR IN 45IERICA. (From the Special Correspondent of the Times.) As to the Burnside Expedition, one does not know what to believe or think. The Southern papers state that an expedition which went out from Roanoke Island on Monday last could not discover the vessels of the expedition in Pamlico Sound. But there is positive intelligence that on the 21st of January (Tuesday last) there were upwards of 100 vessels inside the bar at Hatteras and 25 large steamers outside. What they have been doing ever since no one can tell. No communication had been received from them at Fortress Mon roe. It would seem as if these expeditions were singularly unfortunate or ill-managed. Here is the last of them, fitted out with much care, with elaborate preparations of many weeks, and covered with a cloak of the profoundest secrecy, so that to this moment there is no certainty where it is going, and the enemy will know more on that point than we do. It sails, encounters a storm, and as I write may be exposed to the furious gale which rages here, or which may have swept over it, as we learn there has been no communication between Norfolk and the coast since Monday, in conse quence of bad weather. It appears off the enemy's shores several days before anything is done. 'lhe Confederates are alarmed, but at the same time put on their guard. They are enabled to accumulate troops, t o s t reng then menaced points, to place women and children in safety. Newberne and Roanoke Island get ready for de fence. The militia of North Carolina are called out. By the time the expedition lands the hands of the Confederates will be much better prepared for resistance. Every day wasted bet ween the ar rival of the expedition in sight of land and its descent is of incalculable value to the enemy. But even if they are beaten and driven out of their , what happens ? The victo• rpiaolutrsy Generalsand w oks w r ri writes despatches, issues proclama tions, intrenches himself, feels feebly about for his enemy, rests for weeks inactively, or engaged in petty reconnaissances, makes some weak demon stration which ends in a skirmish, and retires to his intrenched position. I do not wish, Heaven knows, to be a carping critic, but I appeal to any one who knows the facts in the United States themselves to say if that description is not literally true. If the possession of runaway negroes and the seizure of a few villages and some thousands of bales of damaged cotton be the sole object of these expeditions, no doubt they are very successful. But as far as real mischief is done, or the interruption of communications, or the dis traction of the forces, as yet little or nothing has been accomplished by the hundreds of ships, and thousands of men, and millions of dollars, employed in the various Northern armades, from which so much was expected. Gendral Burnside's may prove an exception, and I am not disposed to question the ability of the officer or the conduct of his men. Biloxi, it now turns out, was not occupied. A naval force appeared before the place which was deserted by nearly all but women and children ; a small sand battery was found unmanned, and its 6 -pounders and 9-pounders where taken away, and a schooner laden with lumber (wood) was captured. The town, such as it is, of course, is in the hands of the Fede ralists virtually, for they can occupy it whenever they please ; but it is not intended to use it for an advance inland. There is a report from Southern sources that Cedar Keys, some small islands near the Florida railway terminus, have been occupied little which shows from the Boston et b xh y ap t te h dt e hi t F ei e e sn d os e u r dt a ih l r i e s h t e a s t . se da S sa o gy f a a e i r tn forst sufferedt h it.e news,A gentle man, who has been down in New Orleans, and who received permission " to pass our lines into the United States" from General the Rev. Leonidas Polk, at Columbus, states, through the Cincinnati Gazette, that he found no evidence of Union feeling since General Phelp's proclamation, before which there was some " suppressed" sentiment of the kind be- - - lieved to exist; that the blockade is ouly effective enough to be provoking, and that four vessels ran it to Savannah in one week ; that the Sumter is not a privateer, but a regular Confederate States' man of war; that new Orleans is defended by fortifications and 50,000 men under General Lovell. These state ments always require salt ; but there is no proof necessary to attest the spirit and animosity of the Southern defence. In the North there are dissen with slavery and in asperity as the war continues and the want of a fi si n o a n n s c a e s w t h o ic t hhewmilleannost of di d m e i a n l i i snhg fixed principle is more obvious. As to Congress, it is engaged in providing for the future of a question which is not now on its hands. rather than with the present of the vast problem which lies before it and pre sses on the Un i te d States in the financial crisis. There is no haste to approach the subject of taxation; but every one has something to say fo ~ or against slavery. The banks are by no meens inclined to take the new currency at par. The Boston banks won't touch it ; they are threatened, therefore, with suggestions for the creation of the new national banks to supersede and new bankruptcy laws to crush them. The whole of the United States system seems to depend on the willingness of the people to pay taxes to the extent of £50,000,000 a-year. The constitution places difficulty in the way of party legislation to wards direct taxation, and indirect taxes and customs duties will yield but a small portion of the amount which is required to place the issue of paper on a sound basis or on any basis at all. From all sides comes the demand for money. General Arthur asks for elaborate permanent fortifications and temporary artificial obstructions for the seabo . ard of the State of New York. Local volunteers and artillery companies are suggested ; big guns are demanded. Everywhere Oliver is asking for more. Mars marches with Plutus by his side, and Mr, Chase is bewildered by the claims of the übiquitous monster. On one head he is not so much perplexed, however, and that is in providing for the ten new regiments voted as an increase to the regular army. Do what they could, the authorities have only suc ceeded in filling up two of the new regiments, so that there are eight, which exist only in the nume rals and in the officers attached to them. Notwith standing their experience of the prodigious cost and inefficiency of the volunteers compared with regu lars, the press and the people dislike any increase in the regular army, and there are people who dislike West Point, and believe in Heaven-born generals. The order issued on the occasion of the Federal victory over Zollicoffer in Kentucky is calculated to do good, for there is a void to be filled in the sys tem here, which produces a dead level of indifference, andleats down the zealous and energetic to the stan dard of the lazy and apathetic. It would surprise one very much if the army on being canvassed did not vote by an immense majority for the creation of an order of merit. The men who were at Dranes ville are very proud of bearing the name, though won in civil war, on their colours. The new Secretary of War, Mr. Stanton, proposes to appoint two commissioners to visit the prisoners in the South, to provide for their wants at the ex pense of the United States, as far as may be allowed. He does not appear to apprehend any difficulty in obtaining permission from the Southern authori ties for such a mission, but it is not improbable that the idea will be rendered abortive by the reluctance of the Government at Washington to yield to the requisitions of the Government at Richmond for a proper acknowledgment of its status. Hitherto the informal attempts to communicate for the exchange of prisoners have been frustrated by the rigid re quirements of the Confederate officers, who will not receive along the lines of the Potomac any letters from flags of truce on the part of the Federal autho rities unless they are properly directed to General —, of the Confederate States Army," or to " the President of the Confederate States of America." The Cabinet of Washington is not willing to make such admissions, as they would involve, they con ceive, the recognition to a certain extent of the Con federacy. Colonel Corcoran, who bears himself like a brave man in his captivity, writes from Columbia, in South Carolina, IL a spirit which shows that he thinks the Government should make an effort for the release of the prisoners, and uses some ambigu ous, if not ominous language, in his last communi cation. He says,— " I have never yet been heard to utter a single word of complaint against any action of my Government, nor do I now wish to be classed among the faultfinders, but while many of those who deserted their posts on the battle-field, and ran off from the face of danger to a place of safety, have been rewarded with almost unprecedented promotion I think it ,is due to the officers and men who remained in the per formance of duty faithfully to the last, and thus fell victims to a long imprisonment, that they should receive at least sufficient consideration to relieve them from the most dis agreeable position that men can possibly be placed in. To the men who took advantage of my absence to break up the old Sixty-ninth for the advancement of their own sordid in terest, under the mask of patriotism, I shall have something. to say on a more favourable occasion." Mr. Stanton's proposal receives the sanction of the press, and it may lead to some unexpected re sults. He is obtaining confidence because he is doing something. The whole soul of the North is sighing for " something to be done." But, as yet, there seem few to be found to do it. The new Se cretary has suspended 1,400 appointments recom mended by Mr. Cameron, and the officers will be put on their good behaviour. All measures which smack of vigour make the people think they are getting some value for their money. The difficulties in the way of exchanging prisoners have not been diminished by the actual transfers of captives be tween the North and the South, but it would'give immense satisfaction to the country if an arrange ment could be made for a general exchange. Some hostages are required on both sides. As long as the privateers are under sentence of death here the Confederates will not let Colonel Corcoran and his companions go. • In an able, clear, and temperate letter to the New ork, Tribune to-day Judge Daly argues to de monstration that the Government is bound to treat the Southern privateersmen as prisoners of war, and that it is as cruel as impolitic to delay exchanges of prisoners. He observes, at the conclusion of his excellent argument, that " if the North adds to the horrors of war death by hanging of all who fall into their hands as traitors and pirates, they will leave the South no alternative but resistance, and that even in triumph they will have entailed as the consequence of such a policy the bitter inheritance of maintaining a Government by force over a people conquered but not subdued." The inherit ance is not quite secured, but it will assuredly, when it is gained, be one of the sort called by lawyers "dainnosa," and the tone and temper of the South becomes more bitter every day, judging by language of the press, which now finds free access to the North, and is largely reproduced here. There is nothing more of consequence to record. From Port Royal, Ship Island, Norfolk, the Poto mac, there is nothing new. Some more Lilliputian bales of cotton are expected from Beaufort, and there are 8,000 negroes there whom Gen. Sherman seems to be managing with skill, engaged in useful work and paying for their keep. A horrible war has been raging in the Indian ter ritories and in the Kansas borders between the Con federate Indians and the half breds under Albert Pike and the Federal Creeks, Cherokees, &c., under the Indian leaders Gouges and John Ross. The latter have been defeated with loss and driven out of the country, and it is supposed Ross is killed. The Federal bands under Tennison in that region are marauding in a manner worthy of their allies, destroying, plundering, and burning all before them, and it is intimated that Jennison, who is one of the blackest of Republicans and fiercest of Abo litionists, is now paying off old scores during the Border ruffian troubles. Washington was formerly crowded with contrac. tors. It is observed that they are not so numerous or pressing as of yore, and some of them have been heard to declare they will not enter on any agreement with Government till some chance exists of getting paid in currency. The weather is dreadful all over the country—storms, rain, snow, sleet, frost, and thaw all intermingled. lAN. 27. The i vltelligence of the effect produced by the sur render of Mason and Slidell on the British public was telegraphed, as well as some of the remarks of the London papers. 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The anniversary banquet of the Australian Asso ciation took place last night at the Freemasons' Tavern, and the occasion being also the celebration of the 75th anniversary of the foundation of the Australian colonies, nearly 200 gentlemen connected with or interested in the welfare of our great Southern dependencies were present, including the Duke of Newcastle, Lord Stanley, Lord C. Paget, Lord A. Churchill, Sir J. Pakington, Lord Elcho, Sir R. Murchison, Sir John Dickinson, Sir Charles Clifford, Sir Daniel Cooper, Sir William Holmes, the Commissary -General-in-Chief, General Mac arthur, Colonel Last, Mr. Alderman Salomons, M.P., Mr. Clive, M.P., Mr. Childers, M.P., Mr. Marsh, M.P., Mr. Justice 'Terry, the Hon. J. Stuart Wortley, Capt. Begot, Capt. Clarke, R.E., &c. Sir J. Palmer, formerly President of the Legis lative Assembly of Victoria, presided as chairman. The cloth having been removed, the usual loyal toasts were drunk in respectful silence: The CHAIRMAN then proposed," the Army, Navy, and Volunteers," including the name of Lord Pal merston as the foremost Volunteer to support the military power and dignity of Great Britain. Major-General MACARTHUR responded for the army, and alluded to the fidelity which British soldiers had ever exhibited in the Australian colo nies in the face of extraordinary temptations. _ Lord CLARENCE PAGET returned thanks for the navy, for which service he claimed Lord Palmerston as its best friend in recent times. The connexion between the British navy and our colonies was so intimate and continuous that none but the most cordial feelings of friendship could exist between them ; but he might mention one fact which had not yet been made public, that during the late American crisis the Duke of Somerset and his colleagues had taken ample precautions for the defence of our mag nificent colonial dependencies, and for the protection of the immense amount of property continually pas sing between them and the mother country. (Hear, hear.) He however recommended the Australian colonists to follow the example of Great Britain, and from their ample maritime resources to form a naval reserve, which would be of great service in defend ing their coasts from attack. Lord aciao, on behalf of the Volunteers, who he said were entitled to credit for the sacrifices they had made for the public service, returned thanks for the good feeling exhibited towards them by their colonial fellow-subjects. At the same time, he felt that the origination of a Volunteer force was to be attributed to those colonies which in 1854 not only undertook to perform all military duties, but proposed to raise a regiment for service in the Crimea. (Hear.) Some remarks had been made about a supposed decline in the numbers of the Volunteers in Great Britain, and possibly there was some falling off, but he believed there was no fear of the magnificent array being materially di minished. Some there might be whose zeal had been greater than their means, and who were not able to replace the uniform when worn out, but he hoped that Government would be more generous towards that class, and bear in mind the example of Australia, where the whole expense of uniform and accoutrements for Volunteers was defrayed out of the public purse. (Hear.) The CHAIRMAN then proposed " the health of her Majesty's Ministers." The Duke of NEWCASTLE returned thanks, and expressed his gratification at meeting so many of his fellow-countrymen who had spent much of their lives and devoted many of their efforts to establish the prosperity of the great Australian colonies of Great Britain. He thanked them for the honour they had done to his colleagues and himself by the toast they had just drunk, but he was fully aware that in so doing they only intended to exem plify the intimate connection between the colonies and this country apart from any party preference or predilection, and that the existing Governme nt of the day was recognis ed as a Constitutiona l insti tution which they hono ured and res p ected. The y had been pleased to do him ample justice in his de sire to perform his duties as Colonial Minister as much as possible for the benefit of the colonies. The duties of a Colonial Secretary were now very diffe rent from what they were a few years ago. We had now no discontented colonies. We received now from none of the numerous dependencies of Great Britain a single word of serious complaint, nor a murmur of disloyalty, and that not because dis loyalty was repressed, but because it nowhere existed. (Hear.) In former times a Colonial Sec retary had a difficult task to perform, for he had to rely to a certain extent upon the exercise of his own will. At the present time he had an equally difficult but wholly different task to perform, for he had by patience, by forbearance, and by prudence to influence and modify the acts and intentions of those who now possess the power of governing themselves. But he could say that the benefits of that system were gradually showing themselves in l many ways. If he could no longer, Colonial Secretary, Secretary, order this thing or that thing t o be done, still there was a growing disposition o n the part of enlightened colonists to listen to honest advice iten dered by a Colonial Secretary of State, and n a recent instance, in one of the Australian colonies, point, a money bill, the upon that most delicate Legislature of the colony had yielded to his opini on and had altered the bill in compliance with his sug gestions. (Hear.) Not only was there no disloyalty in any of our colonies, but peace prevailed every where, except in one of the Australian colonies, and of that he would only say that he entertained a con fident hope that, under the influence of the distin guished man who was now called t o govern that colony, peace might speedily be restored and per manently maintained. Some allusion had been made to Canada, and recent events were said to have shown that loyalty there amounted t o a pass i on ; but if so, it was a sober and well re gu l a t e d passion. (Hear.) Th e attitude o f those colonies of North America during the recent crisis was one of the most strik ing events of modern times. When an indignity had been offered to our flag —and it was their flag as well as the flag of Great Britain—the Canadians, without a murmur of dissatisfaction, prepared to meet the probable danger that would follow, and when the Si gnal was given by the Government of ; oa I oa i 0 ) o ) o ) 0 v of for 7ers. and 3 53 ) 27s 0 47s D.-4; s. a. 6 0 4 0 1 6 2 6 3 0 A 6 I 6 [5 6 .4 6 3 0 13. , cli G. ch 3. . 13. •ch 6. . lg. 13. . ..---.• 20. 11. 13. ~ 12. r. 10. I. 13. 28. 13. Stoko k, the sujor iarle s I GO acing mlell treetl 3uttof e, the gad- a of ,ran d' loaf