The Sun. — London, England, 1860-03-17 00:00:00

R OYAL ENGLISH OPERA. COVENT-GARDEN. Under the management of Miss L. Pyne and Mr.W. Harrison. THIS EVENING, Henry Leslie's Operetta Romance of DICK TURPIN. Messrs. St. Albyn and G. Honey; Missse Thirlwall and Cruise. After which, will be repeated the grand Opera, en titled LURL [NE, by W. Vincent Wallace. Messrs.W. Har rison, Santley, Corri, and G. Honey ; Misses Louisa Pyne, Filling', and P. Cruise, Condactor, Alfred Mellon. Doors open at half-past 6—Commence at 7. T HEATRE -ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Lessee; Mr. J. B. Buokstone. THIS EVENING, will be performed the new and original Comedy, in three acts, entitled TIIE OVERLAND ROUTE. Messrs. C. Mathews, Buckstone, Compton, Chip pendale, Mrs. C. Mathews, Miss Weekes, and Mrs. Wilkins. To conclude with PAUL PRY. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mathews. THEATRE -ROYAL LYCEUM.- Sole Lessee and Direatress, Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING will be performed the drama of THE SERGEANT'S WIFE. Principal characters; by Mr. ;Tames Vining, T. Lyon, J. Johnstone, , d. Rouse; Mrs. Keeley (ker first appearance), and Madame Celeste. After which, the magnificent Transformation Scene from KING THRUSIIHEARD. Conchulimr with the new Drama of A TALE OF TWO CITIES, by Tom Taylor, Esq., from the story of that name by Charles Dickens, Esq. Principal characters by Mr. James Vining, Walter Lacy, Villiers, llonse, Forrester, J. Johnstone, T. Lyon, Morton, Palmer, White, If. Butler Clifford, and Fredericks ; Misses Kate Saville, Stuart, Turner , Mrs. Campbell, and Madame Celeste. Commence at 9. fto YAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.- Lessee, Mr. A. Barris. For the Benefit of 3lr. If. Barnett. THIS EVENING, the Comedy of MONEY. Messrs. Geo. Melville, Ryder, Frank Mathews, Widdicomb, 11. Bland, 11. Saker, Garden, Graham ; Misses Carlotta Leclercq, Clifford, and Mrs. Charles Young. - After which, a new Christmas burlesque pantomime, by 11. J. Byron, called JACK TH E GIANT KILLER; or, Harle olin King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. Jack, Miss Louise Keeley—Harlequin, Mr. Cormack - Panta loon, Mr. Paulo—Columbine, Miss Caroline Adams—Clown, Mr. A. F. Forrest. NEW THEATRE - ROYAL, ADELPHI. Sole rroprietor and Manager, Mr. Benj. Webster. THIS EVENING, ICI ON PARLE FRANCAIS, Mr..l. L. Toole, Chas. Selby, Billington, Mrs. Chatterley, Mrs. ER lington, Miss Kate Kelly, and Laidlaw. Atter which, PAPER WINGS, Mr Alfred Wigan, J. L. Toole, D. Fisher, Billington, I'. Bedford, Stuart, C. Selby, Eburne, C. J. Smith, Powell, Romer, Mrs Alfred Wigan, Miss 11. Simms, Miss Kate Kelly, and Mrs Chatterley. Followed by DINORAII UNDER DIFFICULTIES. Messrs. J. L. Toole, I'. Bedford . , Eburne, C. J. Smith, Miss K. Kelly. Doors open at half-past six—Commence at seven. Box- Office open from 10 to 5. No charge for securing seats, nor for bills of performance. All fees to servants of this establishment are strictly prohibited. Acting Manager—Mr. Wm. Smith. ROYAL ST. JAMES'S THEATRE, King-street, St. James's. Lessee, Mr. T. B. Chatter ton. Directress, Miss Wyndham. The nearest Theatre to Chelsea, Pimlico, and Westminster, the Park being open to carriages and loot passengers all hours of the night. Tills E TEN I N CI- the performances will commence with "No. 49." Followed by FIRST AFFECTIONS. Messrs. 11. T. Craven, G. Spencer, and Miss Wyndham. After which the successful burlesque of DIDO. Mesdames Wyndham, Clara St. Casse, Eliza Arden, and Mr. Charles Young. To conclude with MAGIC TOYS. Miss Lydia Thompson, Miss Clara St. Casse. Reduced Prices—Gallery, 6cl; Pit, le. The Box-office open from 11 to 5 daily. Doors open at half-past six; perform • ante commences at 7. ROYAL ST. JAMES'S THEATRE.- MISS LYDIA THOMPSON has the honour to an nounce to the nobility, !entry, and the public, that her BENEFIT, and Last Appearance but Four at the above Theatre, will take place on MONDAY, Marsh 20. Tickets to be had at the Box-office of the Theatre, and of Miss Thomp son, 6, Argyle-street, Euston-road, W.U. CANTERBURY HALL THIS EVENING, LUCUEZIA lIORGI A, (llonizetti). CONCERTS.- Donna Lucrezia Miss Russell. Maffio Orsini Mrs. Anderson. (4ennaro Mr. Henry Herbert. Don Alfonzo Signor Tivoli. Conductor—Mr. Jonghm ans. Comic Vocalists —Messrs. George Hodson (the Irish Come dian and Mimic), W. T. Critchfield, and E. W. Mackney. Several interesting Pictures are added to the Fine Arts Gallery. The suite of Halls have been re-decorated and eautified, and constitute one of the most unique and brilliant sights of the metropolis. The gallery is open from 5 till 11 on Sunday Evening. THE WEATHER,-SUN OFFICE, MARCH 17, 1 60. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHAPE. .54—highest since noon yesterday. 47—lowest this morning and during the night. 56—this day at noon. BARONIETE-30.10. WIND, Westerly ; light, with dull weather, but mild— rain in the night. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. THIS DAY.—Morning, 10h. 10m.—Afternoon, 10h. 55m. To-monnow.-Morning, Ilh. 36m.—Afternoon, Oh. Om. C*l4.?: ;maLc....A4 Irr- 1 4 I . '4 l. 4 '4 ' • JAV ret .7 1 4 (: ; . , f k. 6, 0,2 • n o r • rO-Q4-ti --- TrN;r y •-• • !, THE SUN. LONDON, SATURDAY, MARCH 17, 1860. The Morning Post—no bad authority in French matters—publishes the following with regard to what it heads— " FRANCE AND SAVOY. " This question, if we are not misinformed, stands thus at present : " Sardinia is about to cede Savoy and Nice by treaty to France. " France will then consult the populations as to whether they choose annexation to France, or a separate independence. «' If they select the latter, then Savoy will be constituted an independent State. If the former, the result will he communicated to the great Powers. " In the case of serious disapproval and opposi tion on the part of the European States—which, however, is not anticipated—then France would probably consent to the establishment of Savoy as an independent State ; but these are, as the French say, the eventualities of the future. " ' What is positive is, that France will never consent, under any circumstances, to the retention of what are called 'the French slopes of tho Alps' by Sardinia, enlarged, as she will be; to a Power inferior only to Prussia' Now, if this be the true, or even probable, solu tion of the matter, it looks as if the disapproval of h our Government, backed its it has been by the strong remonstrance e xpressed in both House s o f Parlia ment, may have made NAPOLEON rather hesitate in his design. We infer this the more from the feeler held out to make Savoy an independent State in the event of the populations not choosing annexa tion to France. But tiiis is only the beginning of the end, and the Emperor NAPOLEON may soon find that in his over-haste to secure a trifle he has risked - too much, and in the end precipitated, if he have not missed, his destiny. PROVIDENCE has ordered these things benevolently—that the - strong may provoke a retribution which the weak look upon, in their despair, as beyond the bounds of hope. Mr. KIN GLARE brought the subject before the House last night by. asking the Foreign Secretary whether there was any objection to lay upon the table of the House his answer to Lord Bloomfield's despatch of the 3d day of March, respecting the proposed annexation of Savoy and Nice. He ex pressed a hope that the noble lord would be able to state that the sinister rumours of the last few days were not true, and that it was not the fact that the Emperor of the FRENCH was proceeding to an nexation without consulting the great Powers of Europe, and contrary to the promise which he had made , and which was recorded in the correspon dence upon the table. Nor was Sir R a p EET PEEL mute on the subject. The hon. baronet denounced the policy of the French Government in terms which drew, down the cheers of the house. Th e annexation of Savoy, he observed, was fraught with danger to the neu trality and independence of Switzerland. He had that day received a, telegraphic message from Annecy, assuring him that the country Was agitated from one end to the other, and that the municiralities were perfectly ready to vote in favour of annexation with France, for the simple reason that all' kinds of terrorism were being re sorted to, as in the first Trench Revolution, to excite the apprehensions of the poor, innocent, primitive population. He wished her Majesty's Government to pretest in a loyal, manly, and straightforward manner against this conduct on the part of France. That protest would ring far beyond the precincts of this house, and would rally Prussia, all Germany, and Europe at our side ; for the annexation of Savoy to France would not only affect the future interests of Piedmont, and the future condition of Switzerland, but it was the first step in the con spiracy which had been set on foot against the rights and liberties of every European state. Lord JonN RUSSELL felt himself in rather an awkward sort of a fix, but felt no objection to pro duce the despatch which contained the account of a conversation which Lord BLOOMFIELD had had with Count SCIILEINITZ, the Prussian Foreign Minister, and the French Minister at Berlin. He himself had also held a conversation with Count BERNSTORFF, the Prussian Minister in this country, and he was quite aware that the Government of Prussia entirely agreed in the views which her MAJESTY'S Government took of the quest ion of annexation. IVith regard to Austria and Russia, seeing the length of time that had elapsed since heb ad communicated to those Courts the objec tion of England to that measure, it was certainly matter of disappointment that as yet he had re ceived no information from them as to their inten tions. He certainly regarded as most extraordinary and unprecedented the recent declaration of Count CAVOUR, that, whilst Sardinia would not cede, sell, or exchange Savoy, if the Savoyards were disposed to attach themselves to another sovereign the King of SARDINIA had no objection. It looked as if the King of SARDINIA was not very unwilling to agree to the project of annexation. The position of this country was, therefore, very much influenced by this state of things. Yesterday the copy of a de spatch from M. THOUVENEL to Count PERsiGNY was placed in his hands, which laid the whole case for the annexation of Savoy before her MAJESTY'S Go vernment. That despatch was very temperately written, and abjured altogether the notion of natural boundaries. It stated that the case of Savoy was one of special interest, arising out of special circumstances ; that the position of Italy was changed, and that the position of France was thereby rendered greatly worse. But although it was alleged in the despatch that the question was submitted to the wisdom and equity of Europe, yet, looking at the entire document, he could hardly say that the great Powers of Europe wore consulted, or that it would be by their verdict that the decision would be guided. The whole de spatch, and especially that portion of it which re lated to Faucigny, Chablais, and the Genevois, was of such gravity and importance as to require the most serious consideration, and he should lose no time in laying it, together with his reply, upon the table. " Thus bad begins, but worse remains behind." In fact, our Government, in their too great anxiety to conciliate the Emperor NAPOLEON, have been completely over-reached, and the precious one-sided Treaty has sealed their doom. They have now a foretaste of the truism, " put not thy faith in princes," with a vengeance. But how avert the effects of their misplaced confidence, or retrieve their grave political error ? That is a question re quiring more delicacy than they have bargained for. Their experience of the past does not appear to have taught them wisdom to be wary for the future in their dealings with one who justifies his conduct by the success of his manoeuvres. The game has answered expectation so far, but how far it will be suffered to proceed time only can tell. Let the indignation of Europe be but once aroused from mutual apprehension of common danger, and the star of his evil genius will look very blue in the morning of disaster. We copy the following from the Paris correspon dent of the Times, dated yesterday evening, on the question of Switzerland, touching Savoy, &c. :-- " Amid the general silence of the Governments of Europe on the annexation of Savoy, one State—and that not the most powerful—has raised its voice against that act. Switzerland, remembering, per haps, the stand she made on the Neuchatel, affair two or three years ago, or the memorable courage of less recent date, when she braved the anger of Louis Philippe's Government, and the invasion of her territory by 25,000 French troops, ready to punish her for the asylum she afforded to Prince Louis NAPOLEON in 1838—Switzerland has' belled the cat. I sent you a telegraphic message last night, announcing that Dr. KERN, the Swiss Mi nister in Paris, has deposited in the hands of the French Minister of Foreign Affairs, a protest si: miler to that which has been forwarded to the Sardinian Government. I hope the wires have done their duty, and faithfully delivered their charge. Switzerland, thinking she has cause for uneasiness at the consequences which the abso lute absorption by France of the provinces of Fan eigny, and Chablais would create for her own neutrality and independence, taking her stand upon existing treaties, appeals to the Great Powers who have signed them. She may take her stand, among other things, on the 92d Article of the Final Act, signed at Vienna by the Plenipotentiaries of Austria, Spain, France, Great Britain, Portugal, Prussia, Russia, and Sweden, specifying that ' the provinces of Chablais and Faucigny, and the whole of the territory of Savoy to the north of Ugine belonging to his Majesty the King of SARDINIA, shall form a part of the neutrality of Switzerland, as it is recognised and guaranteed by the Powers ;' the act signed at Paris on the 20th November, 1815, by the Plenipotentiaries of Aus tria, Prance, Great Britain, Prussia, and Russia, declari ng , i nter a li a, that the Powers signing the declaration of the 20th March recognise in an au thentic manner, by the present act, that the :neu trality and the inviolability of Switzerland, and her independence of every foreign influence, are for the true interests of the policy of all Europe ;' and, again, the protocol of the Plenipotentiaries of Great Britain, Austria, Russia, and Prussia, signed at Paris Nov. 2, 18 15, p rov i ding that 'the o f ao line the drawn south territory 'which Switzerland sh a ll b e extended to the ich is to the north from Ugine, comp rehendin g that to wn , to of the lake of Annecy, and thence to the lake of Bourges as far as the Rhone; on the sample princi ples that it has been extended to the provinces o f Chablais and Faucigny by the 92d article of the final' Act of the Congress of Vienna.'" The note which . Switzerland addresses to the Powers who have guaranteed her neutrality will doubtless be fortified by additional arguments. In the meantime I give the terms of the protest to which I alluded yesterday. It is as follows : "PARIS, MARCH 15. "M. KERN, MINISTER Or SWITZERLAND, .TO M. DE THOUTENEL, MINISTER. OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS. " Monsieur le Ministro,—in consequence of a despatch from Berne, I am to inform your Excellency that the Federal Council have addressed to the Government of his Majesty the King of Sardinia a note in which they demand the maintenance of the stipulations of the Treaty of 1.564, confirmed by the Treaty of 1816 between Sardinia and Switzerland, in so far as they relate to the cession of the actual territory of Savoy to another Power.. " I am to add that my Government regards in a particular manner any annexation of the neutralitkad provinces; Cha blaiß, Faueigny, and the Genevois, to another Power, as in contradiction to the stipulations of the Treaties of 1815, which guarantee these provinces, in the interest of Swiss neutrality, as if they were an integrfil part of the Con federation, and declaring' thetthey are to enjoy the neutre.- lily of Switzerland in the same manner as if they belongod to her.' " In the meantime, and with reference to the considera tions which I had tho honour to explain to you in the audience which you were good enough to grant me on the 13th of March, my instructions impose on sue the duty of protesting formally, in the name of the Swiss Confederation, against every measure which may have for object to annex these provinces to France, till such time as the Powers of Europe, to which the Imperial Government has itself de clared that it would submit this question, shall have de cided,--I avail myself of this occasion, &c., "KERN." The Chinese question was again brought forward for discussion on a vote of credit being asked for carrying on the war. Sir DE LACY EVANS, much to our surprise, objected to our resorting to mili tary operations in order to bring the faithless Chinese to a sense of justice for their treacherous conduct. The gallant General has become wonderfully peaceful of late, no doubt from motives of humanity, feeling that he can not join in the fray. We regret this; but we cannot coincide with him. No doubt if the Chinese had acted in the spirit of their professions and had ratified the treaty instead of butchering our gallant men in an ambuscade, there would be nonecessity for the expedition now on foot to vindicate our honour and avenge the loss of our people. But we are bound by every sense of duty and self-respect to convince the Chinese that they have grievously wronged us, " outer Barbarians" though we be ; and that we are resolved to " do or die" in the attempt. We refer to the speeches of Lord JOHN RUSSELL and Lord PALMERSTON for the policy proposed to be carried out—a pacific policy if the Chinese meet us in a temperate manner, but the reverse if other wise much to the horror of the hon. member for Bir mingham. A report of the proceedings at the annual meet ing of the National Lifeboat Institution appeared in our impression of yesterday. The general yearly meeting was held at the London Tavern on Thursday last, and was attended by a numerous and influential assembly. We have often directed the public notice to .the merits of this institution, which pos sesses a claim on our sympathy and active assist ance second to none. Admirable as are most of our philanthropic societies, and great as are the benefits they offer to the sick and needy, there is assuredly none that makes so powerful an appeal to ,the sym pathy of a maritime nation. We have the melan choly certainty of the long number of wrecks and disasters at sea, to prove to us the necessity of its establishment ; we have often the mournful con viction that, had an efficient lifeboat been at hand, when catastrophes occurred, many valuable lives would have been saved ; and we have also the most satisfactory testimony to the efficiency of its management, and the noble courage of its men in the numbers they have rkseued from imminent peril. The report which was read at the meeting by Mr. LEWIS, the able secretary of the institution, was full of interest. It stated that the total num ber of life-boats now in the possession of the society, including those in course of construction, amounts to 101. Mr. LEWIS remarked that though this noble fleet was outnumbered by the navies of Com merce and War, it was the largest life-saving fleet the world had ever seen. The past year, unfortu nately, has been particularly productive of wrecks and disasters on our coasts. During that time, we learn from the printed chart, the number of vessels wrecked on the coasts and in the seas of the United Kingdom was 1,416. Of these 527 were total wrecks, 58 were sunk by collision, 540 were stranded and damaged so as to require to discharge their cargo, and 291 otherwise injured by collision, making the total number reach the vast aggregate of 1,416, and the loss of life, as far as can be ascertained, amount to 1,646. In the case of two wrecks alone, those of the Royal Charter and Po mona, upwards of 800 persons perished in the darkness of the night, without the possibility of assistance reaching them. We are glad to find that JOSEPH ROGERS, the Maltese seaman, of the unfortunate Royal Charter, has received the gold medal of the institution, in recognition of his ser vices, in swimming through the heavy surf to the rocky coast of Anglesey, with a line round him, which was subsequently the means of saving the greatest part of the scanty number who survived the awful catastrophe. It is an honour very rarely bestowed, and, like the other honours of the society, is never granted except when life has been risked in the service of others. When we bear this fact in mind, the list of rewards affords no slight testimony to the heroism of our seamen. "During the past year one gold medal, 20 silver medals, 13 votes of thanks inscribed on vellum, and £l,lOB 15s. 3d. have been granted for saving the lives of 449 persons on the coasts and outlying banks of the United Kingdom. Many of these services have been of the most gallant and noble character, performed at imminent risk of life." The following incident is one of many instances "It should be borne in mind, that the services of a life boat are usually only called into requisition when it would not be safe for any other kind of vessel to approach the wreck. One illustration may be given on this point :—On the 30th January last the ship Ann Mitchell, of Glasgow, was wrecked on Arklow Banks. Several fishing smacks attempted in vain to approach her. The steamer Ruby, bound for Bristol, laid-to for five hours with the view of laudably succouring the crew; but the sea was so very heavy that neither smacks nor steamer could even come within hail of the wreck. Tho Arklow life-boat, belonging to this institution, made her appearance. She nobly ran through the heavy breakers, and succeeded in taking off the whole nine men on the wreck." Mr LEWIS gave the following brief summary of the events of the year : " The lifeboats of the Royal National Lifeboat Institu tion had, at various points of our coasts, been actively called into operation on 61 occasions during the past year. Two hundred and eighteen lives had been saved from 39 wrecks, and five vessels had been assisted safely into port. For these valuable exertions the total sum paid to lifeboats' crews was £733 18s. 9d. On these occasions, and on those of quarterly exercise, the lifeboats were manned by about 4,000 persons. Nearly all the services took place in stormy, weather and heavy seas, and often in the dark hour of the night." The operations of the committee were summed up as follows :-- "Since the formation of the institution, it has expended on lifeboat establishments £36,948 ss. Bd., and has voted 82 gold and 658 silver medals for distinguished services in saving life, besides pecuniary awards, amounting together to £12,759 15s. 3d. During the past year expenses had been incurred on either additional new lifeboat stationsor the re placing of old boats, transporting carriages, and houses, by new ones, repairs, stores, and alterations of beats, carriages, And houses, and for exercising the crews of lifeboats, amounting altogether to £11,120 18s. 34.' This 'great and national work had, however, only been Accomplished by the society incurring liabilities to the extent of a further sum of £3,834. The receipts of the institution from all ,o sources, amounted last year to £11,652115. 6d." s The report concluded by alluding to the satisfac tion which the supporters of this institution must feel in finding its operations so widely extended. Its utility is recognised by all the maritime powers, and many Governments have had lifeboats built under the superintendence of the institution. Some of these boats have already been instrumen tal in saving life on the shores of the Black Sea and Australia. Englishmen residing in distant loca lities also, we are told, frequently send tokens of their approval, and we cannot suppose that Englishmen nearer home will neglect so forcible an appeal to their sympathies and assistance. The real merit of the work rests with— " ' the gallant men who go, In face of death, to seek and save the stranger or the foe." If they are so ready, with the risk of life and limb, in this good cause, surely the public at large need THE SUN," LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH 17, 1860 not be chary of their support. No one who looks at the Wreck Chart of the British Isles, published yearly by this society, but must thrill-at the thought of the stout hearts and sturdy frames that have gone down in the pitiless waters, of the anxious eyes that looked in vain for their coming, of the desolate households and widows and orphans whose dear ones perhaps perished on their own coasts with no hand stretched out to aid them. Surely, when millions are readily voted for the destruction of life and men, taxes readily submitted to, sums of such com paratively small amount should be speedily forth coming for such a purpose. We can only echo the regret expressed by Mr. FORBES, chairman of the Massachusetts Shipwreck and Humane Society, that on looking at the Wreck Chart of the British Isles, in some cases hundreds of miles still intervened between the lifeboat sta tions. It only remains for the public to give effi cient support to the indefatigable labours of the committee, and to prove that the Royal Lifeboat Institution is not only an effort of private benevo lence, but the recognition and fulfilment of the duty owed by a commercial and maritime nation to sailers and seafarers of every clime. WRONGS WHIM CRY FOR REDRESS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR,—Some of the newspapers yesterday, advo cating the objects of the bill "for placing the em ployment of women and children in bleach works under the regulations of the Factories Acts," which I, in conjunction with Lord Ashley, have had the privilege to introduce into the House of Commons, inform their readers that " the second reading" was to take place after Easter. That information is a mistake, and may mislead sonie of the promoters of the measure. I have therefore to request that you will have the goodness to announce that Wednesday next, the 21st inst., has long been fixed for the second reading.—l am, &c., JOSEPH CROOK. House of Commons, March 16. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cam bridge and the Princess Mary honoured the performance at the Royalolympic Theatre withtheir presence last even- The Countess of Caledon arrived at her residence on Carlton-house•terrace a few days since from Osborne. The Countess of Dunmore and family are shortly expected in town from Dunmore-park, Stirlingshire. ller ladyship has taken a mansion on Carlton-house-terrace for a term of years. Lord Londesborough has arrived in town from Grimston, Yorkshire. His lordship will leave town early next week for the Continent. Lord and Lady Wensleydale entertained a select circle at dinner last evening, at their residence in Park - street. Later in the evening her ladyship had an assembly. Lord and Lady Overstone will leave town in a few days for Overstone-park, Northamptonshire. The Baroness de Clifford and the Hon. Mrs. and Miss Russell will return to town on Tuesday next, from Kirby-Mallory, Leicestershire. The record of recent ecclesiastical preferments contains an announcement which we cannot regard other wise than with unbounded satisfaction : it is the appoint meat of the Rev. William Wordsworth Talfourd to the living of Winceby, Lincolnshire. The appointee is the second son of the departed poet and judge, the living is in the gift of the Lord Chancellor. _ _ Air. Cobden is expected to arrive in Paris, from Cannes, on Tuesday next, to meet M. Chevalier and the principal free-traders of France. M. JULLIEN.—We hear that this eminent musi cian, in whose behalf a subscription was being collected, is no more. Ho died, we believe yesterday, in a lunatic asylum in Paris. Exchange quotations from China have been re ceived yesterday, dated Feb. 15. The rate at Hong Kong was 4s. 91d., showing no alteration, but at Shanghai it had receded from 6s. 61d. to 6s. 41d., and was therefore between 2 and 3 per cent. more favourable for this country. Ennis, the steeplechase rider, died on Thursday, from injuries which ho received whilst riding at Coventry on Wednesday. He has left a wife and three young children quite unprovided for. ACCIDENT TO A RACE HORSE.—On returning from Coventry, and passing through London on Thursday, Joskin was run into by a cart, and so severely injured that It is doubtful whether he will be enabled to continua his racing career. THE GREAT EASTERN.—This vessel will now be quickly completed and despatched to sea on her first voyage, the whole of the new capital, in the shape of preference shares, having been subscribed for by the present proprie tors of the Great Ship Company. ROYAL NAVAL SCHOOL, NEW CROSS. Lord Clarence Paget, the Secretary of the Admiralty, has kindly placed at the disposal of the council of this school a naval cadetship for competition amongst the sons and grandsons of naval and marine officers. THE WEST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE.—The Hon. Edwin Lascelles, the chairman of the West Riding magis trates has called a meeting of that body, to be held at Wakefield, on the 23d inst.. " for the purpose of taking into consideration whether it is advisable that the whole West Riding should foim one constituency, as proposed by the intended Reform Bill, 'or should be divided into two sepa rate districts, each returning two members to Parliament." THE LATE FIRE IN CHEAPSlDE.—Yesterday Mr. W. Payne, the coroner of London and Southwark, held an official inquiry in the Court of Common Pleas, Guildhall, respecting the cause of the late calamitous fire which oc curred on the forenoon of the 27th of February last, at 227, Wood-street, city. Several witnesses were examined, and the jury returned the following verdict :—" That the fire was accidentally caused by an explosion of gas from want of proper caution being taken by the Great Central Gas Con sumers' Company's servants." THE LORDS' COMMITTEE ON CHURCH-RATES. — Yesterday the proceedings of this committee and the minutes of evidence were printed. The report has already been published. The witnesses examined this session were the Rev. W. Champneys, Mr. C. Erwin (churchwarden of Rotherhithe), G. Coode, Esq., Sir E. L. Parrott, Bart., Toulmin Smith, Esq., and T. B. Bunting, Esq. The minority in the committee opposed to recommending any measure—virtually the auti-church rate minority—consisted of Lord Stanley of Alderley, Lord Monteagle, and L3rd Lyvedera TELEGRAPH BETWEEN ENGLAND AND INDIA. — The first private telegram between India and England, via the Red Sea route, was received at Lloyd's to-day, dated Calcutta, March 10, thus reducing the communication be tween the chief Presidency of India and the capital of Eng land to a period of six days. 'When the entire line of tele graph wire has been laid the period of communication will be reduced to two days. The telegram referred to was as follows :—" Calcutta, March 10.—Ship Red Gauntlet, bound to London, burnt and scuttled. Some cargo will be saved." Loss OF AN AMERICAN SIIIP.—PLYMOUTH, Friday.—The third mate and 17 of the crew of the Lady Suffolk were landed here this morning out of the Meeklen-; burg brig Mares Berout, Captain Muller, from Constanti nople, now in the Sound. The Lady Suftblk, Captain Lavender, 1,500 tons, belonging to New York, from Liver pool, with salt for Calcutta, sprung a leak forward on Mon day evening last, which increased to such an extent that on Tuesday morning she had 18 feet of water in her hold, and finally sank. The captain ' his wife, and crew, 35 in all, ' took to the boats, in long. 940 W., lat. 49 30 N., and after buffeting about for eight hours were picked up by the Eng lish brig Sappho, bound to Gibraltar. Shortly after the Mecklenburg brig hove in sight, and relieved her of the number landed at Plymouth. WRECK ON THE NORFOLK COAST.—PALLING, Friday Night.—About three o'clock this morning the schooner Eliza, laden with coals, from Shields to London, missed stays in a heavy squall, and while in the act of wearing took the ground, there being much sea on at the lime. The new lifeboat belonging to the Royal National Lifeboat Institution was manned and launched as soon as possible, and proceeded off to the wreck, and after wards brought on shore the ship's crew of seven men. The vessel is full of water, and the sea breaking completely over her. It is, therefore, expected that she will become a total wreck. Although the hour was so early, it was gratifying to observe the promptitude with whisk the lifeboat's crew turned out of their beds to go off to the moue of their fellow-creatures. The National Institution's lifeboat on this station, like all its boats, is in first-rate order and always ready for instantaneous service, as was the case for tunately on the occasion in question. REPRESENTATION OF NORWICH.—The heads of the Liberal party in Norwich held a private meeting on Thursday evening, and agreed to support Sir 'William Russell and Mr. E. Warner as their candidates at the forth coining election of two members for that city. Col. Adair, who contested East, Suffolk in the Liberal interest at the last general election in opposition to Lord Henniker and Sir Fitzroy Kelly, had been solicited to come forward, but he declined to accede to the invitation. The , Liberals express their determination in the event of a contest, to abstain from any corrupt practices, and state that they will prefer to petition against rather than win an improperly con ducted election. It is to be hoped that they will perse vere in this virtuous resolve, and there can be no doubt that many of the most respectable and intelligent members of the party are heartily disgusted with the doings of former years. At present there is no temptation for any improper proceedings, no Conservative candidate having appeared, although rumour has mentioned one or two gentlemen as likely to stand on that side. Sir 'William Russell and Mr. Warner arrived in Norwich yesterday afternoon, and were to address a meeting of the electors last evening at the Royal Hotel. A motion will be made in the House of CoMmons on Monday evening for the issue of two new writs for Nor wich, and in the event of the application being successful, the election will, of course, take place towards the close of next week. GOOD TESTIMONY TO CHARACTER.—There ara husbands who can do justice to the qualities of their wives under any circumstances. A Belgian journal furnishes an example. A woman was lately accused of poisoning, and was on the point of being condemned, when she entreated that her husband should be .called to speak to character. The request was granted, and the husband testified, with superb frankness, that the best proof of the innocence of his wife was his still beinc , alive. "I am persuaded,',' he said, " that if my wife had the slightest inclination for poisoning, she would have begun with me, for she has de tested me most cordially for the last ten years." This evi dence threw the jury into a roar of laughter, and produced the acquittal of the woman, LATEST NEW 8. The following telegrams have been received at Mr. Reuter's office : PARIS, MARCH 17. The llloniteur• of to-day, in its report of the last sitting of the Legislative Body, states that the elec tion of M. de la Ferriere has been annulled. TURIN, MARGH 16. Governor Farini is expected to arrive here on Sunday next. The city was illuminated last night. MODENA, MARCH 16. The result of the voting in the lEmilian pro vinces has been proclaimed, and is as follows : Total number of electors inscribed on the lists 526,258. Number who voted, 427,512. For annexation to Piedmont 426,006 For separate kingdom 756 Cancelled FLORENCE, MARCH 16. A decree has been published convoking the elec toral assemblies for the 25th March, in order to proceed to the election of deputies to the, Parlia ment. CHAMBERY, MARCH 16. The Cmerrier des Alpes announces, upon infor mation derived from an authentic source, that the Ist and 2d Regiment of Dragoons, now stationed at Lyons, have received orders to leave for Cham bery. ZURICH, MARcH 16. The Federal Council has addressed a note to Paris and Turin, protesting against the annexation of Chablais and Faucigny to France, as the treaty of 1816 prohibited the cession of the neutralised dis tricts of Savoy to any other Power than Switzer land. PESTH, MARCH 16. Yesterday about 200 students attempted a de monstration in the churches and churchyards of this city. Several students were arrested. On an attempt being made to rescue them, the police re sorted to their weapons, and wounded several per- SODS. The population did not in any way take part in this demonstration. CONSTANTINOPLE, MARcH 7 (Via MARSEILLES). The Ministers remain in office, the Grand Vizier adopting the programme of his predecessors, who are reconciled with him. He has also undertaken a reorganisation of the law courts. Sir Henry Bulwer has assembled the diplomatic corps, and spoke in defence of the tax on European house rents. The Ambassador of Russia strongly opposed the project, and by his arguments convinced some of his col leagues. M. Ralchinsky, the principal agent of Russian Panslavism, has proceeded to Bulgaria to organise an agitation in that province. A Bulgarian journal, published by Russians, is about to appear at Constantinople. CALCUTTA AND CHINA MAILS. The Taletha and Ripon left Malta for Alexan dria at six p.m. on the 14th and noon of the 15th inst., respectively. The Colombo left Suez for Calcutta on the 9th. The Nubia arrived at Aden, en route to Suez, on the 10th inst. FRANCE. PARIS, FRIDAY. The .Moniteur publishes a report to the Emperor from Marshal Randon, Minister of War, proposing the suppression of the two additional companies which were added to each of the battalions of the foot chasseurs in 1853, thus reducing them to eight companies each, which was their strength from their first creation in 1840 up to the above year. The officers belonging to these companies will be successively replaced in the infantry as vacancies may occur. The change in the battalions now in Italy and China will not be made until they re• turn to France. The report is signed by his Ma jesty in approval of it. By an Imperial decree, M. Michel Chevalier, Councillor of State, has been raised to the dignity of Senator ; M. Riche, member of the Legislative Body, is nominated to succeed him in the former office. By an Imperial decree Generals of Division Count de Grouchy, Morin, Count de Monet, and Mengin Lecreulx, have been promoted to the rank of Grand Officer in the Legion of Honour; and Gene rals of Brigade de Marguenat, Sencier, Baro n Am bert, and Guiod, to that of Commander. BOURSE, March 16.—The opening of the market was buoyant, but the English funds arriving with a fall of the French Rente declined from 68f 15c to 68f. The Mobilier varied from 745 f to 746 f 25c ; Orleans quoted at 1,395 f; Lyons, 895 f; Northern, 927 f 50c ; Southern, 498 f 75c ; Western, 582 f 50c ; Lombard, 536 f 25c ; Austrian, 502 f 50c. The fol lowing are the last quotations : 4i per .Cents..... 95 50 I Credit Foncier 745 Do. end month .. I Belgian 4i . 99 50 3 per Cents. 6B 5 1 Piedmontese (5) Bl 75 Do. end month.... 68 —, Roman — Bank Shares 2805 Austrian Credit Mobilier .. 745 Spanish Threes - Do. Account ..... 745 , Florae Debt 43 75 RAILW AY S. - Cash. Account. Orleans Northern .-... 927 60 .. 925 New ditto.... — 835 Lyons and Mediterranean .. 897 50 .. 895 Geneva 473 75 .. 472 50 Southern s 5Ol 25 .. 500 Western 582 50 .. 582 50 Eastern Sardinian 4OO Austrian Lombard Exchange on London, at sight, paper, 25f. 10c. ; money, 25f. 71c.; three months, paper, 24f. Sac. ; money, 24f 85c. SARDINIA. A letter from Turin of the 13th, in the Constitu tionnel, says :—" The meeting of the Sardinian Parliament will not, it is said, take place until the 12th April, The King intends, when the expres sion of the wishes of the population of the Romagna is made to him in a few days, to deliver a speech in which he will declare that he 'postpones his ac ceptance for the present, adding that negotiations have been opened for the purpose of reconciling those wishes with respect for the rights of the Holy See. Unfortunately these negotiations will not, it is feared, lead to any result. The crisis will, there fore, be only postponed for a few days. The Rus sian Envoy at, this Court has made some remon stances to Count Cavour on the subject of popular sovereignty in general, and particularly with regard to Savoy. The departure of Prince de Carignan for Nice has been countermanded, although every thing had been prepared for his journey, the object of which was to pay his respects to the Empress of Russia. The difference of opinion which is said to have arisen between the two Courts of St. Petersburg and Turin, may perhaps be the cause of the journey being suspended. Perhaps also this act of courtesy which his Royal Highness was about to pay to her Imperial Majesty was considered as being inopportune, and not very pleasing to France, where it must re well known that the Russians, who re side in great numbers at Nice, have shown them selves as the warmest opponents to annexation to France. The annexation of Central Italy to Piedmont is everywhere accepted with the greatest enthusiasm. This great event will be celebrated here by fetes of all kinds. There will be a grand representation at the Theatre Royal, at which the King will be present, accom panied by the members of the Provisional Go vernments, who will come to Turin for the pur pose. At the end of the week his Majesty will, it is said, leave this capital and make a tour in the provinces which have voted for annexation. One of the first acts of the Government as soon as the annexation shall have been declared will be to open a loan of 100 millions, one half of which will be negotiated abroad and the other subscribed for at home," Another letter from Turin of the 13th in the Nord has the following :—" The regiment of cuiras siers in garrison left this morning for Genea,:where it will remain at the disposal of the ministry. lithe vote of Tuscany is in favour of annexation, this regi ment will be ordered to proceed to Florence, and will enter that city on the day the Tuscan Ministry receives the acceptance of the King. The bersag lieri who were at Chivasso, and a regiment of the grenadiers from the garrison at Turin, have left to take up their quarters nearer Emilia. General Fanti, in prevision of the annexation, has just orga nised the army into four corps. Each will be composed of three divisions, two Piedmontese and the third of Central Italy." It may be remembered that some time ago the Tuscan Government, with M. Ricasoli at its head, abolished the concordat concluded on the 25th April, 1851, between the Grand Duke Leopold 11. and the Holy See. The four Archbishops of Tus cany have just published a protest against that act. They defend the concordat on the ground that it did well to set aside what are called the Leopoldine laws, inasmuch as those laws encroach on the liberty of Catholicism ; and they argue that a con vention entered into by two parties cannot be legally terminated by one alone. The Archbishops, moreover, take occasion to express surprise that whilst the liberty to print freely is accorded to all by law, bishops arc—in virtue of a circular dating from 1788—interdicted from transmitting to their flocks the" word of life," not only by means of the press but oven in manuscript. The King of Sardinia has raised the Marquis Orso-Serra, Governor of Chambery, to the dignity of Senator of the kingdom. The Corriere Mercantile of Genoa publishes a letter from Bologna, describing in glowing colours the enthusiasm of the population after the vote. The whole city was illuminated, from the most sumptuous palaces to the smallest hovels. The cries of "Viva PAnnessione ! Viva it Re ! Viva Napoleone 111 !" were incessant. At the theatre the ladies formed a chain with their scarfs all along the boxes amid cheers and cries of " Viva PUnione." Marquis Pepoli was loudly applauded. Another letter states that on the first announcement at Milan of the vote in favour of annexation, all the bells of the city were rung by order of the parish priests. AUSTRIA. A Vienna letter of the 15th says :—M, Leemen thal, shipper, M. Flesch, leather merchant, and M. Schwarzer, wine merchant, have been also arrested. The two last-named supplied the army in Italy with leather and wine. Some of the first houses in Trieste, which took part in the contracts, are also compromised. The trial of the accused will take place at Vienna. Another unpleasant affair connected with the last campaign has recently transpired. A Capt. Bore, who had been discharged from the arthy for some slight misconduct, received a pension from the Emperor's privy purse, and settled at Verona as a civil engineer. He there employed his leisure in making a plan of all the fortifications of Verona, which he communicated to the enemy. For that offence, which was fully proved against him, he has been condemned to death, and is now on his way to this city to undergo his sentence." AMERICA. The following telegram has been received at Mr. Reuter's office : SOUTHAMPTON, FRIDAY. The New York, Southampton, and Havre Com pany's steamer Arago, Captain Sims, has arrived with mails from New York of the 3d inst. for Eng land and France. She brings 107 passengers, 200,000 dole. for Eng land, and 452,309 dols. for France. ----- STATE OF MIRE. LEICESTER.—There is a full average amount of business doing this week in the regular hosiery branch. The fancy dep ar t men t i s qu i et, and b ut little shipping doing at present. The operatives, however, are generally employed, and the aspect of our market is healthy. Worsted yarns are dull of sale, but there is no pushing of stock in the mar ket. The mills are fully employed. Wools are firm, but purchases are only made for present re quirement. —Leicester ,Tournal of yesterday. NOTTINGIIAM.—From various causes our trade continues dull. The long winter and present cold weather tends to check home demand. The unset tled political aspect of affairs on the Continent in fluences the German trade. We cannot at present see much prospect of any great increase in demand, and recommend great caution both on the part of machine-holders and manufacturers, as nothing but the very high prices of both silk and cotton can keep up the present rate of goods. It is gratifying to be able to state, in the midst of the depression which continues so long to afflict tho lace trade, that the hosiery manufacture pursues its quiet and prosperous course, affbrding the manufacturer a fair share of profit and remunerative employment for the working people. _Nottingham .Journal of yesterday. VACANCIES, APPOINTMENTS , 4 - e• Foreign Departme Mr. Henry Lockwood has been appointed paid attaché at Constantinople, and passed his examination. War•office : Mr. W. T. F. Gamble has been appointed a clerk in the Royal Gun Factory, and passed his examination ; Mr. Geo. Arthur Boyle has been appointed to a temporary clerkship in the Quartermaster -General's office, and passed his examination. The Admi ralty : Mr. Arthur Townsliend has been appointed a temporary clerk in the Department of the Direc tor of Architectural and Engineer Work, and passed his examination. Law Department : The office of one of the Barons of the Exchequer has become vacant by the death of Baron Watson. National Debt office : The assistant-comptrollership of the National Debt-ofliee has become vacant by the death of Mr. James Higham. General Post-office : Mr. Owen, chief clerk, has been appointed postmaster of Ches ter, in the room of Mr. Wm. Pali; retired on super fannuation ; Mr. W. Erie Piper has been app o i n t e d clerk at Oxford ; Mr. Ralph Boyle has been ap pointed clerk at Liverpool; Mr. Thomas Trowsdell has been appointed clerk at Limerick. Copyhold Inclosure and Tithe Commission : Mr. Edward Tat tershall has been appointed second class clerk, and passed his examination. Customs : Mr. Thomas J. Graham, third clerk, has been promoted to be second clerk at Glasgow, vice Henry Brown, deceased; Mr. George Wigmore, fourth clerk, has been promoted to be third clerk at Glis gow ; there are two clerks on probation at Glasgow; there is one vacancy at Glasgow. Inland Re venue—Excise branch : Mr. Richard Smerdon, officer of Westport division, Galway collection, has been appointed to Bridgwater second division, Taunton collection ; Mr. John Grafton Walker, officer of Deeping Ride, Grantham collection ; Mr. John Brett, officer of Hawick division, Haddington collection, has been appointed to Leven second division, Perth collection ; Mr. John C. Hawkins, officer of Ayton division, Haddington collection ; Mr. Robert Lloyd, officer of Hamilton division, Linlithgow collection, has been appointed to Ayton division, Haddington collection. Ireland : The Lord-Lieutenancy of Londonderry has become vacant by the death of Sir Robert A. Ferguson, Bart.— Civil Service Gazette. • The first journal ever published in Morocco has just appeared. It is printed at Tetuan, in the Spanish lan guage, and is distributed gratuitously. It bears the name of the _Echo of Tetuan. It gives a favourable account of the mode of living at Tetuan. The Moors, who are natu rally generous, give up their rooms and furniture to the Spaniards, treating them as visitors and allies. The town is very animated, and will, it is expected, soon become a place of some importance. A printing-office and a lithographic establishment has recently been formed for the first time in Greenland, and a work published by it has just made its appearance. A German journal in mentioning the fact says :—" It is en titled the Kaladit Okalluk,tualliait, and is a collection of legends written and printed by natives in the Greenland language with a Danish translation. The work is embel lished with twelve engravings on wood executed by a native (the Greenlanders are skilful in such work), and contains also eight national songs with words arid music, and alto gether forms a work as interesting as it is original." GROUND RENTs.—The effects of an earthquake. ELECTION COMMITTEES. TIIIS DAY. BERWICK-UPON-TWEED. This committee, consisting of the Hon. F. Peel, chair man, Lord R. Cecil, Mr. G. Hodkinson, Mr. R. Long, and Sir J. Ogilvy, reassembled this morning. Sir F. Slade and Mr. Clerk were counsel for the peti tioners, and Mr. Phinn, Q.C., and Mr. Wordsworth were for the sitting member. The scrutiny of the respective number polled for Idr. Majoribank, 305, and Mr. Hodgson, 301, was further Pro ceeded with. Mr. Lowry, land-agent to Mr. Hodgson, was examined by Mr. Phinn, who endeavoured to prove that sum of money —viz., £2oo—was drawn from the bank at 12 o'clock on the day of election by a person named Henderson, a friend of witness's, in order to purchase the votes of the freemen in favour of Mr. Hodgson. The witness stated that Olt sum of money was certainly drawn from one of the banks, but it was for commercial purposes, and certainly not for the bribery of electors. Mr. Hodgson never knell anything of the transaction, and for all he knew did no t know of it now. It was not at all connected with election matters, and therefore he had not mentioned the fact to hirq• He had been objected to as a voter a . few years ago, but the distance between his house and the town of Berwict had been measured, and found within the distance. Mr. Clerk, for the petitioners, then objected to the vote efs person named Bohill, and was stating the case to the cony mittee when our reporter left. BEVERLEY. This committee re-assembled this morning, Mr. T. WI Evans in the chair. Counsel for the petitioners, Mr. Sergeaii Piggott ; and for the sitting member, Sir F. Slade. The petition against the sitting member, Mr. Walker/ alleged bribery, treating, and undue influence. The evidence on the part of the petitioners being clos' Mr. Sergeant Piggott addressed the committee, and said he felt certain they would agree with him that he had falli substantiated the allegations in the petition. Sir F. Slade, fur the sitting member, contended the pet' tioners had altogether failed to prove any connection between the acts of certain parties on the polling-day; and, even if the committee should be of opinion that I%l l ' kins, Kempley, and Vickers had been bribed, there was ao evidence to prove that they had ban so by the acknoir ledged agents of Mr. Walker. No decision had been announced up to the time of out going to press. LA TV INTELLIGENCE.—(77iis Day.) COURT OF CHANCERY. (Before the Lord Chancellor and Lords Justices.) EARL OF TYRONE V. THE MARQUIS OF WATERFORD. This is a special case under Sir George Gurner's Ac t ' framed with a view to obtain the opinion of the Court upot the will of the late Marquis of Waterford, who died 111 March, 1859. The will is dated in August, 1552, and is i ll the following terms :—" I, Henry, Marquis of Water' ford, make the following will :—I leave Ford Castle . and all lands and property belonging •to me in the county of Northumberland, to my wife Louise Anne , Marchioness of Waterford, for her life. And 1 desire tha t her jointure shall be paid out of toy property in the counts of Northumberland. I desire that my debts and interest upon them may be paid out of the income of my Irish pro' perty. I leave to my sister Sarah, Countess Talbot, £I,OOO a-gear for her life, to be paid out of the income of my Iris ) property. If my wife have a child by me I leave t ° the said child all my property of every kid , except my wife's life interest in my property ' the county of Northumberland, and except the Coma° r Talbot's life interest of £l,OOO a-year in my Irish propertl, In case my wife have children by me, I leave my Irish pre; perty, subject to all charges upon it, to my brother, Lot' John Beresford, and his children in succession. And t t/ case my wife shall have no child by me at her death, I lertc a all my English property to my brother, Lord John Berss,; . ford, and his children in succession. I leave to my wifol° my plate, jewels, and money, which may stand to O f , credit at Messrs. Coutt's on the day of my dea th.' The Marquis died without issue, and his brothe l John succeeded to the title. The present ra°, l t' : quis has four children, all of whom are under age -- plaintiff is the eldest. The suit is a family one, and the question asked to be solved by the court is, first, what ill ;• threat has the present marquis's children ; do they WO entitled to have a freehold and chattel real of the late 10:: quis under the words—" to my brother, Lord John De c o ford, and his children in succession ;" and, second, whet il t , the children and wife have a portion of the personal eSt s ei (other than chattel real) in the plate, jewels, and 1011 belonging to the testator as specified in his will. „pt. Mr. Lloyd, Q.C., resumed and concluded his arguo'ere Mr. Farnell, Mr. Selwyn, Q.C., and Mr. Hawkins also heard. ivas The Attorney-General, Sir Richard Beth°l.l, being heard when we went to press. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.--Th is Day. MARLBOROUGH STREET. SUSPECTED ROBRERY OF GOLD AND SILVER IVATC IO , S : George Cousins, address refused, general dealer, JO': Silvester, 3, Sheffield-street, Lincoln's-inn-fields, havlreii" and Thomas Perkins, a barman, Clement's-lane, S triu" were charged before Mr. Bingham with having possession two gold and two silver watches, a gold ell ai/4 1 and two rings, supposed to be stolen. Pr e y Sergeant Jay, 9 C, said that about 5 o'clock on the Pr ous afternoon he saw the prisoners in conversation in O r s ; dour-street, and after watching them for some time he le Cousins give Silvester a watch, and after Silvester Ilte looked about to see if anybody was watching, he Nventill a pawnbroker's and came out again. They all separated' 4l/ rejoined, and Silvester then went into Harrison's, the VI broker's, and on coining out they all, walking apart, I ce into Oxford-street, where they again joined in conversst i°l3 :f Perkins then went into a pawnbroker's, at the cortlerj, Adam and Eve-court, and he (Jay), having got assistar'd took the others into the shop where Perkins was, and vil ie ; a silver watch and gold chain were lying on the cottli'i in their lie asked whore they got the watch and chain from, e l : o Cousins said, " It's my property." Ho then asked i fy if had any more, and he said, " Yes, two." He told ther ll 4 they did not satisfy him how they got the watches/ P e should take them into custody, and he did szi. On search' them, he found two gold watches and one silver sc atc i l l £l2 13s. 7d. in money, and 23 duplicates, relating to ej and silver watches, on Cousins ; on Silvester, a diareljd ring; and on Perkins, the silver watch and chain 09 1 , 6 in pledge. Cousins refused his address, and Silvesteri father said he came in at all hours, and he did not how he got his living. He ;(Jay) suspected the prop e' was all stolen. Cousins said he dealt in such thingo, and bought thel° at Debenham's sal" rooms. A - •gly - td h shoal" all, but W oo Mr. Bingnam sai, Le should remand theta take bail for Perkins and Silvester. SUNDAY TRADING. A bill to amend the laws relating to the sellit!l and hawking of goods on Sunday within the metl politan poli ce di s t r i c t an d Cit y o f Lo n don A t l i t y liberties ther eo f, b roug ht i n t o th e House of Lo 0 by Lord Chelmsford, has been printed. It penalties for selling, offering, and exposing gov"; for sale, and for delivering meat, fish, and poult o so and gives power to police-constables to seize g r hawked or exposed for sale in certain cases. P e e vents are saved from the operation of the act. l e o provisions of the eat are not to apply to selling, offering, or exposing for sale of any Y" f • dicine, drug, or other article for medicinal r t ' o r, poses ; nor to the selling, offering, or exposing ' o f sale, without public cry, of any meat, fish/ 130 poultry before the, hour of nine o'clock in . 1 „,, morning ; nor to the selling, offering, or expoo'; for sale or hawking or crying any milk or cre e t : er before the hour of ten o'clock in the morning or o ,l `, the hour of one o'clock in the afternoon ; nor to t, t selling, offering, or exposing for sale, witbv e ; public cry, of any fruit or pastry, or of any 101 0 1 rage which may by law be ordinarily sold with ° l3 , license, before the hour of ten o'clock in the m ee r , ° , t ing and after the hour of one o'clock in the off noon ; nor to the selling, offering, or exposing. e r sale, without public cry, of any periodical pubp,a tion before the hour of ten o'clock in the more lo; and after the hour of one o'clock in the afterno, ° nor to the exercise of the ordinary and lawful I P 9 , ness of a cook-shop, coffeehouse, or eating/ I ° l- 1 r keeper before the hour of ten o'clock in the 1 ing or after one o'clock in the afternoon ; nor t°4 exercise of the ordinary and lawful business p, baker, licensed victualler, or keeper of and l oe ti tavern, hotel, public-house, or other house lioe o for the sale of beer or of exciseable liquors. he COUNTERFEITING TRADE MARKS.—A large vrP., 03, sa le customer from London walked into the warehl e 'r 0 one of our leading button manufacturers. A ineil.„" r th e the firm who was in attendance held out his hand friendly_ t' greeting that usually preceded business Il e %see' tions. To his great surprise this was indignantly re'aia The customer then threw down a parcel ofbuttons, e 'i, the manufacturer whether they were not made "_,"d o ° l The buttons, the card on which they were placed , v'i l d tb papers in which they were wrapped were examined, A A , o name of the firm was found to be stamped oe the back the buttons; the name and a sort of escocheon useuvoijob trade mark werq printed on the wrapping PaP er c i 01 was of the same colour and quality as tha t use 01 was The customer then explained the huge e a & his indignation ; he had purchased those at W %loader the prices he had been paying directly to the , _ iv ia facturer, whomhe accused of a breach of faith in sue other dealers at a lower price. This was at once dew denial. A further examination of the buttons 5 I wthat t.l the manufacturer offered to show his books in pro:f of some were pulled to pieces, and then it was seen os( a 1 , were only imitations of the articles they wero . ;:_yy tin t e a % e I)c—that they were of inferior quality in ever I ' 5l ternal appearance; but the imitation them- f r it tea manufacturer himself was at first deceived by ther investigation proved that the buttons wa de from the continent, and that they were probauu Belgiurat-13irmipghant .Post. w as Se close Or' no hay £7] X4l. der: wer Bar bees pris to t: last prep Low i 1 ] been the Wes Soul cesti Cale Ex e have have Greg dull Esc] Ditti Ditt( B .n 7 B uei Di bier Di Spay Pi 1)i Di Tur] Di 1)i Di V en Dat( Di ligh ton nnin and Arr naiL steel lian Um , Liv froi fro] fro] fro] Ca Ca Ch `-~-~.