The Sun. — London, England, 1858-04-29 00:00:00

TIER MAJESTY'S TB.EATRE.— Titiena, Ortolani, Giuglini, Aldighieri, Vialetti, and Belletti. FL will DES CHAMPS. Ou Saturday next will be produced an entirely new Ballet, entitled FLEUR DES CIiAMPS, in which Madlle. Pocchini sufitain the principal part. To be preceded by Verdi's Opera, LA. TR.A.VIATA., in which Madlle. Piccolomini will ;Oda T ue sday, May 4, IL TROVATO RE. Mad le. Titiens will appear for the first time as Leonora, in' The Trovatore ;' and Madlle. Alboni will make her first appearance this season Amlcen a. Signor Giuglini will sustain the part of Man- rico. Thursday, May 6 (Extra Night), IL TROVATORE. On 'both evenings, favourite Ballet, in which Mad lle. Poe. chilli will appear. A limited number of boxes have been reserved to the pub' lie, price 21s. and 31s. 6d. each, which may be had at the lion-office at the Theatre, R ER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. Titens, Ortolasi, Giuglini Vialetti, and Belletti. THIS EVENING, THURSDAY, April 29, LES HUGUENOTS. Valentina, Meddle. Miens; Raoul di Nangis, Signor Giuglini. Te conclude with the new Ballet Divertissement, by M. Mascot, entitled OALISTO ; OU, LE RENVOI DE L'AMOUR. The principal parts by Madlles. Pocchini, Annette, Pas quale, Morlacehi, Bioletti, F. Brown, La Petite FhiliPes and M. Caron. A limited slumber of Boxes have been secured to public. Price 21s and 31s 6d each, which may be had at the the Box Ofilce at the Theatre. The Opera will commence at half-past 7 o'clock. /THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET, Lessee--Mr. J. B. Buckstone. MS EVENING to commence at Seven o'clock, with Sheridan Knowles' comedy of THE LOVE CHASE. Con dame, Mos. Charles Young ; Widow Green, Mrs. Wilkins. After which a Classical Extravaganza, entitled PLUTO AND PROSERPINE. Followed by JACK'S RETURN FROM CANTON. Concladirig with MY HVSBAND'S GHOST. orohotra , Stalls (which may be retained the whole of tit even ing). ss. each. (No charge for booking.) Tirst Price. s. (1. Second price. s. d. *rem Boxes 5 0 Dress Boxes 3 0 Upper Bens— .... ..... .. 3 0 2 0 U pper Boxes 2 0 0 Pit Gallery 1 0 Gallery 0 6 R OYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE Proprietor, Mr. Charles Kean. THIS EVENING will be presented the new farce entitled THE STOCK EXCHANGE ; or, The Green Business, After which, will be revived 'FAUST AND MARGUE RITE. Mephistophiles, Mr. C. Kean. To conclude with the new farce, entitlei SAMUEL IN SEARCH OF HIMSELF. T HEATRE ROYAL, AD EL PHI Lessee—Mr. Ben. Webster. THIS EVENING will be presented the drama o LIKE AND IJNLILE. After which, a new operatic spectacle, THE CALIPH OF BAGDAD. The characters by Mr. Rolfe, Paul Bedford, J. Bland, and Misses Rolm, Keeley, and Arden. To conclude with the sketch of WELCOME, LITTLE STRANGER. Mr. Wright, Mr. Paul Bedford, &c. STRA.ND THEATRE.—Lessee andDirectress, Miss Swanborough.—This Evening will be presented the COUNTRY SQUIRE, supported by Messrs. Emery, Belford, Charles, P. Seymour, Meagreson, Misses M. Oliver, M. Ternan, Portman, and Messrs. Selby. After which, the new burlesque of FRA. DIAVOLO ; or, The Beauty and the Brigands./ Fra D,avolo, Miss Swan borough ; Beppo, Mr. C. Young. Followed by a new Farce, YOUR LIKENESS, ONE SHILLING. Messrs. Charles Young, Ray, and Miss M. Ternan. CANTERBURY HALL, Westminster-road.— OPEN EVERY EVENING.—The follow ag company of Vocalists are engaged for the performance of selections from all the popular OPERAS, MADRIGALS, CHORUSES, GLEES, D UETS, &c., viz. : —Miss Russell, Mrs. Badzey, Miss Brinell, Miss Ray, Madame Bartoletti, and Miss Montague; Herr F. Jonghmans, Mr. Renshaw, 3. Jones, J. Barker, W. Melling, Senor Antonio, E. L. Hime, Mr. Badzey, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Bell, and Mr. Bernard ; Messrs. T. Maclagan, W. T. Critchqeld, John G. Forde, and E. Mackney. Piagoforte, Mr. Cecil Hicks ; harmonium, Master Williams ; Director, Herr F. Jonghmans. Commence at Seven o'clock precisely. Sappers, &a., until twelve o'clock. Mr. AUGUSTUS BRAHANI will appear every Evening. Mr. WOODHOUSE (by permission of Ch irles Kean, Esq ) will have the honour of introducing, every evening, his highly successful Performance on the new REGULATION DRUM. THE WEATHER—SUN OFFICE, APRIL 29. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 63—highest since noon yesterday. 50—lowest this morning and during the night, 58—this day at noon. BAROMETER, 21.57—a fall of nearly half an inch since yesterday. WIND, variable from W.N.W. to W.S.W. ; with cloud' , weather and sunshine. There was heavy rain in the night HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. TUTS DAY—Morn., 34 min. aft. 2—Even., 51 min aft. 2 To-hionßovi—Morn., 6 min. aft. 3—Even., 23 min. aft. 3 %...„ 4.7 k i..ix , ...5 , „;,,,_-_, k ,- ~ e, vecii-l-v, - ;vr - , ,, §:nit i) r -,,,_...:,:,.....„,_,,-, ,---, , t,,.,..„,_,____-.....,,,„ _ LONDON, THURSDAY, APRIL 29, 1858. ambition—ambition of doing something showy— can use no more dignified word—has the House something which should be remembered as Lord of Commons been hindered from sending up the JOHN'S works combined, perhaps, with a pettish Bill, whih it a pproves, to another place. When a aversion to seeing the smallest real improvement question in w hich much more than half the con. in our representation effected by any other hand stituenoies feel a personal interest has obtained than his own. this position, the Lords must soon yield. They may reject, with ignominious obstinacy—an ob - The Oracle shouts aloud " to Reformers, stinacy Radicals, and Chartists to come o n with all their for which they will soon smart—the an crotchets—because there is now no Government." knowledgment of Jewish Rights. The injured We call upon them, too, to come forward, ment. but it b are so few that the raveescendants of the Nor is because there is no sham Re f orm Govern mans can venture a tilt a t the poor Israelites and The Times is right enough in its advice ; but, keep their saddles still. They will find it quite like the oft-quoted judge it should not g ive its another thing to fight it out with those who hold , reasons. Reformers will do well to make their the keys of office. Office-holders must please the h ay w hile the sun shines ; but it shines becaus® constituencies of England, and the Rouse which represents its own members only, will find that it an obstructive sham L iberalism no longer beclouds it. We have assuredly now no Government, must give way to the House which represents the w hich a year ago promised a Reform Bill ; which nation, and which really chooses the Government obstructed Mr. LOCULE KING last year for that of the day. Lord DERBY'S promise that the reason ; which promised it again last Christmas ; Church-rate Abolition Bill should be thrown out and which now, when asked for a bill that was a in the House of Lords is idle talk. What care third time promised after Easter, replies, we had the Abolitionists about a campaign or two, and none—a Government which has traded for some it will not be more, with their Lordships ? Let two years on a professedly large capital of Reform, the Peers fight ; the electors of England know and which, when wound up, had literally no also how to fight. We shall have all the better a Reform assets whatever 1 To restore trade to Reform Bill when it is seen that we require a soundness, it seems to be necessary to shatter the more Radical House of Commons to carry out the accommodation bill firms ; and to let honest nation's wishes. And very soon we shall hear Reformers have a chance, it is equally neces- again of relieving the Right Hon. Fathers in GOD sary to get rid of Reform Ministers who of their duties as obstructors of all popular w °s have not a single reform project in their desks. Yes, we too say, " Now's your time Reformers, Radicals, Chartists ;" but we say so because insincere Reformers are learning in oppo sition to bid for the support of honest men by honest performance of their promises. Of the equity of enfranchising the class of per sons in counties, parallel with the class which cures. We incline, moreover, to the opinion that he independent Liberals have made up their minds. They can and they w : render impossible the election of any Government for any length of time that will not make Cabi net questions of Church-rates and Jewish Eman cipation. And we must say they are right ; they have had patience enough. The two measures may not be of the highest moment in regard to the pecuniary interests involved, or to the num possesses the franchise in boroughs, there can be no doubt. And if the parallelism be on the basis of rental or rating, it is undeniable that the same rent in the counties represents a higher class than in the towns. The contrast, indeed, between the very numerous voteless tenants of good houses in the counties, and the ten-pound electors in towns is too ludicrously glaring to be defended for a minute. Mr. DISRAELI feels this, and therefore falls back upon his old argument of the inequality of town and county representation. Half a million county voters return but one hundred and fifty or sixty Members ; less than half a million borough voters return three hundred and thirty Members—therefore, says Mr. DISRAELI, if you extend the county franchise you make the disproportion between electors and representatives yet more unfair. But no one knows bett©r than Mr. DISRAELI that this is a mere piece of ingenious special pleading. The great injustice is, that tens of thousands of most respectable persons in the counties are deprived of a vote, while their infe riors in towns have one. How is this injustice remedied by Mr. DISRAELI'S' theory of propor tions ? Each of these persons would tell him that the exclusion was an infinitely worse injus tice than any disproportion ; that that could be talked of afterwards. The first thing is to admit those deserving of it within the pale of the con stitution. If, however, Mr. DISRAELI really wish for equal electoral districts, or for very large constituencies and members proportioned to them, we should be quite willing to go into that ques tion with him. London, Manchester, South Lancashire, and Yorkshire, W.R., would also by no moans object. One condition only is wanted, that which Mr. DISRAELI himself told the electors of Marylebone was an essential to an honest re presentation. We have a strong suspicion that Mr. DISRAELI still believes it to be so. The Ballot has not changed its relation to honest voting, although Mr. DISRAELI'S position may have changed. Let Mr. DISRAELI reassert his old position, let him emancipate the counties by the Ballot, and we are quite prepared to adjust representation to members throughout England. ber of persons affected ; but they have become the testing demands of liberalism, and Liberals will make themselves contemptible if they refrain longer from enforcing them. The language of Mr. ROEBUCK and of Mr. BRIGAT is now decided. They will tolerate shuffling no longer; it is, there fore, for the three leaders, who are struggling to keep or to obtain the good things of office, to choose their own course. The advanced Liberals will mako footballs of any Government which will not enforce the will of the Commons on the Lords —in regard to these two points, at least. Last Tuesday's debates must convince all ob servant men that the abolitionists have it. They are too numerous to permit the success of any compromise. Three precious offers are now before the House, but the whole party of compromisers are in a considerable minority, as comparel with abolitionists, and this minority is at war with itself. What can be their hope ? The House of Lords—of Lord Bishops—perhaps ; we need not repeat our warning. Mr. PULLER would assess hereditaments legally liable at present to Church-rates, in the way of a rent charge on the proprietors. We wish him joy of his battle with In another part of our impression we give a leader from the Morning Star, which is well worthy of perusal. It points out the real differ ences existing between the various sections of the Opposition, and the great difficulty, if not impos sibility, of Lords PALNIIMSTON and Jorrer RUSSELL working harmoniously in the same Cabinet, or the parties of which they are the recognised leaders, pulling together while one is enjoying the sweets of office, and the others wasting their sweetness on the desert air. The noble Lords have respec tively tripped up each other's heels on several occasions. The summary dismis sal from the Foreign-office in December 1851 was summarily avenged early in 1852, on the Militia Bill. The overthrow of the ABERDEEN Cabinet, of which Lord PALMERSTON' was a lead ing member, through the instrumentality of Lard JOHN, was recompensed by the hint that his resig nation, after the Vienna mull, would be gratefully received and thankfully accepted. Both the political gladiators are now watching each other's movements with grim ferocity, and , either would infinitely prefer Lord DERBY to his immediate rival. the luif of the population, composing the most influential towns in the kingdom, which have thrown off the impost already. However, a mino rity of 54 against 317 must have satisfied the worthy Membsr that a rent-charge would not suit many besides borough Members. Then came Mr. BUITON, he of the Isle of Wight. A Quaker, we believe he should be, but he seems now to quake, chiefly for the Church which seized the goods of his immediate ancestors, and he would, in , " some parishes," odd legislative phraseology that, lay - an additional charge on the tithes, to make ' matters, if passible, pleasant I Tithe-payers, how ever, grumbled so much at the very mention of the thing, that poor Mr. BUXTON was fain to What wisdom is learned in adversity ! Lord Jour? RUSSELL, the old, the relentless opponent of "bit by bit Reform," the introducer of, we forget how many, cimprehensive Reform Bills, Lord JOHN litussEnn, in the cold shade of Oppo sition, was found, on Tuesday night, arguing quite in our own Radical style, not only for introducing Mr. LOOKS KING'S Bill for extending the county franchise, but in opposition to Mr. DISRAELI, for " bit by bit Reform," as distinguished from his favourite wholesale Reform. In opposition to Mr. DISRAELI, and not to be outdone by Lord PALMERSTON, as represented by Mr. LABOUGHERE, --yes, that is the secret. But, for the necessity of conciliating the Independent Liberals, and of differing on Reform from a Conservative Govern ment, Lord JOHN would have been the last of men to consent to a proposal which, if 3UCCOSS fuI, would abstract from his future Bill, should he ever have the chance of introducing one, one cf its most important points. Lord JOHN is, we acknowledge, in favour of extending the county franchise. He has every reason to be so, for it Sundry soi disant Liberal journals are clamour ing at the postponement of the factious op position which they are so anxious to see inaugurated. The Palinerstonians are pining after " the loaves and fishes." They cannot observe even common decency under the painful privations they are enduring. Their howlings are truly deplorable. The Times, that from the very commencement, has strained every effort to displace the Government, declares that as yet there has been no reason to complain of anything unfair or factious ; but it is manifestly striving with all its energies to produce an entire change in that respect. And it is followed, sed ,longo intervalio, by others of inferior rank. Not only are the Itussellites, but the large body of independent Liberals, completely ignored. It is gravely assumed that Lord PALMERSTON is the acknowledged leader of all who have not assumed the Derbyite cockade. The true Liberals would infinitely prefer Lord DERBY to Lord PALMERSTON; should he iatroduee bad measures, which they cannot approve, they wilt oppose them, but tem perately and fairly. They will certainly not join in any factions the object whereof is toeonfera v irtual dictatorship on the Noble Viscount, and to bring in his train CLARENDON, an d CLANRIC A EDE, LEWIS, WOOD, an d with GREY, LABOTJOHERE, and PANMERE, and the others who constituted the late Government. Any consummation would surely be hotter than that. No Cabinet can be constructed of the effete materials : there must be the introduction o f new and more vigorous blood. If the Whigs again hope to grasp the reins of power, they must consent to a very considerable enlargement of the family circle. withdraw his amendment. Last came Mr. LYGON, wishing to free Dissenters from payment of a Church-rate ; if they would but label them selves nonconformists, and leave the unlabelled under the vestry harrow. He could, however, gain no consideration at all, and had b give up, and try his luck another time. Now, really, we cannot conceal our disgust with all this paltry contention about a few thousand pounds-314,0001. being the outside of what is now collected. Well—deduct what is raised to pay the interest of borrowed money, which the aboli tionists are all willing should be collected, till the principal is wiped off—deduct also the amount now raised for other purposes than repair of the fabric of the church ; and the sum is insignificant indeed which is now collected for the purposes for which it is proposed to continue a rate in some shape. Verily, if we took our opinion of Church men from the House of Coinnaone' discussion, we should think them the meanest of men among the religious sects of the land. To hear well-to do Commoners blubbering like schoolboys who have lost their toy-money, and wondering how in the world they are to scrape together some few thousands of pounds to keep their churches wind and weather tight, if they lose the power of forcing one another, if not Dissenters too, to pay Church rates under some name—it is worse than ludicrous, it is contemptible. O ne wou ld imagine those could not all be gentle men w h o p os sessed a bona ,reproperty qualifi ca ti on f or th e H o use, or they might, amongst themselves, especially if they took the Peers into partnership, subscribe almost enough to keep in repair half the churches in the kingdom. We confess we do blush for our Church, or rather for her mean-hearted children. Time was, when, by private benevolence, when population was so much smaller too, than it now is, all the noble parish churches were built which her degenerate sons cannot afford even to whitewash ! What is there in Episcopacy and the Prayer-book to have taught Churchmen such shabbiness since the times of the TUD9IIS and STUARTS ? assentera do not go about with long faces mourning over their chapels in ruins, or about to be ruined, because they can force neither each other, nor their church neighbours, to keep them in repair. Good Churchmen will at once, perhaps, exclaim —Oh, it is not an " Apcstolic Episcopal seces sion," nor our " incomparable liturgy" that have taught us to rely on forca--it is the State Church principle ! Oh, that is it ! Well, then, the sooner you unlearn the lessons of such a teacher the better ; and since, as Lord STANLEY says, all will be Voluntaries in the next genera tion, we had batter take our Hornbook lesson now by the abolition of Church-rates. would be advantageous to his , section of the Liberal party ; but he wants to have the credit of it as a part of his own second great Reform Bill. Arguments, however, are not like testimony, they avail by their own weight. And our old reasons are just as forcible, when discharged by Lord JOHN as by any of us ; and he has the luck of a position from which on a large class the same arguments will tell more. Hear, then, all ye professed Reformers of every creed, shade, and degree--hear what the Whig Lord in opposition tells you of the vast difficulty of carrying a com prehensive Reform Bill ; be no longer deluded with the notion that such a bill will ever be carried in our time, by Lord PALMERSTON, or Lord JOHN _RIMEL; or Lord DERBY, or by Lord ANYBODY. Truly enough, his Lordship of Chesham-placa now argues, in a comprehensive bill you have one alte ration which some fifty gentlemen think affects their seats ; another, which a score or two imagine will endanger them, others tremble at other changes ; and all these frightened ones, opposed perhaps otherwise to each other, club their objec tions, and easily defeat you. Even those who aro really anxious for Reform find some parts in a IP_ eat bill which thwa r t their private views, and, by their cross action, play into the hands of the °PPonents of all reform, and the bill falls through. Marvell ous I Lord JOHN has at length the i. n discovered that there is truth in a proverb which it is not profane to apply to politics,—" What soever thine hand fi n d e th to do, do it with th y might." The Jewish monarch had seen enough of the mischief of deferring a good deed un d er pretext of doing something yet bett er. Lord JOHN sees it now, and quotes for hi • s "(a pur pose a homely English proverb which true liberals have so often pressed upon him —that cg a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush." y e , , it is. We knew it when we were schoolboys ; but how is it then that Lord JOHN has always let the bird in his hand fly away hitherto, while run ning after the birds in the bush 7 The answer is, The magnificent donation of 2,5001., not long since paid over to the Cmiraitteo appointed fcr the Pre3ervation of the little tenement known as; the birth-place of our great national poi t at Stratford-upon-Avon, we very well rc member to have eulogised at the time as a gift in every way worthy of the name of the patriotic and munificent donor—an English c-iun try gentleman—Mr. Joir. , T SIIAKSPE:E. It is satisfactory to know that the committee have proved themselves, iu their turn, not unworthy of being the custodians of the money of this true hearted SHINSPERE with a view to their being more effectually the conservators of the home of his immortal namesake. The old house . in Henley street isby this time, thanks to their energy more securelyguardedagainst mischances of fire by being Church-rates are doomed. A majority of 53 for the second reading has settled that point ; and, but for Mr. PACKE'S factiously talking against time, an increased majority, one of not less than 70 in a House of 450 members, would have affirmed the first—the abo lition clause —of Sir JOHN TRELAWNVEI Bill. By nothing but the most discreditable dodges —we THE SUN, LON_DON, THURSDAY 7 -"'EVEININ 0, APRIL 29 , 185 g. at length entirely separated on either hand from its immediate neighbours. A substantial pave ment, moreover, has been already laid down front of it ; and arrangements are now in rapid progress for the laying out of a quaint old fashioned looking garden around it, and for the surrounding of this garden, as:completely as if by a ring -fence, by means of a yew hedge in keeping with the structure itself and its antique associations. Although these " doings" are local and simply in progress—we regard them at the same time as so wholly national and so entirely satisfactory that we direct attention to them with a pleasure quite unalloyed, and with a sense even of unaffected exultation. MISS ARABELLA CO GODDARD'S PIANOFORTE NCERTS. We had the pleasure of attending the second of Miss Arabella Goddard's soirees -at Willis's Rooms, last evening. It is almost superfluous to dilate on the perfection and finish of this lady's execution. She is not merely a great manipulative player, whose chief excellence lies in astonishing an audience, but she exhibits that degree of mental taste and imaginative conception which satisfies the senses of all who are able to estimate the ele vated and poetic intelligence of music. We are often met by " extraordinary " performances, in which volleys of harmonic thunder, showers of chromatic comets, and corruscations of modulated borealises are the imposing constituents, but Miss Goddard is an artiste of a higher and nobler school—inter preting the finest productions with acute delicacy and Ippropriate expression. The following' prpgramme will convince our readers that the lady's task -vas no light one, but the difficulties of " Woelfl" and " Dussek" were mastered by Miss Goddard in a manner which can only be attained by a true musician PART. I. ATE EWS. TURIN, APRIL 27. The Chamber of 13eputie3 Voted. yesterday, by a great majority, the second article of the projet de loi on conspiracy against the life of a foreign So , vereign and on the constitution of juries, CONSTANTINOPLE, APRIL 21. A heavy snow has fallen, and severe storms have caused many disasters in the Black Sea. The Lloyd's steamer Ferdinand° has been wrecked at Varna. Sonato Duo in A, Pianoforte and Violoncello (Op. 32), Miss Arabella Goddard and Sig. Piatti . S. Bennett. Grand Sonata in F, " No Plus Ultra," Pianoforte, Miss Arabella Goddard Prelndio con Fuga, in A Minor, a la Tarantella (by desire), Pianoforte, Miss Arabella Goddard PART, 11. Grand Sonata in A. Flat " Phis Ultra" (Op. 71), Pi a noforte, Miss Arabella Goddard Dussek. Grand Quartet in B Minor, Pianoforte, Violin, Viola, and Violoncello, Miss Arabella Goddard, M. Sainton, Herr Geoffrie, and Sag. Piatti The " Grand Quartet,' by Mendelssohn, was admirably given, and duly acknowledged by the delighted hearers. M. Saiston, Piatti, and Flerr Guffrie rendered their valuable assistance, winning their usual "golden opinions," and the whole en tertainment was earnestly enjoyed and rapturously applauded by a numerous and discriminating with eisce. Miss Goddard will give her last soiree on Wed nesday, M . A.y 12tb, when Beethoven's " Grand Sonata in B flat" and Webet's " Grand &mato, in E minor" will be performeJ, with a selection of exquisite Preludes and Fuges from various authors. FRANCE. PARIS, WEDNESDAY. The Conference assembled to-day to receive a co nmunication of the treaties between Russia and Turkey relative to the Asiatic frontier. Haider Effendi has received special powers from his government for the purpose. The four points to be settled are the following : The new Boundary Line between the Asiatic possessions of Turkey and Russia. The sanction of the regulations for the naviga tion of the Danube agreed to by the Riverain States at Vienna. The reorganisation of the Danubian Principalities on the basis of ancient treaties and the report of the Commissioners of the Great Powers. _ The Vocal Association of 300 voices will give a grand vocal performance at St. James's-hall, Regent-street and Piccadiry, on Friday evening, April 30 (to-morrow). The programme will be of a most interesting character. Messrs. Benedict and Sloper will perform a duet on two piano fortes, and other instrumental works of importance will be introduced, comprising, among various attractions, some of the most celebrated part songs and glees corn• peed by Webb, Bishop, Ilordey, and Elliott ; and Men. delssohn's " Otett," for eight' stringed instruments. Such a performance will fully sustain the eclat which distinguishes the musical entertainments given at this beautiful hall. . . The disolution of the International Commission on the navigation of the Danube and the devolve ment of its powers on the Riverain Commission sitting at Vienna. The conference which took place yesterday at the Hotel of Foreign Affairs, relative to a compen sation for M. Morse, the inventor of telegraphic improvements, did not produce any results, as the representatives of the Powers had not received in structions from their respective Governments. It is stated by parties who occasionally have access to official quarters that a considerable relaxa tion in the present system of administration is not merely probable, but certain. What is meant by a " considerable" relaxation is not known ; the relaxation some may consider important, others may think very slight. The riew law, which in reality places the liberty of the citizen at the mercy of a Minister, is still severe, and still odious ; and it is doubted whether the change anticipated will comprise its abrogation. The Privy Council of Regency met yesterday, and the subject of their delibratiou is said to have been the internal condition of the country Pro bably it was on this occasion that the retirement of th© Minister of the Interior was discuzsed. At all events, since then it is regarded as certain. Two or three persons are spoken of as his successor,—M. Vaisse, Prefect at Lyons, a good deal ; M. Ernest Le Roi, Prefect at Rouen and senator, somewhat ; and M. Haussman, Prefect of the Seine, very little. Prince Napoleon is said to have accepted the post of Governor of Algiers, under the title of Lieu tenant of the Emperor, instead of Viceroy. An Imperial decreP, dated yesterday, jrolongs the sitting of the Corps Legielatif from the Ist to the Bth May. • BOURSE, April 28.—The following were the closing quotations 41 per Cents 93 10 Do. end month_ 93 20 3 per Cent. ..... 60 Do. end month 69 60 Bank Shares..... 3120 Credit Mobilier 720 Do. Account 717 50 RAILWAYS.- Orleans Northern Credit Fonder Belgian Piedmontese (5) Roman B9 Austrian Spanish Threes Home Debt 384 --Fon CASII. New Ditto 7BO Midi Western 615 Strasburg Crawl Central ... Sardinian Austrian Lyon and Mediteran. 820 New Ditto 7.0 Geneva -------- --- HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.--The great event of next we k will be the revival of " Trovatore," which has ex cited the interest and curiosity of the musical connois seurs of London. lirldlle. Thiene will sustain the part of Leonora, which is admirably adapted to display her brilliancy, as a vocalist, and her genius as a tragedian. Madame Alboni will appear, for the first time this sea son, as Azucena, the character which by uuiveraal con sent she has pre-eminently made her own. Signor Ginglini resumes the part of Manrico. BEGINNING THE WORLD.—His Royal Highness the Prince of Wake will leave thwn to-morrow for the White Lodge, Richmond-nark. The establishment of the heir apparent is partially harmed, and within the last few days the mg.:cabers of hie Royal Highness's house hold have taken up their residence at the lodge. The marriage of Viscount Castlerosse, M. P.. eldest son of the Earl of IC.ehmat:':; with Miss Gertrude II ,rrist Th r nue, only daughter 0' L ,rd Charles Tbyene, and gra, ral d daughter of the Lite Marquis of Bath, was so:emni •ed yesterday pith great pomp, at St. Mary', R.)maa Catholic Church in Chelsea. ___. . . • - • PRUSSIA. The following is the speech of Baron MaTiteuffel on closing the session of the Prussian Ciiambt , rs : " Gantlemen,—Your deliberations for the legi , litivt period of this year are over. You have carefully ex amined the preposals submitted to you by the Govern ment, and, as regards most of them, the desired result has brew obtained. "By placing at the disposal of the Government the oecePsary funds for the con , truction of a railway from Konigsberg by Insterbourg and Gumbinnen, and which will join the Russian net xork, you have enabled it to commence at once the works destined to complete the line of railways to the eastern frontier of the monarchy. From the execution of the Eastern Railway we may ex pect a beneficial influence, especially on the commerce I and produc 3 of the provinc of Pru,eia. " by approvniz the treaty of commerce and friend s'iip with the Persian Government, and the treaty of commerce and navigation with the Argentine Confedera tion, you have responded to the efforts of the Govern ment to procure for German commerce, even in die ant and transatlantic countries, necessary protection and ulterior advantages. " You have given your constitutional consent to the convenion agreed upon between the Government of the Customs Union and relative to the duty on home-muds sugar, and to the important deities oa sugar and mo lasses of foreign produce, and by that vote you recog nised the right and the necessity of increasing in a just proportion the duty on beetroot sugar as much as in the interest of consumers as in that of the public Treasury. Lady Havelock and 'Miss Havelock have, within the last week, taken up their residence in Brusseli. DEATH or SIB PHILIP CRAMPTON, M.D.—DUBLIN, Wednesday Evening.— Sir Philip Crampton, Bart.}M.D. died this evening, at his residence Merrion-square. The deceased baronet war Surgeon-General to the Forces, and Surgeon in Ordinary to her Majesty in Ireland. He was 70 years of age. DEATH or SIR JOHN DODSON. —We regret to announce the demise of the Right Hon., Sir John Dadson, who expired on Tuesday night, at his residence in Seamore place, Mayfair, after a short Hines.. The death of this learned gentleman will be deeply lamented by a large circle of professionel friends. Ile was the eldest son of the late Dc. John Dodson, of Herstpierpoint, Stistscx, 1 and was born in 1780. He was educated at Oriel Cillege, Oxfard, where he g earinated B.A. in 1801, M.A. in 1804, and in 1808. He was appointed Advocate of the Admiralty in 1829, and Advocate-G;nerrl in 1834, when ho was knighted. Oa her Majesty's act cession to the throve his patent of appointment was renewed. In November, 1841, hs was appointed Master of the Faculties, and, in 1852, Judge of the Prerogative Court of Canterbuiy and Dian of the Arches. The learned gentleman was M.P. for Rye frJat 1819 to 1823. • "The project of law cmccreing the closing of banks of interest has been adopted. "The decree concerning the suspension of legal re strictions of the rate cf interest was subiecoently ap proved by you in consideration of the pressing circum stances which justified its promulgation. "The budget rf the State has been in all its branehee the subject of a searching investigation. In consequence of that investigation . the credits which, according to the estimates of the Government, were asked fer the public service, were granted without redaction. You have approved the final settleineut of the budget of 1855, as also the excess of expense and ex raordinary expenses, and you have sanc tioned the same. "At the close of the present session the fourth legiele tive period has also reached its term. " If we cast a retrospective glance at that period, we find there reasons for gratitude for the protection and blessings our country has enjoyed, Joy God's grace, under the paternal rule of his M jetty the King. The threatening dangers of war hive been removed from cur frontiers. Public prosperity has made visible prom res e, despite the obstacles thrown in its way by the dearness of provisions, which, after having hated for some years, has now in a great measure disappeared, au d despite the ur.expeeted etagration of foreign trade. By the confidence with which the Government and the Parliament have, met each other and given each other mutual support at critical moments, we have powerfully contributed to the consolidation and union of our country. _ 4 , If, after this, our satisfaction is overshadowed by the sorrow we feel at the sufferings of his Mejesty, which have not yet completely subsided, we may at least be allowed to entertain the well-foundei hope that the King, our master, may, with God's blessins, in conse quence of the progress of his convalescence towards com• plete re-establishment, resume the reins of government with renewed strength, and to the joy of all his faith ful subj “3ts. At the same time all hearts are penetrated wieh the profound gratitude which his Maja ty the King has expressed towards his Royal Highness the Prince of Prussia for the devotion and fidelity wi.h which his Royal Iligimese accepted the delegation of th e Royal powers, and has directed the regular march cf the affairs of Government for the welfare cf the Comm, April 10,—Another large Turkish steam frigate touched here on the 21 instant, with troops to act against MuntenCgro. licr Majesty's ship Vigilant arrived on the sth, aid relieved her Majesty's sloop Ariel, which vessel, sailed for Malia on the Bth. We are expecting the fi d et here. The thermometer to-day is at 67 deg. AN EVENING- virtra THOILIS 1100D.-0a Monday eveniog last Mr. G, J. Dawson lectured at the Pimlico Institute, Belgrave-square, on the Writings of Thomas Hood. The lecture was delivered in a pleasing and ef fective manner, introducing several of Hood's choicest pieces, and gave much satisfaction to a crowded auditory. Mr. Dawson bas delivered his lecture at several of the L indon Institutions, and it is becoming exceedingly popular. FATAL ACCIDENT.—ELY, April B.—A melancholy &id fatal accident occurred on the Eastern Counties Railway here yesterday morning between eight and nine o'clock. The Rev. Mr. Brock, who has charge of a curacy in this neighbourhood, was walking on the line near the station, at the time a train. bad jest left it for Norwich. Seeing the train approach he stepped from the down to th e up li ne , w h en a l uggage - tra i n proceed inz upwards struck him, and injured him I o severely teat he died in the course of an hour. He was very highly eat eaaied, and has left a father and six sisters to lament his sad lose. DEATH IN BATH.-00 Tuesday afternoon an inquest was 120:d in the boar:!-room of the workhouse of S. • James's, Poland -street, Oefard-street, on the body of David Co p3r, aged 25. Charles Hope said he was at tendant at the Pubic Bathe, Market-street, St. James's, and on Sunday morning last the decee.•,ed came, about six o'clock, to the bath. ; There hi,ing no one in the swimmin g bath, and a large number of persons requiring small baths, witness went to attend to them, and after being assent only the a few minutes, and while going up steps to the swimming bath, he saw some clothes lying on the ground. lie then looked for the person they belonged to, and found the decea;ed at the bottom of the bath. Dr. (Leer, who had made a post mortem examination of the body, attributed the death to drown ing in Conjunction with a dieeaeed heart. The jury re turned a verd ct accordingly. STEPPING INTO SIB COLIN'a SIIOES.—A. correspondent of the H ark:gra, to disprove a rumour that the Coin mandenin-Obief is, in a I,w and desponding state of mind, relates the follawing anecotes of his excellency : "The other morning, on Sir Colin Campbe ll returning rather ea r li er than usual from his matutinal walk, he entered his tent, and to his surprise discovered the chief of the eteff trying on a very handsome pair of elippers that . bad been worked for him (Sir "ii°) by one of Scotland's bonnie lassies. His excellency did not exhibit the least annoyance, but observed in his dry way, 'Sae ye think be stepping into my shoes, do ye ? and a r e practising a wee bit to see how they'd do, eh Mansfield ?' When the Kaiser Ba was reported to have been taken, turning to General Mansfield, gallant Scot cried out with honest pride, 'By --, like Caesar, I can now describe my victory in tare() words—Nuns fortunatus suns.' (The chief of the staff did net understand his Ex iellency' jeke.) ' Why mon, dinna ye t t eeig ? Nunc fortunatus sum—rin in Luck now.' THEATaICALs IN Tat" P.GOVINCES.—The Theatre Royal in Macclesfield has been opened under the management of Mr. J. W. Beeson, with a numerous and efficient corn- PM', among whom Miss Leila Forester, of whom we have frequeedy had occasion to speak in terms of commen dation, stands pre-eminent. In the "Bride of Lammer moor" Miss Forester acquits herself in the part of Lucy Ashton very charmingly, and her personation of Mrs. Haller in "The Stranger" was replete with pathos, and distinguished by its truthfulness to nature. Miss Fores ter's success was complete, she quite carried with her the feelings of her audience, and was honoured with loud and repeatel marks of approbation, which, it must be acknowledged, were richly merited and moat deservedly bestowed. We mark with pleasure the very rapid ad vance which this young lady is making towards the highest position in her profession, which, we may safely augur, she will before very long succeed in achieving. Mr. Benson's Stranger was very effective, and the whole performance was gooii. o atry. On returning to your ho no, gentlemen, you will no'. ceas3 to invoka the gra.c3 and blessing cf God upon our beloved King and country, and we shall always Lel united to you in those sentiments. "By order of his Majesty the King I declare that the session of the two Otiattibers of the Diet is closed." A new and vigorous eff)rt is being. made by the present English Cabinet to b-ing the King of Naples to reasonable concensi-Jti, through the channel of Prussian diplomacy. Austria is supporting this effort with great urgency, under the appreh-nsion that a closer alliance bstween Sardinia and France may throw the whole Italian question into a new phase. respect is creditable to the Administration, but it shows also that, with proper precaution and care, the delays tr, which th ordinary transit passengers : , ra oft._ 11 t ( ;:. 1111107' ev, ry wish to ina':,t dde allowl.ece • foj the difLu- ties ag:.inst widen the Atin:Cuis:iation has to con tend, with an unfinished railway, and a scarcely organised service, it must be conceded that passen gers have, on more than one occasion, had just reason to complain of the detentions to which they have been subjected on the road. It is doubtful whether any railway was ever con structed offering as brilliant promise of returns for the capital invested in it as the line through Egypt which, independently of its being the highway be tween two wealthy and populous continents —or, indeed, between two hemispheres —passes through the heart of one of the most productive countries of the world, whose internal traffic alone, it might be supposed, would amply suffice to reader the road self-supporting. And yet it is asserted that the line does not pay the expense of administration. The statement may be correct, and is partly explained on the ground that no ac count whatever is taken of the services rendered to the Government of Egypt in the transport of troops, material, and stores of all kinds ; but, be this as it may, and without entering into any discussion of the question, no doubt can be entertained that with a moderately good management the railway will yet become a most lucrative source of revenue, besides being a real and valuable boon to the com- merce of the country. That the public here is fully alive to this fact is proved by the satisfaction with which the announcement has been received that a double line between Alexandria and Cairo has finally been decided upon, and that, with a view to its commencement, a portion of the material has actually been ordered. The next requirement will be a large addition to the rolling-stock, after which it may safely be relied upon that not only all cause for complaint on the score of inadequacy of returns will absolutely cease, but that the Government will also be in a pon to make such reductions in its charges as will render the railway truly valuable to the agricultural and commercial interests of the country. At present the passenger fares are, per haps, higher than' in any other country in the world, and the tariff for the carriage of goods would elsewhere ba looked upon as amounting to an solute prohibition, notwithstanding which, at all the principal stations along the line may be seen piles of cot on bales and of other - produce which the railway administration, with its present means, is totally unable to bring forward to the pout of ship ment. Within the last few days there has been a dis pute between the Transit Administration and the English engine -drivers, who have threatened to strike, not, however, so much for an advance of wages as for a reorganisation of their work. The Government, it is said, have spoken of employing natives in their stead, but it is in the highest de gree unlikely that so dangerous a proposal will ever be permitted. A set of new police regulations for more effec tually controlling and keeping order among the increasing European population of Alexan dria and Cairo has been published by the Egyp tian authorities. The frequent recurrence of crimes of the gravest description has long render. d some thing ofthe kind an absolute necessity ; but fears have been expressed that many of the stringent rules that have been introduced, and especially those eeforcing upon travellers and residents to be provided with passports and licenses, and the es tablishment at Alexandria and at Cairo of supple mental y police boards, with officers who are to exorcise a special surveillance over Europeans, may he more effectual in giving annoyance to respectable members of the communily than in controlling the evil-disposed. The regulations have been frame 1 under the immediate superintendence of the Euro pean consuls—in fact, the Viceroy hal left the matter almost entirely in their hands ; but this has not rendered the new measures less unpopular, the prominent part taken by some representatives of absolute Governments, and the appointment of a French military officer as foreign police superinten dent at Alexandria, having spread fears among a numerous class of setters lest the ends in view should be of a politic J. nature as well as what they merely profess to be. I am, indeed, credibly in formed that an attempt was made by some of the consuls to introduce a rule which would have had the effect of excluding from Egypt all persons un provided wi lr passports from their respective Go vernments, and that it; was only in consequence of the prot st made by the British and American consuls that a clause was added authorising such persons to land on their receiving a permit from the Egyptian Government. With the exception of this abortive attempt, however, there appears to be no great foundation for the fears that have been so loudly expressed, but unless the police officials have the good sense to use proper discretion 'in the exercise of the right that is claimed for them to exact passports from all passengers arriving in Egypt before permitting them to land, and to enter hotels and other public houses, at whitover hour it may be, pour .y faire des perquisitions, their pro ceedings will inevitably constitute an intolerable nuisance to every English traveller who may land in this cmtry, whatever may be his object. The Red Sea Steam Navigation Company, under the patronage of the Viceroy, has commenced active operwions, A boat purchased in England is on its way round the Cape, and on the Meiiterranean side we have already ad one or two departure; ; but the line has opened most inauspiciously. of the steamers, the Suez, purchased in France by Monsieur de Li , sseps, has been totally lost in the roadstead of Jaffa, and out of 51 persons upwards of 30 have perished. Full details have not yet been received, but it appears that the whole of the native crew succeeded in saving themselves by swimming to the 1-hore, and theie reason to fear that they abandoned the ship in a panic on the first irrimation of danger, thus uepriving their officers of the as-istarne by means of which the calamity might perhaps have beernaverted. LITERATUE!. The Sepoy _revolt: Its Causes and its _Consequences By Henry Mead. Routled:e. This work, it will be remembered, was published some months ago, and takes a retrospective view of the causes of the Indian mutiny. It tra ;es much to tha mismanagement of the Company, and cen sures Lord Canning strongly for the dilatoriness of his arrangements. In a preface to the second edi tion, the writer defends himself from some charges which have been brought against his work, and asserts the right of denouncing the conduct, which, lie believes, has led to such disastrous results. His long residence in India, -and his connection with the Indian press, has, of course, given him many opportunities of verifying his statements and prov ing the truth of assertions and rumours. These circumstances invest his work with a degree of authority, and secure-respect and attention for his opinions. Though min), will disagree with the extent of his views, his work in its present cheap and convenient fsnm will be acceptable to a large class of readers. . • The History of England. By Lc' El Macaulay Vol. VI. Longman. The sixth volume of this excellent edition o Lord Macaulay's admirable History is now issued, As the public are already aware, the four larip volumes of the first edition nil be reproduced it seveu small ones, and this delightful and valuab'e work will thus be placed withit, the reach of a large circle of reader?. The type and binding are all that can be desired, and we have no doubt that the reading public will gladly avail thcmseives of this opp .rtunity of securing the History, in a form equally adapted to the library and the traveller. Autobiography of Lutfullah. Edited by E. B. Eastwick, F.R.S. Third edition. Smith and Elder. Tilis work is a curiosity cf literature. It is the antAiography of a Mahomedan gentleman, written in English ; and the ability with which he has per, formed his task is testified by the ready circulation of the. book. It is now issued in a smaller and more commodious edition, and will, no do u b , main t tin its popularity. His remarks on European manners and society will amuse many readers more than Ys descriptions of his own countrymen, although they possess the attraction of novelty. The bo,k is a very entertaining one, both as regards the singularity of its authorship, and the fi esti and original view it takes of life and manners among us. PROFESSOR, WILJALBA FRIKELL. - Amongst the numerous vh-itors who have rccently honoured Vie en tsrtair mtnt, Two Hours of Illusior 8" by their pre.scrce are —Her Grace the Deeiess of Marlborough, her Grace the Duchess of Grzif.on, his Greca the Duke of WeiLngten, Marchioness of Downshire, Marchioness cf Sligo, Countess of Gosford, Couritess Morella, Cuuntes, of Stamford and Warrington, Count,sa of Dunmore, Marquis a Salisbury, Marquis of LatiedownP, Earl of Effingham, Earl ofaDaLbigli. Earl of Erne, Earl Stan hope, Viscountess Calming, Viscount Situcre, Viscount Melgund, Lady Mary E4erton, Lady Villiers, Lady Munroe, L-Aly Peel, Lady Caraw, Lady Vernon, Lad) Mildred if:pc, Lady Caroline Townley, La ly Grey, Lady Stracey, Lsdy Webster, Lady Ehrington, Lady Curzon, Lard Paninure,, Lord George Beuclerc, Lord A. S. Maur, Lord Ashburton, Lord Lovarne, Lori' Talbot, Baroness Goldschmidt, Sir M. and Lady Choi- , rnoudeley, Sir henry and Lady Rose, Sir Wm. any' Lady Heathoote, Sir Thos. and Lady CunynghAm, Sir Char. Napier, F. Co,, , ran, E q., M.P., M. Ricardo, Esq Admiral aIIICAD, Admiral Cochrane, Colonel Fielding, Colonel Tbesiger, Captain Masse, Mr. Hope, Mr. Rawson King, Mr. Mirehouse, Mrs. Bradshaw, aul Mra. Bates. EGYPT. ALEXANDRIA, APRIL 19. The present month has been a busy one in respect to the traffic of steamers in the Red Sea, and, what between the regular mail-packets and extra boats - and transports, the port of Suez has probably never before during an equal periodre ceived so many steamers. Among these her Majesty's steamer Pylades has called, and left with the Siamese mission on its way homewards, and the Cyclops has come up to conduct a series of deep water soundings and general sur veying operations in the • Rel Sea, similar to those executed ou this aide by the Tartarus. The latter has also called at Alexandria on her way from Malta Scauderoon to survey and take soundings in the gulf; and thence along the coast of Syria down to Ei Arisb, the frontier town of Egypt. Tue Panther, with the London mails of the 9Lh init., arrivel hero on the 17111 inst., and the Co lombo, from Southampton, came into port yester day. The Oriental is still at Suez, and has on board part of the troops which came forward by the Ripon on the 10th inst. She awaits the arrival of the Benares, now daily expected at Alexandria with another and a heavier instalment of men for India. The transit of the troops contindes to be per formed with the utmost regularity, and with every regar'd to their comfort. The last batch per Ripon accomplished the jbuiney from ship to ship in 24 hours, The efficiency of their arrangemeuts in this (Prom. the Derbyshire °owner.) - Mr. DiFraeli went down to the lies:Be of Commons on Monday erseing a Chancellor in difficult: e, woke up on Tuesday morning and "found himself" like Byron, " famous." It is too late for us to give an opinfon about hie .13udget. The country has already pronounced a decided verdict in its favour. Practical, sensible, satis factory, judicious, sound, business-like, and so on, has been reiterated by all parties in all parts of the country —from the Manchester Guardian down to the Ames. Amore striking dissimilarity than that between the Chancellors' Budgets of 1852 and 1858 cannot be con ceived. One all imagination, the other all reality; one as intricate as a Chancery suit, the other as simple as a butcher's or baker's bill ; one all fiction, the other all fact. The country gentleman who " does not under stand accounts," and the Lombard-street Banker who deolarea that he " has nothing to do with the manage ment of the national finances," agree in affirming that Mr. Disraeh's statement is lucid and intelligible. The Budget has also this peculiar merit—it is adapted to the times. Just escaping from th e e ff ec t s o f a moa t disastrous commercial crisis, the country cannot sustain a fresh load of taxation, and abominates all fiscal changes and derangements. With a deficit of 3,990,000/. the Chancellor contrives to do next to nothing. He feels that his " strength is to sit and be does so. Out of the four millions by which the revenue of the nation is deficient 1,500,0001. is due to the War Sinking Fund, and 2,000,0001. for the pay ment of Exchequer Bonds. Mr. Disraeli recommends that the arrangement for providing 1,500,000/, for the War Sinking Fund should be terminated, or at least suspended fey the present ; and that the payment of the 2,000,0001 of Exchequer Bonds should also be post. poned. . Ibis may appear to some a rather lax method of getting out of a financial difficulty. But under the circumstances of the country it is unquestionably the most sensible and practical. In 1793, after a commercial crisis, Mr. Pitt brought in a bill to direct the issue of five millions of Exchequer-bills " to restore confidence and invigorate commerce." Two millions and a half were actually issued, and had, in a short time, the desired effect. The prosperity of the country was restored. In 1822, a period of severe dis tress, Lord Liverpool issued in loans to parishes, public works, and the agricultural interest, no less than four millions steeing. Prosperity was brought back ; but only to be succeeded, when the circulation was violently contracted, by the panic of 1825. We are now under somewhat different circumstances. By the gold discoveries, bullion is largely provided as an extended basis for our circulating medium, and the obligation, by the Bank Charter Act, of the Bank to buy bullion without limit, is as this moment laying a foundation for cheap money, an extended circulating medium, and the revival of speculation. In the mean while Mr. Disraeli does not issue, as Mr. Pitt and Lord Liverpool did, Exechequer Bills or State Money, but he allows the bonds already created and falling due to con tinue out ; he make no additional pressure by increased taxation on the rprings of national industry. And in thus acting, he dots what the emergency of the case and the circumstances of the country require. We entirely agree with what Mr. Disraeli says as to sinking funds in general, being "false in principle and most injurious in practice." The wonder is how any s3s em so fallacious, absurd, and expensive, can so long have maintained its ground against the common sense of the country. There is but one way of payitiglyour debts. Live within your income, and employ the savings of the year to lessen the debt incurred in former years. There is no new way of paying old debts, by sinking fund loans, mortgages, or any other subtile device that is so cheap, so certain, and so wise, as the old fashioned method by which, whenever you have an odd ten thou sand in your pocket, you rush off immediately to Mor decai or Overstone, and liquidate to thee xtent of your ability. Disraeli's budget is one of common sense. Let us be thankful that we are delivered from the fine-spun financial subtllties of the word-spinning Gladstone who allowed himself, with the ridicu'ous self-sufficiency of a dwarf to sneer at the "financial blunders " of Wil liam Pitt—the Gianf. Let us rejoice that we have avoided the fangs of that incapeble visionary, Sir George Lewis, also a cub! have continued the higher rate of income-pax, and pro as ly placed on new taxes, to rupport his only teeories aed crotcnets. One word about the new taxes. The equalisa tion of the duty on Irish spirits is a reasonable and just project. There will be some opposition to the placing a penny stamp on Bankers' Cheques. We look upon cheques as forming a most useful sedition to the circulating medium of the country. They are daily increasing in number, and serve to economise the currency, and facilitate the inter.: change of commodities. We should be sorry to see; any measure passed tending to restrict the use of Bankers' Cheques. We think the plan of an uniform stamp better than that of baying a smaller charge for trifling amounts. But why should the stamp be a penny ? We suggest to Mr. Disraeli that it should be a halfpenny ; and we incline to think that it will then meet with little oppozition, and that the revenue will gain more than it would by a penny stamp. Without the slightest ri ference to the party by whom it is brought forward, we venture then to add our con tribution of approval of the Budget of the present Ad minietraiion. It is good for the country, and will strengthen the feeling of confidence in Ministers. Toere is a general impression now gaining ground, that they deserve at, the very least, a fair trial. THE QUEEN'S VISIT TO BIRITLATOHAiIf. We are now able to state that the Mayor will receive her Majesty at the Railway Station, and after conduct ing the illustrious visitors to the Town-hall where a congratulatory address will be presented by the corpora tion, the Royal cortege will be esoorted to the People's Park, at Asten. It is, we believe, the intention of the General Pur poses Committee to propose Dale-end, Stafford-street, and Aston-street, as the route to be taken by her Ma jesty in going to the Park, but there is a strong feeling that on her return the route Should be iaried, so as to allow of - the Royal progress being witnessed by the I.rgest possible number of spectators. The General Purposes Committee will not be able to submit to the Corporation a complete sketch of the arrangements until her Majesty's approval has been obtained. For the principal decoration that c f the Town-hall artists have been invited to compete, but the design of Mr. J. W. Ingram, of Birmingham, by whom the permanent de corations of the hall were executed, if 'adopted, will ren der the Queen's reception a most imposing ceremony. It is already decided that the Queen shall enter the Hall by the centre door in Paradise•street, and at once pass into the ladies' cloak-room, which will be fitted up as a reception-room. From this room her Ma jesty will enter the Hall by the centre door, and pro ceed to take her place on the throne, which will be erected ceder a canopy in front of the orchestra. The design to which we have referred proposes to cover the whole of the flour with Brussels carpet, of. the pattern of that used in the House of Lords. Up the oeutre of the Hall will be laid a broad marone velvet pile carpet, bordered by rich gold c. loured fringe. This carpet will lead to a semi-circular dais, which will be raised three steps from the floor. On the dais will be placed the Throne and a chair of state for the Prince Consort. Above all will rise a superb canopy, surmounted by a royal crown, and draped with the richest violet Utrecht velvet, lined and trimmed with white silk. The, upper part of the canopy will be dome-shaped, and greao variety of form and colour will be gained by tVte use of , tastefully-shaped vallances, by a mysterious upholstery operation called " tufting," and by the use of gold coloured silk cords and fringes. On the silk lining of the canopy will be emblazoned, in gold, the royal arms. Behind the canopy will be grouped, in graceful folds, the royal and national standards, and the flags of na tions in alliance with England. On either side, reach ing from the floor to the orchestra, it is proposed to arrange a gnarl display of flowers. It is proposed to decorate the gallery fronts either with gilding or with a shaped valance of crimson velvet; and it is also pro posed to hang festoons of drapery from pier to pier of the pilasters which rise from the galleries. The space beneath the galleries is intended to be screened off with marone cloth, and in front of this screen two tiers of seats will be ert.cted for ladies. If this design should be carried out in its integrity, the Hall will look more, gorgeous, and at the same time elegant Lean anyvvem in which the Queen has yet been received. As to the arrangements for her Mei ,sty's recepticn at Aston nothing is crown teyond the fact that the Mayor intends to provide a splendid dejeuner, to which her Majesty will be invited, and also a grand banquet, in the evening, is the principal visitors to the town. All the arrangements are proceeding satisfactorily. Seldom has energy, so great, be en s h own as i s now manifested, by the spirited and truly worthy Mayor, Mr. John Ratcliff, who does honour t the town, and whose liberal disposition has been so strongly Exemplified, both in the first, and now in the second year of his mayoralty. When such gentlemen are selected to fill the important office ef Chief 114agittrate, it tends to raise the impor tance of the borough, and invariably produces oh the country at large feelings respEct. Such has been by the example of the present Mayor, and we may venture to say that Birmingham was never held in such estimating& as it has teenduring the last two years. We hear this repented from all quarters, and the popularity which the Mayor Lae won for himself must be permanent. At a meeting of the Town Council, held on Tuesday, 3,0001. were voted towards the expenses for the recep tion of her tqsjeity ; but we understand that this will scarcely cover halt the expenses, as the Mayor, with his usual liberality, is determined to carry out the arrange ments to an unusual extent of grandeur. ANOTHER EARTHQUAKE IN MALTA.--On Wednesday, 14, at eleven minutes to seven a,rn. a Blight shook of an earti quake was generally felt throughout this island, and in some places brought down .the whitewash and phister of the ceilings of houses, and this was par observed in the buildings of the dockyard. Some few iudividuals assert having also felt a shock at about five in the morning, and another at eleven the night preceding. The weather was excessively sultry and oppressive, and perticularly so during the night' when au unusual stillneus prevailed in the atmosphere. fhe sky was very darkened, and eccasionally large drope of rain fell. Ou Thursday afternoon the sky spill became overcast, and we were visited fly several re" fre.thing showers. As rai n is muc h nee d e d at the present m oment by the count r y peop l e t o mo i sten th e p a rched soil and assist vegetation, it was hoped that we wer e about to have a good fa,ll ; but the clouds soon disar rared'aithout affording that suprly of the precious " e lement so devoutly wi s h e d f or , an d f or w hich in Me of the island prayers have been offered up to the Almighty for same weeks pa't. lat Sh aol Alf all ev, Rf fai en