The Sun. — London, England, 1859-02-26 00:00:00

I~OYAL ENGLISH OPERA, COVE NT L GARDEN, under the sole Management of Miss Louisa f 'vile and Mr. W. Harrison THIS EVENING THE ROSE OF CASTILLE. Messrs. Weiss, Honey, St. Albyn, Bartleman, and Mr. W. Harrison. Miss Louisa Pyne and Miss Susan Pyne. Conductor—Mr. Alfred Mellon. To conclude with the new pantomime of LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD ; or, Harlequin and the Wolf in Granny's Clothing. Commence at Seven, TI HEATRE-ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. Lessee—Mr. E. T. Smith. .J. THIS EVENING, BARNEY THE BARON. Mr. an I Mrs. Balney Williams. Followed by THE LATEST FROM NEW YORK. i'o conclude - with the new pantoMime, ROBIN HOOD ; or y Harlequin Friar Tuck and the Merry Men of Sherwood Forest. ar4 PRINC E SS' Senien of ° tr Y ilr iL theMan charlesKean. THEATRE. THIS EVENING will be performed THE ~CORSICAN BROTHERS. Mr. C. Kean. After which, a new grand Christmas Pantomime, entitled T fIE KING OF THE CASTLE; or, Harlequin Prince D;amond and Princess Brighteyes. THEATRE -ROYAL, HAYMARKET. • Lessee, Mr. J. B. Buckstone. THIS EVENING, AN UNEQUAL MATCH. Miss Amy Sedzwick, Mr. Buckstone, After which, a new grand Comic Pantomime, entitled UNDLNE; or, Harlequin and the Spirit of the Waters. Commen‘e at 7. R Y A 3 L ianager L Y i p E E U M d FaLlinerE A T R E. Re-engagement of Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING, will be produced a New Drama, by J. Oxenford, Esq., entitled THE LAST HOPE. To be followed by a Grand Ballet and Scene from THE SIEGE_ OF TROY. Miss Rosina Wright, Miss Harriet Dalton, Miss Jenny Lauri. Mr. John Lauri, and Corps de Ballet. To conclude with THE CHILD OF THE WRECK. Madame Celeste and Mrs. Keeley. Reduced Prices—Dress Boxes, 4s. ; Upper Boxes, 3s. ; Pit, 2s. ; Stalls, ss. ; Gallery, ls. Box-office open from 11 to 5 daily. Doors open at half-past 6 to commence at 7 every evening. NEW THEATRE - ROYAL, AD ELPHI. Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. Benj. Webster. Powerful Novelty.—Crowded Houses.—Last Six Nights of MASKS AND PACES ; Triplet, Mr. B. Webster. Trium phant reception of Mr. Wright. Glorious success of the INVISIBLE PRINCE. THIS EVENING, the performance will commence with MASKS AND PACES ; Mr. B. Webster, C. Selby, Mr. 811- 'lllOOl3, P. Bedford, Miss Woolgar, Miss 11. Sims, Mrs. Bil lington. After which, WELCOME LITTLE STRANGER. M. Wright. To conclude with THE INVISIBLE PRINCE. Mr. J. L. Toole. Doors open at a quarter-past six—Commence at seven. Box Office open from 10 to 5 -no charge for booking. No fees to servants permitted. A registry kept of all articles found. Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Wigan are engaged. Due notice will e given of their appearance. ROYAL STRAND THEA•TRE. Lessee and Directress, Miss Swanborough THIS EVENING, WOOING IN JEST AND LOVING IN EARNEST. After which, the new Extravaganza, KENILWORTH ; or To Queene. ye Earle, and ye Maydenne. And THE BONNIE FISH WIFE. Commence at 7 o'clock. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE, Westminster-road. Lessee and Manager Mr. William Cooke. THIS EVENING, and &whirr the week, the revived ira• matic Romance from Sir Walter Scott, entitled KENIL. WORTH, re-produced with original effects and additiona splendour. To be followed by SCENES IN THE CIRCLE, intro ducing Mr. W. Cooke, Mr. Bridges, Mr. A. Cooke, &c. Madame Blanthe, Madame Bridges, Maddlle. Fleurette, and Emily Cooke, together with the Star Riders. and Astley's unrivalled Troupe of Equestrian Artistes. Te conclude with the great Operatic and Burlesque Eques trian Pantomime, entitled HARLEQUIN BARON MUN CHAUSEN, AND HIS COMICAL CREAM COB CRUISER. Baron Munchausen, Mr. W. Anson ; Harlequin, Mr. 11. Hemtnings ; Pantaloon, Mr. Morley;l Clown, Mr. A. F. Forrest, the Grimaldi of the day ; Columbine, Miss Julia Weston. Brilliant and unsurpassable Transformation Scene, with dazzling effects of Colour and Fire. Gorgeous Scenery, and every incident in bustling; reality, from Regent-street to the " New Palace for the People, at Maxwell Hill." Dress Circle, 4s. ; Boxes, 3s. ; Pit, 2s, ; Gallery, is. ; Upper Gallery, 6d. Stage Manager, Mr. H. Phillips. CANTERBURY HALL, Westminster-road.— Proprietor -- C. MORTON. N-/ Thep üblic is most respectfully informed that the FINE ARTS GALLERY, in connection with the above Hall, IS NOW OPEN DAT AND NIGHT, from 11 o'clock a.m. until 12 o'clock p.m. The New Gallerj , contains an extensive Collec tion of Pictures, by Ancient and Modern Masters : .and is also devoted to Art productions generally. The Proprietor feels he may confidently assert that, viewed altogether, the exist ing Music Hall, the New Fine Arts Gallery, and the recently added Ante-Hall, will present an attraction which, whether as regards the architectural beauty of the structures them selves, or the varied and hitherto unattempted combinations within, will be found to be wholly without parallel in the Kingdom. The Moslem. ENTERTAINMENT commences as usual at Seven o'clock. In addition to the usual entertainment, the SAIWLET FAMILY, of Amsterdam, Eight in number, whose varied instrumental performances have created so marked a sensa tion in the principal cities and towns of the Continent, will perform every Evening atNine and Eleven o'clock_ THE WEATHER—SUN Orr Ica, FEB. 26. THERMOMETER, TN THE SHADE. 53—highest since noon yesterday. 45—lowest this morning and during the night. 50—this day at noon. BAROMETER-29.80—a fall of half-an-inch. WIND, S.W. ; light, light, with slight rain. Nothing could be more clear and satisfactory than the answer given by the Chancellor of the Exchequer to the interrogatory last night exhibited by Lord PALMERSTON. It took the house, and more especially the noble viscount, completely by surprise. In place of damaging, he had materially strengthened, the position of the Ministers—had afforded a most favourable opportunity for state ments that will be hailed with enthusiastic appro bation throughout the country, and fixed them firmly in the seats which he is so anxious to occupy with his followers. He learned that the Govern ment had not been idle during the stirring prepa rations that had created consternation throughout Europe—that they had, to the best of their ability, and with the utmost vigilance, taken the course - which they believed, in the present diffi cult position of affairs, was conducive to the maintenance of a general peace. Nay, more, that they had actually removed, what he himself con sidered to be the teterrima causa mali, the fountain and origin of all the difficulties which have arisen, —the occupation of Rome and the Legations by foreign troops. The Chancellor of the Exchequer stated that Government " had received communications which gave it reason to believe that ere long the Roman States would be evacuated by the French and Aus trian troops, and that too with the consent of the Papal Government." The loud and prolonged Cheering which greeted this gratifying announce ment proved not only the satisfaction of the House at the result, but also at the indefatigable and efficient exertions of those by whom it was ob tained. They had, indeed, displayed the highest qualities required for the management of foreign affairs. In every case since Lord MALMES BURY received the seals of the Foreign-office he has succeeded in. removing every difficulty, and that without sacrificing the slightest portion of the honour and dignity of Great Britain. He smoothed away the impediments to good relations between France and England without asking us to pass a conspiracy bill, or to sacrifice a single particle of the hospitality which we have always afforde d, and so long as the British Empire continues ever Swill afford, to political exiles of every shade and variety of political opinion ; he also obtained, not only the release of the English engineers, but pecuniary compensation for their unmerited suf ferings ; and in. every question that has been raised he has pursued the same firm but conci liatory course that has prevented war, without any diminution of prestige. Mr. DISRAELI also announced that " Lord CowLBY, who enjoys the .entire confidence of the Government, had repaired to Vienna in a confiden tial capacity." This will set at rest the ridiculous canards that had been circulated respecting th e nature of his mission. At one time it was sa id he went on behalf of the French Government (!) At another, concerning his own private affairs. There were many vague guesses, but no authentic information. Of course it would be impossible to divulge the exact instructions which had been given for the guidance of the noble lord, but Mr. DISRAELI was enabled to say that " his mission was one of peace and conciliation." The right honourable gentleman • deprecated for the time being any indiscreet or heated phrases, which must inevitably occur in the course of a general discus sion on the subject. It might damage the great object which men of all parties and all shades and varieties of political opinion have in view. The Government will make every effort to maintain the general peace, and that on principles consistent with the dignity and welfare of Europe. Judging from what has already occurred we have strong hopes that their efforts will be successful; and we are convinced that the speech of the Ministerial leader in the House of Commons will go far to remove the apprehensions which, since the begin ing of the year, have paralysed industry and excited so much uneasiness throughout the whole of Europe. Lord JOHN RUSSELL spoke fairly and justly. He manifestly appreciated what had been accom plished by Ministers, and rendered a well-merited tribute of admiration to what they had accom plished. Lord PALMERSTON, too, had, as we anticipated yesterday, toned himself down to pro priety, and disappointed the expectations of the most rabid place-hunters of his party by the tem perate manner in which he brought forward his motion. At all events the result has been very different from what had been anticipated, and the nation may rejoice at the very different aspect of affairs from that which had previously been , assumed. Seldom, if ever, were the Naval Estimates for any year brought forward in a more clear and lucid manner than they were last night by the First Lord of the Admiralty. He admitted the large increase—nearly a million sterling—in the amount since last year, but he distinctly ex plained every item, and satisfied the House as to the propriety of the increase. Indeed, as we have repeatedly stated, there is no point on which both the Parliament and the country are disposed to display more generous liberality than in supporting the maritime supremacy of Great Britain, and ensuring the complete and thorough efficiency of our naval establishments. It has frequently been disgusted at the jobbery that prevailed, at the profuse and wanton expenditure that was lavished on perfectly useless transactions, but never was there an objection put forward to any demand which could be properly explained and which would justify the outlay. The Royal Navy is the pride and glory of England as well as its safeguard and security, and there could scarcely be found a man throughout the length and breadth of the land who would com plain of any personal sacrifice necessary to main - tain it in the exalted position it has so long occu pied. The right hon. gentleman did not go back to 1835, a year which might have been one of serious consequences to the nation had any diffi culties arisen. We believe that it is now universally admitted that " a penny-wise and pound-foolish policy" had then been adopted. Besides, steam had not then been introduced into the Royal Navy, and that alone enhances the out lay to no inconsiderable amount. Sir JOHN PA KINGTON more fairly selects the year 1852-3 for a comparison, not merely because he had been him self in office in that year, or because it was after the recommendations of the select committee on the Naval Estimates had been carried into operation, but because it was a year of peace, and immedi ately preceded the Russian war, and the great in crease in the naval expenditure consequent thereon. Since that period the Naval Estimates have in creased—and necessarily increased—by some 51 per cent. They were then £5,835,588 ; they are now £8,851,371. This is no doubt a serious discrepancy, but it has been conclusively ex plained. Not merely have we more seamen, but these seamen cost a higher rate per head for wages, and their victualling is of a very superior descrip tion. Indeed, while the increase of the former is at the rate of 55-1 per cent., that of the latter is 88A-. This indicates the additional comforts bestowed on our jolly tars, and the inducements keld out to mariners to take service under the union•jack. The earnest recommendations of her MAJESTY'S Commissioners have thus been antici pated, and one important step in advance has been taken to promote voluntary service into the Royal Navy. The charges for the Coastguard and Royal Naval Volunteers were not included in the estimates of 1852, and, therefore, the entire amount —Xl7B,s92—should be altogether struck out from the accounts of the present year, in order to obtain a fair comparison. The addition for artificers, &c., is 45 per cent., arising from the adoption of steam factories in the dockyards, while that of naval stores is 571 per cent. The cost of building vessels, in consequence of the superior and more permanent character of the work, is also greatly enhanced ; but there are ample equivalents for the extra demands, and, as we have already stated, the nation will not grumble at the amount, when convinced that it is judiciously applied. The charges for maintaining the same class afloat have also been considerably aug mented, and also the vote for new works, which latter item has amounted to no less than 120 per cent. We shall this year have an addition to, our Navy of no less than 26 powerful men-of-war, of which 15 will be steam line-of-battle ships, a num ber of powerful frigates, equal to nearly half the existing number of heavy frigates, and two iron-cased ships as powerful as they can be made. This is well ; but other additions and conversions are to be made that will unquestionably retain Britannia in her old position. The community at large will, on reading the statement, recollect the cheers which their representatives bestowed on the First Lord, who had so wisely acceded to the wishes of the Parliament and people of Great Britain. Nothing certainly could be more reasonable than the answer given la s t even i ng t o th e i nqu i ry ad dressed to tt e o rs thb y e t a h m e o ll un o n. t f le e m nc b o e ura r fogremßenodt m likely to be accorded in future to the Atlantic Telegraph Company by her MAJESTY'S Govern ment. A guarantee may be obtained by that com pany, but only conditionally. Otherwi se t o express it—any assistance afforded b y Go vernment to that or any other comp an y will alone be afforded to it on the underst andin g that the li ne is in a working state. The Treasur y , in fact, will not bind itself simply to the encouragement o f scientific experiments. With all our engineers to witness the furtherat so by the State of a magnifi cent enterprise like that all but accomplished between Valentia and Newfoundland, we are con strained to accept as most rational the decision announced last evening by the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Supposing any other decision had been arrived at by Ministers, the only equitable course then remaining to be pursued would have been the organisation and establishment, at the national expense, of a grand laboratory for the promotion of experimental researches, under the auspices of he Imperial Government. According to these views we ought, two or three centuries back, not so much to have offered £30,000 for the discovery of perpetual motion, as to have maintained an insti tution in which all the crack-brained philosophers of the — land might have obtained the means gratuitously of testing their eccentric no tions as to its practicability. No—the line of demarcation must obviously be drawn somewhere. It must be so drawn that State patronage may be accorded, not to promising expe -1 iment, but to actual and positive demonstration. That a submarine line can be trailed acrosss the bosom of the Atlantic Ocean, so that messages can be flashed to and fro between the New and the Old World, between the extreme west of Europe and the extreme east of America—the events of the last year proved beyond all possibility of denial. Newfoundland and Valentia talked with each other under the abyss of the great deep through the metallic case of a gutta percha cable, thrilling with negative and positive streams of electricity. All this we know—the world remembers—it was the source in 1858 of general wonder and admiration. But whether these extraordinary phenomena can be permanently secured between Europe and America, between Valentia and Newfoundland, yet remains to be demonstrated. We believe it will. But in matters of science Governments cannot go upon simple belief. Their surety, we repeat, must be nothing less than absolute demonstration. If every auspicious and alluring theory proved invariably capable of realisation it would be different. But the history of the development of the physical sciences, under the guidance of inductive philo sophy, assures us that this realisation, so far from being the rule, is in reality the rare and priceless exception. Until a theory has been tested, there ' fore, to the uttermost, it is idle to predicate as to the feasibility of it. Government has, therefore, in its dealings with an association like the Atlantic Telegraph Company, only that obvious alternative —either to delay any aid whatever to the present enterprise, or to accord that aid in the shape of a ' guarantee conditionally. It has evidenced a willingness to adopt the latter course in a rational and patriotic spirit, with refer ence to this magnificent scheme of the sub-Atlantic Telegraph between Valentia and Newfoundland. So the matter rests at this moment. The Govern ment is ready to afford the company assistance, but to afford that assistance conditionally ; it is ready to grant the desired guarantee—but to grant it upon one reasonable contingency. GREAT FIRE AT LISSON-GROVE. LOSS OF SIX LIVES. This morning, shortly after 1 o'clock, the greatest consternation was occasioned in the neighbourhood of Lisson-grove by loud shouts of "Fire, fire." The police hastened to the direction from whence the screams proceeded, and discovered the shop of Mr. Wade, an eating-house keeper, in Great James-street, was on fire. The utmost exertions were used to awake the inmates to a sense of their great danger, but unfortunately it was some time before any person within the burning house could be aroused. Express messengers were instantly despatched to the nearest station of the London Fire Brigade ; and in a short time afterwards the engine of the Paddington station arrived at the scene of destruction, followed by those from Baker street, Chandos-street, and King-street. - Without the slightest loss of time the most strenuous exertions were commenced to extinguish the conflagration, but without avail. For some considerable time the fire burned with great fury, during which the fire-escape of the Royal Society for the Protection of Life from Fire, under the charge of Hall, arrived, and steps were instantly taken to endeavour to rescue the family of Mr. Wade. The escape was placed in front of the house, and after great exertions Mrs. Wade entered it, but in an instant after doing so the escape was in flames. This unfortunate accident was caused by the ignition of the sun blind over the shop window, which became liberated in con sequence of the ropes and springs being burnt from within. Hall made the most despe rate attempts to rescue the unfortunate woman from her dreadful position, in doing which he was much injured, but he did not effect his object until she was so severely burnt that life appeared to have become extinct. After the fire was somewhat subdued, it was learned that the master of the house, Mr. Wade, with three of his children and the servant girl had been burnt to death. One of the children was rescued and instantly conveyed to St. Mary's Hospital, but in a very short time after its admission into that establishment it died from the severe and extensive injuries it had sustained. The greatest praise is due to the brigade men— Johnson, Towser, Baker, Wickington—and the foreman of the King-street engine, Mr. Staples, by whose judicious directions the surrounding pro perty was saved from destruction. It was some hours before the fire could be said to be extinguished, and it is much to be regretted that the calamity has been attended with such a fearful loss of life. MAILS FOR AUSTRALIA AND MAU.RITIUS. A contract has been concluded by her Majesty's Go vernment with the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Naviga tion Company for the conveyance of mails, once a month, between this country and the Australian colonies, including Tasmania and New Zealand, via Egypt. The first mail to be despatched from Southampton, under the new arrangements, will be made up in London on the morning of the 12th of March next, and the first mail to be despatched aia Marseilles will be made up in London on the evening of the 18th March. Subsequently to those dates, the mails will continue to be despatched via Southampton on the morning of the 12th of each month, and via Marseilles on the evening of the 18th of each month. On those occasions, however, when the 12th of the month falls on Sunday, the mails for Australia, via Southampton, will be made up and despatched on the -previous evening, and when the 18th of the month falls on Sunday, the mails via Marseilles will be made up and despatched on the fol lowing evening. • The packets will not, as heretofore, call at Point de Gallo, but will call at Port Louis, Mauritius. No letters, &c., for Ceylon will, therefore, be forwarded henceforth with the Australian mails ; but mails for Mauritius will be made up for transmission by each Australianpacket, and all letters for Mauritius, not otherwise addressed, will be sent in such mails. The first homeward packet under the new contract was appointed to leave Sydney on the 12th inst. The mails brought by it and forwarded, via Marseilles, will be due in London on the 4th April ; and those forwarded, via South ampton, on the 10th April. Subsequent mails will be due about the 4th and 10th of every month. By command of the Postmaster-General, ROWLAND HILL, Secretary. General Post-office, 25th Feb., 1859. We regret to learn of the death, on Wednesday last, at Darlington, of the Venerable Archdeacon Froude. The deceased archdeacon was in his 89th year. THE PUBLIC DEBT.—The public debtor—that is to say, the tax-paying community at large—will learn with satisfaction that no addition was made to the annual charge of the public debt by the interest of any loan made or annuities created either last year or in 1857. ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEON s.—The following gentlemen having undergone the necessary examinations for the diploma, were admitted members of the college at a meeting of the Court of Examiners on the 23d inst. : Messrs. Henry Hall Fearson, Cockermouth, Cumberland ; Josiah Sarjant, Limehouse ; Lima Abraham La Mert, Bed ford-square ; William Valentine Bird, Seacomb, near Bir kenhead ; James Bird Bickerdike, York ; Jonah Plummer, Clifton, Yorkshire ; James Arthur. Hanbury, Parkhurst Barracks, Isle of Wight ; Julius Decimus Tripe, Commer cial -road ; Philip Edward Collins Merryweather, Euston road ; H enry Morris, jun., Gosberton, Spalding, Lincoln shire ; Ernest Geo rge homas Llewellyn, Puddington, Devonshire ; and Michael Stack, Listowel, county of Kerry. APOTHECARIES' HALL.—The following gentle men p a ssed their examination in the science and practice of medicine, and received certificates to practise, on Thursday, Feb. 24 :—Wm. Lomas, Henry George Sadler, Wm. James Wood, Exeter ; David Mi c h ae l , Bath ; John Thomas See come; Joseph Lockwood, Kirkheaton, Huddersfield ; Geo. Leslie Rogers, Helstone' Cornwall; Oliver Cod r ington ; Sydney Ringer, Norwich; Charles Edward Smith, Army ; Roger Wood, Sarratt, Herts ; Th omas Edward. Owen, Totnes, Devon; John Dowse, Skelmanthorpe. The follow ing gentlemen also on the same day passed their first ex amination :—John James Chappell, Axmouth, Devon; Theophilus Win, Trend, Bridgewater, Somerset, LATEST NEWS. The following telegrams have been received at Mr. Reuter's office : VIENNA, FEB. 25. The official Austrian Correspondence (Oester reichische Correspondenz) of this evening publishes an imperial order addressed to the Minister of War. The order commands the return of all fur loughed soldiers belonging to certain regiments stationed in Italy, the districts for supplying con scripts to which lie in more distant quarters. The object of the order is to effect the gradual comple tion of the regiments. The Correspondenz points out that the objects of these measures is purely defensive, and that they are adopted in consequence of the warlike preparations in Sardinia. They need not cause alarm, as the hope must not be renounced that the result of the efforts which are being made on various sides in the cause of peace will be attended with success. ATHENS, FEB. 21. The Greek Government has demanded a credit of two millions of drachmas in case of need. Turkish troops are assembling on the frontiers. MODENA, FEB. 24. The Piedmontese volunteers have been with. drawn from the frontiers of. Modena and ordered to confine themselves to the interior. At present all is tranquil here. .MILAN, FEB. 24. At the bal masque of yesterday a demonstration of the people was prevented. A disturbance among the students of the publie school (the Gymnasium of San Allessandro) has taken place. The fermentation is increasing. A farmer near Pavia, who had denounced some refugees, has been clandestinely assassinated. TRIESTE, FEB. 25. Four members of the Council of Management of the projected Suez 'Canal, -Mogul Bey, the engi neer, Hardon, and M. de Lesseps, will depart the day after to-morrow for Alexandria. FRANCE. PARIS, FRIDAY. The accounts from the provinces, and particu larly from Marseilles, speak of the armaments going on with the same vigour. A letter from that city, dated yesterday, says that the accumulation of mi litary stores and provisions for the army is greater at present than during any period of the war in the Crimea. The extensive warehouses at the port of the Joliette are cramped with military stores ; and in the bakehouses they are making biscuits night and day. A detachment of 350 men from the gar rison of Arles embarked at Marseilles on Wednes day last, for Civita Vecchia, whence they proceed to Rome. A Paris correspondent of the Inde i vendance of Brussels asserts that the Emperor, at the last court ball, spoke to the diplomatists present in terms which announced that political matters had entered on a more tranquil stage. The augmentation of 700,000 fr. in the allowance for the Princes and Princesses of the Imperial family, is to be assigned exclusively to Prince Napoleon, and will make the prince's income 1,000,000 fr. a-year, which is the same as that received by Prince Jerome. The Princess Mathilde, accompanied by several ladies and by her chevalier d'honneur, went yester day to visit the Prefecture of Police. H. I. H. was received by the Prefect and Mme. Bortelle, and• after stopping for a short time in their apartments, went to the Archives to examine the registers of the victims who were massacred by the terrorists in 1793 in the prisons of the Abbaye and the Madelonettes. Mr. Mitchell superintended -last night,. at .the Tuileries, a performance of the Christy Minstrels, by command of the Emperor. A commodious theatre was constructed in the Salle de Diane, and nearly 200 visitors were present. The Emperor and Empress, Prince Jerome, Prince Napoleon, and the Princess Clotilde, and her sister-in-law Princess Mathilde, &c., remained to the close of the performance—and expressed in a marked man ner their approbation of the musical entertainment. It is pleasing to see the Court still fond of music, even of Christy's Minstrels, They know that 46 The man that hath no music in himself, Nor is not moved with c o nco r d of sweet sounds, _ _ Is flt," &o. BOURSE, Feb. 25.—The market has been in an agitated state, and Rente has lost all that it had gained on the previous day. Reports have been in circulation of some disturbances between Piedmon tese peasants and soldiers. Threes, which left off yesterday at 68f 65c., declined to 67f. 90e., and are now heavy at 68f. Mobilier varied from 770 f. to 772 f. 50c. ; Austrian, 532 f. 50c. to‘s3sf ; Orleans, 1,315 f. to 1,320 f. ; Lyons, 830 f. to 827 f. 50c. The following were the last quotations : ... , _ 41 per Cents. 97 GO Do. end month 97 50 3 per Cents ' 68 05 Do. end month 67 90 Bank Shares. 2850 Credit Mobilier 7.70 Do. Account Credit Fonder 645 Belgian 41 99 25 Piedmonteso (5) Roman BB 50 Austrian Spanish Threes Home Debt 4O 25 RAILWAYS. Cash. Account. Orleans Northern New ditto. _ _ 795 Lyons and Mediterranean . 828 75 827 50 NCNT ditto - Geneva 535 532 50 Midi Southern Western 595 .. 590 Eastern Grand Central — .. Sardinian 4OO .. 400 Austrian Exchange on London, at sight, paper, 25f. 15c. ; money 25f. 10c. ; three months, paper, 25f. ; money, 24f. 95c. ROY AL ENGLISH OPERA, COVENT GARDEN. Mr. Balfe's highly popular opera, " Satanella ; or, the Power of Love," continues its triumphant career at the above theatre, having been performed last night for the 49th time to a crowded house. Her Majesty, accom panied by Prince Arthur, the Princess Louisa, and Prince Leopold, honoured the representation with their presence. This was the third time within eight days that her most gracious Majesty came to hear Balfe's chef d' (mere, which was most brilliantly performed, Miss Louisa Pyne and Mr. Harrison being recalled twice during the performance. Much amusement was created by a splendid bouquet being thrown by a lady from one of the pit boxes, at the conclusion of the third act, which Mr. Payne, as the Vizier, presented to Miss Louisa Pyne on his knees. ..,." - - . I ' 2l. ~ ie , .. ;', 1 6 .''' # . ‘0 , 4.,-. Zir ) ,;,,,„, 1, 1r.7-n,t->'-,°,llnglilla ~.tz: v. _ 4 .....- -s, tar: ,; ,o — , . :000 40 .,.... • f .._. ~,,„:„..k.r, , 4,4104 0, 0,,,,,,, , .• . ....„, g _ 5,......,. ...,,.„.,,,, PR ocr •.. "11641,,i- -.0.1"::i li t , DIET ~ 0 ••*l.l , - ~,,,,,,..... THE .SUN. SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 26, 1859. THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY E'VENING, FEBRUARY 26, 1859, THIS DAY'S SHIPPING. LONDON, Feb. 26.—Wind this day at noon S.W.; strong breeze and cloudy. OFF DUNGENESS, Feb. 24.--Arrived.—Kelso, from China. OFF PORTSMOUTH, Feb. 25.—Arrived—Traveller, from London, for Auckland. CARDIFF, Feb. 25.—Wind N.W.—Sailed—lna, for Monte Video ; France, for Havannah ; Caroline Visen, for Havannah. LIVERPOOL, Feb. 26.—Arrived—Kangaroo, (s.s.), from New York—left on tho 12th inst. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Saturday Morning. Wind W. Arrived.—May, and Mystery, from Swanage ; Courier, steamer, from Jersey; Havre, steamer, from Havre; Alma, fromSwanaAe t _ _ Sailed.—Alliance, steaU2er, for Havre ; Wonder, steamer, for Jersey. LIVERPOOL, Saturday Morning. Wind W. Arrived, Feb. 25.—Eugene, from Valparaiso ; Der Versuch, from Nantes. The John O'Gaunt, for Calcutta, has put back with mizenmast, rigging, &c., dataa,ged, having been in collision yesterday afternoon with the M. I. Ward, which vessel is reported to have put into Holyhead with loss of bow sprit, head, cutwater. &c. The John O'Gaunt does not make any water, and is expected to be ready for sea again in two days. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Saturday Morning. Wind W.S.W.; tide three hours' ebb ; weathervery fine. Arrived, Feb.`2s.—Countess of Lonsdale,from Hamburg. Arrived, Feb. 26.—0hi0, from Guernsey ; Isabella, from Nantes ; Providence, from Gravelines. Sailed, Feb. 25.—Minorca, for Algoa Bay. Sailed, Feb. 26.—Bilboa, steamer, for Bilboa ; Matbea, for MadrikS, AMERICA. LIVERPOOL, FEB. 26. The screw steamship Kangaroo has arrived with the New York mails to the 12th, and 217,662 dols. The Circassian, from Galway and St. John's, arrived at New York om the 11th instant, after a passage of 30 days. All her coal being expended, she was compelled to burn her spare spars, &C., and arrived in tow of a steam-tug, having lost her screw between St. John's and New York. The Cuban question continued under discussion in Congress. The Queen's decision in favour of Ottawa as the seat of Government of Canada was carried in the Legislative Assembly by a majority of five. The Moses Taylor had arrived at New York with California mails and 1,304,865 dols. in specie. The Cass-Yrisarri Treaty, as originally - arranged by the American and Nicaraguan negotiators, has been ratified by the Nicaraguan Government. We have advices from Tampico to Jan. 18th, and from Brownsville to the 26th. The garrison at the former place were in a disaffected state, owing to the stoppage of their pay. Business was dull, the only prospect of improve ment depending upon the success of Miramon in relieving San Luis Potosi and expelling the Liberals from Tampico. General Garza had taken the field, leaving the Government ad interim in the hands of Don Andres Trevino. The captain of the British frigate Alarm had seized the Mexican war steamer Iturbide in the port of Mazatlan, for interference with foreign merchant vessels. The Washington correspondence of the New York Express says it is stated in well-informed circles that the re-instatement by Miramon of Zuloaga to the Presidency in Mexico was at the instance of France. At New York the banks, which for several months had readily loaned on call at 4 to 5 per cent., now ask 6 to 7, with few transactions below the latter rate. The following were the latest quotations for stocks :—New York Central, 781 ex div. ; New York and Erie, 131 ; Haarlem, 13`1 ; Reading 470 ; Hudson River, 3217 Michigan Central, 50 ; ditto, Southern, 181.; Panama, 1161; Baltimore and Ohio, 591; Illinois Central, 661 ; Cleveland and Toledo, 31 ; Chicago and Rock Island, 601 ; Milwaukie and Mississippi, 131 ; Galena and Chicago, 981; La Crosse, 11. Sterling exchange, 1091 to 1091. Cotton irregular. Middling uplands, 11-2-. State and Western flour had declined. Canadian inactive. Mess pork 17 dols. 75c. to 18 dols. 65c. ; .prime, ditto, 13 dols. 62-1-c. to 13 dols. 80e. ; Scotch pig iron, 28 dols. for cash ; English bar, 57 dols. for six months, from ship. NEW ORLEANS. Molasses, 40c. ; spirits of turpentine, 49ic. ; crude, 3 dols. 871 c. Refining grades of sugar, lc. lower. Other sorts well sustained. Kentusky tobacco, 71c. to 11c. Freights to Liverpool, rosin, 2s. ; to London, 225, 6d. for mess beef. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. The Albatross, Monterey, and Intrinsic, hence. The Norden, from Barcelona, and the ahi, from Genoa, have arrived at Savannah. The General Taylor, hence, has arrived at Boston. The Rappahannoc has arrived at Norfolk, leaking badly. The Union, from Bremen ; the Gelio and Glove, from Palermo ; the A. D. Whiddan, from Marseilles ; the Zurich, from Havre ; and the Arnold Boninger, from Rot terdam, have arrived at New York. The bark Mimosa, from Smyrna for Boston, which left in September last, is supposed to be lost, with all on board. The General Parkhill, hence, off Charleston. The Medallion, hence, and the P. W. Brune, hence, at Charleston. The Eugene, from Dublin, had arrived at Mobile. The Thorwaldsen and the Assyria, hence, and the Robert Carter, from Havre, had arrived at New Orleans. THE BOMBAY MAILS. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam ship Ripon, Captain D. G. Munro, arrived at Southampton yesterday morning with the heavy portion of the Bombay mails, having left Alexan dria on the 11th inst., Malta on the 15th, and Gib raltar on the 20th. On the outward voyage the Ripon experienced south-west gales as far as Gib raltar, and thence to Alexandria strong north-east gales ; homewards, from Alexandria to Malta, south-west winds with heavy rains, Malta to Gibraltar fine weather with light airs, and thence to Southampton easterly gales. The Ripon brought 69 passengers (of whom 26 were first-class and 12 children, seven second-class and servants, and 24 deck), £1,210 in specie, 1,648 bales of silk, 12 cases of shawls, 32 boxes of oranges arid sundries. `On the 21st of February; at 4.30 p.m., passed the Sultan steamer, off Mafra, bound for Lisbon; and on the 22d, at 4.30 p.m., passed the Ceylon, off Cape Finisterre. On her outward passage the Ripon was steamed round to adjust her compasses by Mr. Finhey's corrector, the inventor being attached to this ship as chief officer. The errors of three compasses were taken on 32 points, the ship being out of sight of land ; the time occupied was 55 minutes. The Ripon has been navigated from Malta to Alexan dria, and back to Southampton, by these errors, and the landfalls made have been exact as steered for. The United States' frigate Macedonian was at Alexandria. At Malta were her Majesty's ships Marlborough Conqueror, Centurion, Hibernia, Recruit, Medina, Tartarus, Boxer, and Hearty; and the Russian three-decker Cesarewitch. Her Majesty's steamer Quail and Argus were at Gibraltar, and also the A a.striait frigate Archduke Ferdinand. The latter ship had returned from her cruise to the eastward, and was awaiting instruc tions by telegraph from the Austrian Government whether to sail or steam back to Trieste. Captain Teguetoff in this cruise communicated with Ceuta, Tetuan, Penon de Velez, Alhucemas, Melilla, and the Chafferine Islands, on the coast of Morocco, and afterwards sailed to Malaga, whence she returned to Gibraltar. Nothing worthy of communication was observed on the Riff coast. Her Majesty's steam troopship Perseverance, Commander Power, with the left wing of the 23d Royal Welsh Fusiliers, from Portsmouth, arrived at Gibraltar on the night of the 12th inst., and, having coaled, left for Malta on the 14th, at 6 p.m. Dr. John Forrest, C. 8., late principal medical officer at Gibraltar, took passage in the Persever ance, accompanied by his family, to assume the duties of Inspector-General of Hospitals at Malta. The Vulture, steam frigate, Captain Campbell, also left Gibraltar for Malta, where it is understood she is to be docked for the purpose of repairing damages sustained some time ago on the coast of Barbary. The troopship Urgent, Captain M'Donald, arrived at Gibraltar during the night of the 18th with the head-quarter division of the 23d Fusiliers,nsider the command of Lieut.-Col. Bell, and was to leave for Malta immediately after coaling. The Urgent had a good passage out from Plymouth, where she was detained until the 14th by the Admiralty. The following British merchant steamers had arrived out at Gibraltar :—Feb. 15, the Thalia, Captain Young, from London; 17th, the Taurus, Captain R. Inglis, from Liverpool, with general cargo for Genoa and Leghorn ; same day, the Behar, Captain Field, from Southampton, with mails, &c., for Malta and Alexandria; same day, the Demetrius, Captain Young, from Liverpool, with general cargo for Malta ; 18th, the Temora, Captain H. Jay, from Lon don, Havre, and Plymouth, with general cargo for Malta, Constantinople, and Odessa. The British barque Canrobert, Capt. Tucker, 14 days from Girgenti, with a cargo of sulphur for Newcastle, put in at Gibraltar on the 18th, leaky. The Spanish schooner Francoli, Captain A. Prats, three days from Cadiz with a general cargo for Almeria and Tarragona, put into the bay on the 13th with damages, having been in collision with an unkiown barque off Marbella at 3 30 a.m. on the previous day . ; a man was hurt by the collision. The Sardinianbrig Alfieri, E. Gallo, master, which arrived at Gibraltar from Buenos Ayres on the 14th, reports having met, on the 29th of December, in lat. 20.5 S., long. 28.14 E., meridian of Paris, the Bri tish transport Colgrain, Captain William Gardiner, with troops from London for Madras. Capt. Gallo received two parcels of letters from the transport to be forwarded to England. The Dutch steam sauadron, under the command of Rear-Admiral Hoeft, for some time past refitting in La Caraca Docks at Cadiz, left on the 9th inst. for Madeira. _ Exchanges at Gibraltar were quoted as under— London, 90 days' date, 501 ; Paris, ditto, sf. 26c. ; Marseilles, ditto, sf. 28c. ; Genoa, ditto, sf. 29e. ; Madrid, eight days' sight, par ; Cadiz, ditto, par ; Malaga, ditto, par; Seville, ditto, k dis. ; Alicante, dis. ; Valencia, par ; Barcelona, pm. Spanish pillared dollars, 3 per cent. premium, none, and no demand. MADLLE. VICTOIRE BALFE.—So great has been the success of our charming young prima donna at the Grand Teatro Reggio, Turin, that she has been obliged to repeat her artistic performance every evening to houses crowded to the ceiling, amidst showers of bouquets, repeated calls before the curtain, and applause the most enthusiastic, that spontaneous heart-stirring applause which the Italians (when they are pleased) only can give. The foreign papers are teeming with the praises of the daughter of our popular composer, Balfe, and the correspondents of the London papers are unanimous in recording the triumphant success of the charming Victoire Ballo. LAW INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.) ROLLS COURT. (Before Sir John Romilly, the Master of the Rolls.) JUDGMENT.-BECTON V. BARTON. His Honour the Master of the Rolls said—The first ques tion raised in this suit, on the construction of the will in question, is as to what time the shares of the children of the testator became vested, and also at what period after they had become vested and taken effect they passed to the issue of the children of the testator, in the event of their dying leaving issue. Now, the scope of the will appears to be this—that he gives an annuity of £5OO to his wife, and on her marrying again the annuity of £5OO a year is to be reduced to £lOO. And he also gave a power to his trustees to give that reduction to his children, and also to make advances to his children. He also directed that on his children attaining the age of 21, his property should be divided amongst them, subject to the annuity of £lOO to his wife, in the event foresaid. And the real question is, whether this clause, by which they are directed to divide the property, which is the go verning clause, was not to take effect till the death or mar riage of the widow, or whether it was to take effect on each of the children attaining 21 years of age, or the youngest• attaining the age of 21. His Honour, on reading the gift ing clauses in the will, considered that the children of the testator took a vested interest in his property on attaining 21, and that their interest transmitted on their death to their issue. The testator directed his trustees to make advances to his children for their education and maintenance in the event of the death or marriage of his widow; and upon the division of his property amongst his children, the advances So made were to be taken • as part of the hotch potch division of his property. It appeared that one of his daughters had received £5OO before the period of the distribution of his property, and before the youngest of the children had attained the age of 21. His Honour, on the authority of the cases of " Edgar v. Edgar," and " Lord Elgin and Lord Glengall," in the House of Lords, considered that this lady must be put to her election—to say whether she chooses to take it in satisfaction of her share of the property divisable amongst the children, or take it as hotch-potch along with the other children, the residue, if any, to go to the nest of kin. His Honour directed Mr. Little and Mr. Follett, jun., to make a declaration accord ingly, and that he would afterwards look at it. Costs of all parties to come out of the estate. Counsel in the cause, Mr. R. Palmer, Q.C., and Mr. Follett, Q.C. SHERIFFS' COURT. (Before Mr. Prendergast, Q.C.) PARKER V. WOVZ..--MASTER AND SERVANT.-.SINGULAR AGREEMENT. Mr. Buchanan appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. James for the defendant. The action was brought to recover a month's wages in lieu of notice, and an average of commission that plaintiff would have earned had he continued in defendant's service. In opening the case, Mr. Buchanan produced a singular agreement, regularly stamped and sigaied, by which plain tiff subjected himself to dismissal for non-fulfilment of any of the terms, and a month's notice was required to terminate it. One of the terms was that plaintiff should be punctual in his attendance at the office at nine o'clock in the morn ing. One morning plaintiff arrived at a quarter past nine, and defendant said that ho would riot be required that day, that he was late and should not have his sample case that day, and that if he was late the next morning he should never have his sample case any more. Upon this plaintiff left and sent defendant a written notice to leave his service in one month, and almost simultaneously received from defendant's solicitor notice of his summary dismissal. These facts having been deposed to by plaintiff, Mr. James addressed his honour upon the terms of the agree ment, and contended that defendant was justified in dis charging plaintiff. His Honour considered that be had not done so, but merely suspended him for one day, and that, therefore, plaintiff was entitled to a verdict with costs. BIDDLE V. SARLE--MASTER AND SERVANT-WHAT IS A NOTICE TO LEAVE? Plaintiff is a working jeweller, and defendant the cele. brated silversmith of Cornhill. Mr. Buchanan appeared for the plaintiff, mid stated that he claimed one week's wages in lieu of notice. The cir cumstances of the case are somewhat peculiar, and arose out of an ambiguous notice of dismissal. One Saturday, upon paying plaintiff his wages, defendant's foreman said, "I think you will not be wanted after next Saturday." Mr. Buchanan contended that this was not a notice at all, and accordingly on the following Saturday plaintiff gave in a written notice that he should leave in a week. He was told, " Oh, you were discharged last Saturday." Hence the present action. Defendant's foreman said plaintiff was very uncivil, and on one occasion, when told to close the shop, said he should finish what he was about. Upon this defendant's foreman told him, " I think you will not be wanted next Saturday." Plaintiff said he was about an order that was required. His Honour said that was the foreman's business, and not plaintiff's ; and upon his refusal to close the shop when told the foreman would have been justified in dis charging him on the spot. As the notice stood, however, plaintiff was entitled to a verdict, as the words used by defendant's foreman were certainly not a notice. A GREAT TURKEY CARPET CASE. Plaintiff is the manager of the Metropolitan Steam Bleaching Company and sought . to recover 16s. 4d., for cleaning a Turkey carpet belonging to defendant. Plaintiff stated defendant applied to the company, and gave instruc tions for the removal of a carpet to the works for the pur pose of being cleaned. Accordingly a man was sent, but upon his arrival neither defendant nor her servant were at home, but another person gave plaintiff's carman a roll of carpet which he took away. This carpet was a large Tur key carpet, which was properly cleaned and returned. Plaintiff did not know that the woman who gave the carpet was not defendant's servant until to-day. His Honour—How do you clean the carpets ? Plaintiff—Oh, we wash them with soap and water, and dry them. Defendant said she never authorised the plaintiff to take away the carpet, which was nearly spoiled by the cleaning process. So far from being benefited, she had been a great loser by it. The facts were that she wrote to the plaintiff about some pieces of Brussels carpet, and he, by his man, took the Turkey in mistake. As soon as she discovered this, defendant wrote to the plaintiff desiring him not to proceed, as he had got the wrong carpet ; but she received in reply a notification that she was too late, as the cleaning had commenced. When the Turkey was sent home tho Brussels was delivered to plaintiff's man, and on the return of that it was paid for, though entirely spoilt. Defendant never intended the Turkey carpet to be cleaned, as she was about to sell it. His Honour—That would add to its value ? Defendant—ln this case it greatly detrimented it. His Honour—l suppose it was a relic of a past century ? Defendatt (laughing)—lndeed, it was net. I remember it being laid down. His Honour—Ah, but it was not new ? Defendant—Yes, it was—quite new. His Honour thought there were laches on both sides, and as matters stood he thought a verdict for Bs, would meet the merits of this great Turkey carpet case. (Laughter.) POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-(211IS DAY.) MARLBOROUGH-STREET. ROBBERY BY A CONFIDENTIAL SERVANT; —Worthy Rich, a young man lately in the employ of Messrs. Nicholls, extensive clothworkers, of Marshal-street, Golden-square, was charged with stealing a piece of deerskin, the property of his employers. Mr. Edward Lewis, of Great Marlborough-street, ap peared for the prosecution. From the evidence it appeared that the prisoner was allowed to live by the prosecutors in a private house attached to the warehouse, and some degree of confidence being placed in him, the keys of the warehouse were left in his care; but in consequence of a quantity of valuable property being continually missed, a watch was set on the warehouse, two active officers being employed for the purpose, named Crocker and Joy; and on the afternoon of Sunday last the prisoner was seen to come out of the house, and return about eight in the evening ; and from the position in which they were placed they saw the prisoner go down the steps leading to the warehouse, and shortly after leave. On the Monday morning one of the prosecutors, Mr. Lloyd Hall Nicholls, had a piece of cloth re •measured, and found a quantity of it missing, and as the prisoner never re turned, he was sought for and taken into custody at the Mogul Concert-room, Drury-lane, on' the previous night, on suspicion of stealing it. The prisoner denied being at the warehouse at all on the Sunday. Mr. Lewis said he should be prepared with further evi dence on a future day, and the prisoner was remanded. THAMES. TWICE MISTAKEN.—George Green, a man about 40 years of age, and described by the police as a card-sharper, of Green-street, Walworth, was brought up on remand before Mr. Yardley, charged with stealing a £5 Bank of England note and four sovereigns from the person of Emanuel Ribero, a Spanish seaman, belonging to the ship Salamanca, in the East India Dock. The prosecutor charged a man with stealing a pilot coat from him on Monday last, and positively swore to the identity of the coat found upon the prisoner, who would most undoubtedly have been committed, if a tailor, who had made a pilot coat for each of the parties, had not come forward and proved that he made the coat in dispute for the prisoner, and sold it to him. The prisoner was, there fore, discharged. On the same day Green was charged with robbing the seaman of £9, and the evidence for the defence being very unsatisfactory, the magistrate remanded the prisoner until this day. The statement of the prosecutor, delivered in the Spanish language, and interpreted to the Court, was, that on Satur day, the 19th inst., he was in Whitechapel, when a stout man met and asked him if he wanted a ship, to which he replied, in the affirmative. His new friend then took him to a public-house, where he saw. the prisoner, who tat alongside of him. There were three men in the room, and they all asked him to treat them. He consented to do so, and opened his porte-monnaie, which contained a £5 note and four sovereigns, and was selecting one sovereign for the purpose of changing it to pay the reckoning, whet the prisoner snatched the whole of the money and ran away with it, and' the other men followed him. He went after them but could not overtake them. H e went into the same house again in the afternoon and saw the prisoner there, and gave him into custody. Police-constable, 34 1-1, said the seaman, in broken Eng lish, made known to him that he had been robbed, and said two men had run away, and one was in the public-house where the robbery took place. He took the prisoner into custody. He knew him to be a card-sharper, and that the house where the robbery was committed was frequented by card-sharpers. Mr. Charles Young, who defended the prisoner, said the seaman was as much mistaken in this case as he was in the other heard last Monday. He called two witnesses; the first was • Margaret Collins, servant in a public-house, whose evidence was given in a rambling manner, talked about pots of half and-half and quarterns of gin, and then said,—Be me shows, yer honner's wortchip, that man (pointing to the Spaniard) was not in the house of me mishtress at all last Saturday. Mr. Yardley—This evidence is by no means satisfactory. James Lowe, a respectable mechanic, said he was in the public-house on Saturday last. The sailor came into the house with two men. The prisoner was not one of them, and was certainly not in the room when the man said he was robbed. Mr. Yardley—The prisoner is represented to be a bad character, and the house has a bad name, but after the evi dence of the last witness I can't detain the prisoner any longer, and he is discharged. THE ARMY. Yesterday morning the sick and wounded troops who arrived at Chatham the previous afternoon from India were marched from the invalid estab lishment, St Mary's Barracks, to Fort Pitt Hos pital, for the purpose of being medically inspected by the staff at that establishment. The invalid troops, to the number of 120 men of all ranks, sailed from Calcutta in the Alnwick Castle, Captain Wright, on the 12th of November, touching at St. Helena on the 10th ult., the voyage occupying 102 days. The sick and wounded troops who embarked belonged to the 2d (the Queen's) Dragoon Guards, sth (Fusiliers), 6th, Bth (the King's), 10th, 13th (Prinee Albert's Light Infantry), 19th, 20th, 23d (Royal Welsh Fusiliers), 24th, 32d (Light Infan try), 34th, 35th, 37th, 43d (Light Infantry), 53d, 54th, 60th (Rifles), 73d, 78th (Highlanders), 79th (Highlanders), 84th, 86th, 88th (Connaught Ran gers), and 90th (Light Infantry) Regiments, Royal Artillery, and the Rifle Brigade, the whole under the command of Lieut. F. Peel, 34th Regiment. During the passage 22 deaths occurred on board— viz., Lieut. Baillie, 2d battalion Rifle Brigade, Lieut. Sewell, Madras Horse Artillery, 17 men, two women, and one child. A considerable num ber of the men have received wounds or injuries in their conflicts with the rebels, and all are entitled to the Indian Mutiny Medal. After their arrival at Fort Pitt they were medically inspected, and 40 ordered to be taken into hospital for medical treat ment. Nearly the whole of the others are pro nounced convalescent, their health having im proved by the sea voyage to England. These will be forwarded to their depots in the course of a few . days. The invalid troops belonging to the Royal Artillery were forwarded to Woolwich. The Royal Engineer Train are under orders to proceed from Brompton Barracks, Chatham, next week, to the camp at Aldershott, for the purpose of taking up their, summer quarters. The war authorities having decided on forming an Indian depot battalion at Chichester for East India depots, the battalion now at Walmer will be transferred to that station, when it is expected that the 3d Battalion of Infantry at Chatham garrison, under the command of Lieut.-Colonel C. E. Fairte lough, will be removed from the hut-barracks to Walmer. The Spanker gunboat left the Tyne on Thurs day on a cruise to sea with the Northumberland Coast-guard volunteers, who are now under drill. The men have been exercised with great guns and small arms, and have made very considerable pro gress. STATE OF TRADE. MANCHESTER, Feb. 25.—The market continues quieter, but the slight pause has been acceptable rather than otherwise to producers, whose hands are sufficiently full of orders for the present. Prices are fully sustained. For long cloths, T cloths, and printers there is a moderate demand, and, stocks being light, there are sufficient existing orders to take off the production as it comes forward. For 40-inch shirtings, jaconets, and madapollams, manufacturers continue well engaged, and buyers, who would take off willingly any goods for early delivery, are unable to supply themselves. For East India yarns there continues a good demand, and spinners could easily dispose of a larger quan tity if they had them for early delivery, at very full rates. In some instances, for counts above 40's, rather higher rates have been obtained. In other descriptions the market is quiet, but firm, though cotton is rather easier to buy. The im provement noted on Tuesday of id. per lb. in 60's, 70's, and 80's doubled yarns continues. TREASURY WARRANT. (From the London Gazette of last Evening.) Whereas by an Act of Parliament, passed in the fourth year of the reign of her present Majesty, intituled Act for the regulation of the duties of postage," cer tain scales of weight and rates of postage were fixed and made chargeable and payable upon, for, or in re spect of, letters transmitted and forwarded by the post, and various regulations were made, and powers were given to the Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury, for the purpose of facilitating the transmission of such let ters by the post. And whereas further powers were given to the Commis sioners of her Majesty's Treasury, by an Act, passed in the eleventh year of the reign of her present Majesty, intituled "An Act for giving further facihties for the transmission of letters by post, and for the regulating the duties of post age thereon, and for other purposes relating to the Post office." And whereas the Commissior_ers of her Majesty's Trea sury, by a certain Warrant under their hands, bearing date the 29th day of January, 1859, did order and direct that on every letter sent or tendered or delivered in order to be sent by the post between places in the United Kingdom, or by the post of any post town in the United Kingdom addressed to person or place within Such town or its suburbs, the postage thereof should be prepaid in stamps, and that every such letter should be duly and properly stamped when posted ; and that if any letter sent or tendered or delivered in order to be sent by the post between any places in the United King dom, or by the post of any post-town in the United King dom, addressed to a person or place within such town, or the suburbs thereof, should be posted without any postage being paid thereon in stamps equal to the sum of one penny 2 every such letter should be detained and opened, and should be returned or given up to the sender thereof, and in the said Warrant further directions were contained relative to letters so sent or tendered. And whereas it is expedient that the said recited War rant should be repealed. Now we, the Commissioners of her Majesty's Treasury i in exercise of the po wers ves t e d i n us i n an d b y t h e san t hereinbefore recited Acts, or either of them, and of all other powers enabling us in this behalf, do by this Warrant, under the hands of two of us the said Commissioners, by the authority of the statute in that case made and provided, order and direct that the said recited Warrant of the 20th day of January, 1859, shall be, and the same is, hereby repealed, revoked, and annulled, and that the Seve ral regulations, orders, and directions therein mentioned and set forth, and the repeal therein contained of a certain portion of a Treasury warrant, bearing date the 22d day of October, 1847, shall from henceforth wholly cease and de termine. Whitehall, Treasury-chambers, Feb. 24, 1859. DERBY. G. H. LENNOX. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. LATEST CITY BETTING. LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE. 11 to 2 agst The Brewer (taken) 10 to 1 agst Little Charley (offered) 12 to 1 agst Jealousy (taken freely) 15 to 1 agst Ghika 15 to 1 agst Jean du Quesne (taken) 100 to 6 agst Half-Caste 20 to 1 agst The Huntsman (taken freely) 100 to 3 agst Glautias (taken) LIVERPOOL SPRING CUP. 6to lon the field (offered) BETTING AT MANCHESTER.--FRIDAY. Only a few subscribers attended the rooms to-day, and very little betting took place. 6to 1 aLgIvstETRPhoeoBLreSwTeErEP(takLECenR)ASE. Bto 1 agst Jealousy (take 10 to 1) 26 to 1 agst The Huntsman (taken) 100 to 3 agst Border Chief (offered) LIVERPOOL SPRING CUP. 6to lon the field (offered) TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS STAKES. 25 to 1 agst Compton (taken) NORTHAMPTON STAKES. 9to 1 agst Little Agnes (taken and offered) - 12 to 1 agst Shafto (offered) CHESTER CUP. 25 to 1 agst Polestar (taken) HORSES STRUCK OUT OF THEIR ENGAGE' MENTS. On the 11th inst., at 9 a.m., Brookside out of the City Plate at Lincoln. _ . On the 21st inst., at 9 a.m., Rio out of the Great Metro politan Stakes at Epsom. On the 22d inst., at 9 a.m., The Tattler ont of the North amptonshire Stakes and his engagements at Liverpool. On the 22d inst., at 9 Joskin out of his eug<' ments at Lincoln. On the 22d inst., at 9 a.m., Brookside out of her engagements at Liverpool. On the 25th inst., at 4 p.m., Emigrant and Norma ou t of their Liverpool engagements, -1