The Sun. — London, England, 1858-04-12 00:00:00

H ER MAJ ESTY EI TBATRE. G F IRST NIFIT OF THE SEA SON. FIRST A PPEARANC E OF MDLLE. TITIENS, THE HUGUENOTS. TO-MORROW (T UESDAY), will be produced (first time M this Theatre), Meyerbeer's Opera, GLI UGONOTTI. DRAMATIS PERSONS. 11 Conte di San Bris (Governor o f the Louvre) ...... • .... Si gnor BELLETTI. Conte di Nevers... Si gnor ALDIGHIERI. lI De Cosse Si gnor MERCURIAL'. ?avenues .................. . Signor ANNONI. De Retz .............................. Signor BORCHARDT. fern............... .................. Signor CASTELLI. Head of Night Watch ............ Signor ALBELDA. Raul di Nangis (a Huguenot Gentleman) ........................ Signor GIUGLINI. Mareellb (his Servant) ............ Signor VIALETTI. Msrgaritta di 'Valois (betrothed to Henry IV.) Madlle. ORTOLAN'. U r bane (her Page) Mdme. LUCIONI LANDI, (her first appearance in England.) Dania d'Onore • (her first appearance in England.) Valentina (daughter of San Brie) Madlle. TITIENS, (her first appearance iu England.) Ladies and Gentlemen of the Court, Pages, Citizens, Soldiers, Students, Night Watch, Monks, Musicians, ezc. Conductor, Signor ADRITI. With scenery, entirely new and original, by Mr. Marshall ; dresses, entirely new and taken from the best authorities, by gadame Copore, and executed by M. Laureys and Mrs. Masterman ; principal machinist, Mr. Sloman ' head of the property department. Mr. Bradwell ; the miss- en-scene and incidental ballet, by M. liassot. DESCRIPTION OF 711 E SCICCERY.—Act I. de Sceneovels. This lst.—Tou. N rain.—Saloon in the Castle of the Count Scene has been composed in the Renaissance style, age of Francis I. Scone 2d. —park and Castle of Chenouccau, com posed from Sk,etches made in the vicinity of Auboise. Act 11. Pari The Pre-aux-Clercs and View of Paris in 1572, from the Etchings of S. Silvestre. Act 111. Paris—The Castle of de Nevers—lnterior. Old French Gothic style, with Renais seduce enrichments. Act IV. Paris —Chapel of the Hugue nots —A Qua.rtier of Paris, from the Etchings of S. Silvestre. The Ns.tional Anthem will b® sung after the Opera, the the principal soprano part by Madlle. Titiens. In order that the great work, The Huguenots, may be pro duced with the fullest effect, no Divertissement, except that incidental to the Opera, will be given on the first night. The new Ballet Divertissement, by M. Maggot, entitled LE RENVOI DE L'AMOUR, will be produced on Thursday, 15th inst. (it being a Subscrip tion Night, in lieu of Saturday, 24th July), for the first ap pearance of MDLLE. POCCH 'NI. On TUESDAY, April 20, Mdlle. PICCOLOMINI will make her first appearance this season as Norina, in Donizotti's Opera of DON PASQUALE, and shortly afterwards in LUISA MILLER. A limited number of Boxes have been secured to the public. Palo 21s and 31s 6d each. The full prospectus of the season arrangements may be had at the Box Office. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Lessee—Mr. J. B. Buck_sione. THIS EVENING, April 12, "will be performed AN UNEQUAL MATCH. Characters by Messrs. Buckstone, Chipendale, Compton, W. Farren, Rogers, Clark, and Miss A. Sedgwick, Mrs. B. White, Miss Lavine, and Mrs. J. Fitz. william. After which a Classical Extravaganza, entitled PLUTO AND PROSERPINE. Concluding with MY HUSBAND'S GHOST. Orchestra Stalls (which may be retained the whole of the evening). 6s. each. (No char g e for booking.) First Price. s. d. Second price. s. d. res Boxes 5 0 Dress Boxes 3 0 D Upper Boxe ......s ..................... 3 0 Upper 80xe5....., 2 0 Pit G a llery ..................... 1 0 Gallery 0 6 Commence at Seven. R OY AL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Proprietor, Mr. Charles Kean. - -- THIS EVENING, will be performed Shakspere's Tragedy of HAMLET. Hamlet, Mr. Chas. Kean; Gertrude, Mrs. C. Kean. To conclude with the new farce, entitled SAMUEL IN SEARCH OF HIMSELF. T HEATRE ROYAL, AD EL PHI. Les3ee—Mr. Ben. Webster. THIS EVENING will be presented tho drama of THE POOR STROLLERS, in which Madame Celeste, Mr. B. Webster, Paul Bedford, and Mr. Wright will perform. After which, a now operatic spectacle, THE CALIPH OF BAGDAD. The characters by Mr. Rolfe, Paul Bedford, J. Bland, awl Misses Roden, Keeley, and Arden. STRAND THE A.TRE.—Lessee and Directress, bliss Stvanborough. —This Evening will be produced the new comedy, by Stirling Coyne, Eq., called NOTHING VENTURE, NOTHING WIN. Supported by Messrs. Belton, Ray, relfort, Kiuloch, and Miss M. Oliver. After which, the new burlesque of FRA DIAVOLO ; or, Tho Beauty and the Brigands. Fra D.avolo, Miss Swan b.,rough ; Beppo, Mr C. Young. To conclude with THE LOTTERY TICKET. CANTERBURY HILL, Westminster-road.— OPEN EVERY EVENING.—Tho follow- IT; company of Vocalists are engaged for the performance of S , lections from all the popular OPERAS, MADRIGALS, CHORUSES, GLEES, DUETS, drc., viz. —Miss Russell, ,lrs. Badzey, Hiss Brnucll, Miss Ray, Madame Bartoletti, and Miss Montague; Herr F. Jonghmans, Mr. Henshaw, S. Jones, J. Barker, W. Melling, Senor Antonio, E. L. !lime, Mr. Badzey, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Bell, and Nir. Bernard Messrs. T. Maclagan, W. T. Critchtield, John G. Forde, and E. Mackney. Piano:orte, Mr. Cecil Hicks ; harmonium, Master Williams ; Director, Herr F. Jonghmans. Commence at Seven o'clock precisely. Suppers, die., until twelve o'clock. Mr. AUGUSTUS BRAIIAM will appear every Evening. Mr. WOODHOUSE (by permission of Ch tries Kean, Esq ) will have the honour of introducing, every evening, his highly successful Performanc3 on the new REGULATION DRUM. THE WEATHER—Sux OFFICE, APRIL 11. IHERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 42—highest since noon yesterday. 33--lowest this morning and during the night, 51—this day at noon. BAnolniTEn--np to 29.91-- now 29.9 1 . WIND. 'No; tai-Westerly ; fresh and cold, with fine sun shiny weather. Sharp frost in the night. APRIL 12. 51—highest since noon yesterday. 40---lowest this morning and during the night. 45 —this day at noon. BAROMETER. 29.97. WIND, N.W. in th© morning. S.W. till noon, and now S.S E. ; light, with dull weather. HlGri WA.PEII AT LONDON BRIDgE. THIS DAY—Morn., 44 min. aft. 12—Even., 14 min. aft. 1 To-Moanow —Morn., 23 min. aft. 1. Even., 401 Mn aft 1 r ij i ) 1 , „,1,5- 4)ci— ,L.. ) ' 7. ZL'1 , :; 7 7,:,,- - ` l .— . ---" - LONDON, MONDAY, APRIL 12, 1858. The temporary truce between her MAJESTY'S Government and her MaiesTY's Opposition termi nates this day, and the Parliamentary campaign will commence in good earnest. Within a few days it will be seen whether fair play will be accorded to Ministers, or whether they are to be assailed by every factious device that can bs re sorted to. The country generally desires that they should be judged by their acts, that every reason able opportunity should be afforded of developing their intentions respecting the great questions of the day which must come under the consideration of the Legislature. When they are proved to be in the wrong, opposing the wishes of the community, or promoting measures incompatible with the safety, honour, and welfare of our Severeign Lady the QUEEN and her dominions, it will be time enough to deprive them of the power they have abused, to evict them from the offices for which they have shown themselves to be unfit. Any improper proceeding on the part of their opponents will enlist the s ympathies of the great body of the people on the ir side. Whatever may be their prejudices or antipathies, Englishmen, as a body, are lovers of fair pl iy. It is their great characteristic, which is seldom, if ever, disre garded. That feeling pervades the entire com munity. It. is common to all ranks —from the highest members of the aristocracy to those who earn their daily bread by their daily labour. lliif air odds, or what is properly designated as " foul play" is never tolerated under any cir cumstances, more especially when the victim have shown great forbearance, when they might have damaged their adversaries by resorting to similar tactics. No one can deny that Lord DERBY and his followers acted fairly and aboNe board, iu every instance, since the accession of Lord PALMERSTON to office. They might have availed themselves of many opportunities, but they only sought the interests of the nation, and sc rupulously refrained from aiming blows, which must necessarily have told severely on their adversaries. Surely, then, they have a right to demand that they should be dealt with in a similar spirit, and if that demand be rejected judge between the contending the people w ill parties, and see th at such inequitable proceedings shall not be rewarded or encouraged. They can understand an attack on an y tangible ground they like to witness a fair fight and no favour, THE SUN,. and are always ready to join in the aspiration, that " the best man may win," but they will be disgusted and e xas p erated by any appearance of a Parthian or Guerilla warfare. The Times and its imitators are severe on " this attempt to govern by a p m ar i t i i i c o tr y l . y „ ter the Mit where, we ask, is the ntalffajaoirrsofwhZ leaders can adminL` nation ? Lord PA.LMERST he Would not not command such a majority, or j .. -kr certainly does - , ld be taking his measures which are unquestionably place on the opposition benct.Ps, a.. carping at nasas that he either offere d or was better than a lf . 7 prepared to offer. Lord Josh RUSSELL has it not or he might have had a chance of forming an Administration ; nor does it rest with any of the prom i nen t members of the Liberal party. Perhaps Lord DERBY has a larger following than any man in either House of Parliament. This is easily ascertained. The Whigs are divided into PALUERSTONIANS and RuSSELLITES, either Of whom would rather see Lord DERBY in office than the chief, under whose banner they are not serving. Even the Liberals are not united. Mr. ROEBUCK and Mr. BRIGHT have each friends who will sup port their views, and who are disposed to exclaim, with reference to Lords DERBY and PALMERSTON, " a plague on both your houses," and that poli tical Ishmaelite, Mr. GLADSTONE—who inasmuch as he has no followers, fights a la HARRY Gow, " for his own hand," will turn that " hand against every man," and assail each in turn, whenever it suits his purpose to do so. Where, then, we repeat, is the majority ? It is nowhere, and it is fortunate for the people that is so. A dictator may be very well during an emergency, when everything must yield to an overpowering necessity, and the nation must sub mit to one evil, in order to avoid another of still greater magnitude. Should the nation pronounce against Lord DERBY, merely because he is Lord DERBY, although his measures were all that could be desired, it would confer an absolute dictator ship on Lord PALMERSTON, for at present the choice virtually lies between the two, inasmuch as there is no reasonable chance of "the calm JOHNNY who upset the coach" being able either to form a Cabinet or to hold office for a single month. Whatever he was pleased to offer should be accepted " with bated breath and deep hu mility," " the Conspiracy to Murder Bid" should be swallowed, Lord CLARENDON should be reinstated in the Foreign office, Sir G. C. LEWIS at the Exchequer, and that talented and well-informed statesman (!) Mr. VERNON SMITH at the India Board. There is but one way of avoiding such calamities, viz., by giving fair play to every man who may be selected by her MAJESTY, or rather by Parliament—for their choice virtually rests with Parliament—to form an Administration, and to deal with him according to his deserts. In other words, the old party division should be forgotten, and " mea sures, not men," should be looked to by the chosen representatives of the people. We shall soon know whether this will be the case. If not, it will afford another and a very powerful illustra tion of the gross ignorance of persons occupying seats in the Legislature, of the real state of public opinion, and of public feeling. So Lord CLARENDON'S list victim is now free. PARK, as well as WATT, is out of King BONIBI'S clutches, and will doubtless soon be home. We say advisedly Lord CLARENDON'S victim, for he has been " aeeessory," as the phrase now is, and though not " before," yet certainly during "the fact." Had Lord MAradzsnr.nty instead of Lord CLARENDON been Foreign Minister last July, and Lord DERBY been his Premier, we believe that both WATT and PARK would have been soon out of durance, and something more than apology de manded for wrists blackened with bandcuffl, and for imprisonment in a dungeon little better than a cesspool. We hope Lord MALmEsnunx has not done with the affair yet ; he has still to show, by obtaining a becoming compensation, the contrast between his own and the CLARENDON tactics. It is for him to prove to Europe that the peasant and the mechanic of England is iu the view of the Peers of England as much an Englishman as any Peer hift.self ; it is for him to reverse the impres sion produced by Lord CLARENDON'S complaisance to depots, and to let the whole tribe know that it is at their peril to insult England by persecutit'g the humblest of her citizens. Lord CLARENDON knew at the beginning that the men were perfectly innocent. His correspon dence, now before us, proves that he knew yet we find nothing but the most ignominious conces sion to the Neapolitan Government of their right to retain these notoriously innocent men, and to try them by their law. Everything is asked as a matter of favour, not demanded. When part of the Sardinian crew were liberated, Mr. BARBAR was to ask the same gracious justice for Lord CLARENDON'S two fellow countrymen. He was to beg the favour of seeing the accused, as their ad viser ; everything on behalf of the innocent suf ferers was to be asked with the most maiden modesty and bashfulness, from the brutal Neapo litans and their KING. Brutal—we are not condescenditg to abuse ; it were beneath us to waste our breath or paper in abusing Neapolitan officials and their KING. If Lord CLARENDON did not know from the pen of Mr. GLADSTONE in the affair of the noble POERIO that the term brutes as applied to them, is a libel on the brute creation, he very soon know, for we all knew it, that their treatment of his two follow citizens was of the most brutal kind. If he has forgotten, let him take up PARK'S last re-state ment of the well known facts, and ask himself what it became a British Foreign Minister to do ' when he knew that two innocent British subjects were being treated thus. First, they were tricked into a surrender of themselves, and under pro mise that coals should be furnished to them to depart immediately, consented to come ashore, they were then handcuffed and carried off to the Vicaria, a prison of which PARK says, that " it is ' beyond belief that, in a European country, such an abominable den should exist." The cells so small that their mattresses touched each other ; no chairs, of course they sat on the beds, such as they were ; no light but through a strongly grated window, through which they must not look under penalty of being shot by a Swiss na' rce nary ! The cell, too, was horribly damp, infest e d with rats—PARK caught seven in a trap made with one of his boots ; bad air, bad and dirty water, no ventilation,anda a large wooden effiva odentu vi bf a l ne cessary wants , emitting o s t i he tti rdiff sitting differences and bet a- ee c e e i n l dLaoyr,dweeLrAeßaEmsponaNgs,st otwhen ofwi with his in h neglected victims. hand ili , 7 b y writing a an En' lislnn ; e ll ; h the he power 'lnes, to liberate his countrymen from such a din as this, could enjoy his own bed and mtals eve m cannot ust b c e T w ee a i s v e. not We Lo r b a el etiquette in dealing with such worse than savages on behalf of our countrymen. Talk of the " comity of nationa"—surely it ought to be re ciprocal comity, and evencieiLvflimEiNnpurionsNoonmednietpnilttlimtdhaettiioec demand that it should be decent and healthy impris with onmen the t ?I s f e Bportiots, 3itnAand his s u Lj ec t i are satisfied we may surelyde- - LONDON, MONDAY CVENING, invariable adjuncts, drunkenness, and too often bloodshed, in almost every district in Ireland. We hope and believe that Mr. DISRAELI will legislate in a very different spirit. There are, of course, many minor matters to which he will direct his attention ; but it will be rather to give relief where relief is re quired ratbor than to enhance the burdens already too onerous, and almost intolerable. He has unquestionably a difficult game to play, considering the nature of the opposition that is threatened. But we believe that he will be equal to the emergency, and that the budget whioli he will open will be exceedingly acceptable to the Parliament and the People of the United Kingdom. wand, if our subjects axe to be entrapped into them, that they shill be made prisons fit for British subjects. But we need not reprint the narrative we quoted on Thursday from a provincial paper, furnished by PARE himself. intimidation, torturing it might be justly called, long, weary confinement, without permitting the reeogui!sed British authorities to I see ills pen ; refusal to liberate at once ; only after nine false imprisonment ; and the health of both and the reas.in of one danger coly threatened—these things constitute the charge aga i ns i; Lord CLARENDON'. Well /might PARE say, at one part of his orrative, " Thp,s we two English subjects were kept for three long months rotting in a filthy dungeon, awaiting our trial in a town in which resided an English consul, within gunshot of an English man-of-war, while :he authorities at home were blandly explaining to the House that the jurisdiction of the Govern ment was beyond all doubt." Oh 1 could the Jack Tars on board that man•of-war have but re ceived an order to settle the question, their English hurrahs would have done it without firing a shot. Of one thing we are fully assured, that Lord CLARENDON can never again be the Foreign Minister of England. The Cagliari affair alone is fatal to his claims. England will never consent to place the guardianship of our citizens abroad in his hands. His name would be as fatal to the acceptableness of a Cabinet as that of Lord CLAN RICARDE himself. But the Cagliari affair is not an isolated one. Lord CLARENDON'S whole policy has been altogether a BONAPARTE policy. Not one directed to the commendable object of cement ing the French and English Alliance, but of strengthening the alliance between the Cabinets. Lord CLARENDON has seen everything with Count WALEWSKI'S spectacles ; through them he has looked at Belgium and at Sardinia, as well as at our own Statute Book, and into the humble book shops of this metropolis. At the Treaty of Paris he was at WALEWSKeS service to sit by and hear the Belgian Press attacked and threatened. Soon after, he was but too happy to oblige WALEWSKI by giving Sardinia a very imperious intimation that she might be too liberal for the comfort of Louis NAPOLEON'S counsellors ; and to finish all, he came out with his long orations in the House of Lords to prove that Count WALEWSKI and his Colonels were right, and that all England and the House of Commons were wrong in voting them to have been in the wrong ! Now, we want no more such Foreign Secre taries, such literally Foreign Secretaries—men who have become almost Foreigners, and foreigners of the class, too, whom we like least of all. We are by no means sure, could we but know Cabinet mysteries, that it was not Lord CLARENDON who precipitated the fall of Lord PALMERSTON. We used to think the latter at least an Englishman, though a Tory got by accident among Liberals, just as Lord STANLEY is now by accident among the Tories; and, we are slow to believe that, with all his faults, he is not at heart one of us still. Lord CLARENDON plainly is not. He is sold to the Continentals ; and if he be a necessity to a PALMERSTON Cabinet, then we can only say that Lord PALMERSTON can never be Prime Minister again. We have recently explained the vast import ance of the financial scheme which will probably be promulgated on Friday next, or at all events in the ensuing week, by the Chancellor of the , Exchequer. On that scheme will, in all proba bility, depend the permanency of the Government. Should it be satisfactory to the great body of the people, it will be impossible to displace those who have acted fairly towards them on the point where they are most sensitive—the pocket ; and any factious vote would be speedily rewarded by an immediate appeal to the country, which would, we believe, be clearly and unequivocally answered —and by no means to the satisfaction of those who provoked the manifestations of popular feel ing by free and independent constituencies. We have already stated the leading features that ought to appear in the new Budget—viz., a renewal of the Exchequer Bonds, and a modifica tion of the Income-tax, discriminating between permanent and precarious receipts. The people know that they have nothing to expect from Sir G. C. LEWIS in the •way of relief. He is wedded to the Income-tax in its present unequal and oppressive form. He would make no change to render the assessments more equitable. It is probable that, if in office, he would propose its continuance at sevenpence in the 1/. until 1860, by which he would gain 2,000,000 1 . per annum, towards supplying the defi ciency which he himself had created by paying off the Exchequer Bonds last year, and redeeming the Sound Dues by a sin sle payment, in place of by instalments spread over at least 20 years, and not taking any equivalent for the Sardinian loan, which was creating capital for the benefit of posterity at the expense of the present generation. He might also impose additional imposts, or in crease those already in operation until they become intolerable. But there would net be the slightest hope of his affording the slightest relief to the overburdened tax-payers in any matter however impolitic or inequitable. The stereo tpyed answer of Sir CHARLES Woon, when ho was at the head of the Financial Department, that "the tax produced so:many thousands, which he was certainly not disposed to part with," would be that returned to every complaint, however well founded. It has been more than hinted that one of his projects for obtaining money would be increasing the duty on Irish spirits to the rate now paid in England. We are convinced that any such scheme would not only prove a total failure, so far as the revenue is concerned, but that it would be pro ductive of very disastrous and demoralising conse quences. In Ireland we quite agree that spirits may be properly taxed to the very highest amount that can be procured without creating an illicit trade. But, unfortunately, there is a certain limit that cannot be passed 1 The mo ment that illicit distillation becomes profitable, that a sufficient insurance fund can be created against loss, at that very moment the dangerous traffic will be stimulated and fostered. N o mea sures of precaution will suffice to put it down. All the efforts of the Revenue Police will be fruit less—when the success of one attempt will more than recompense the failure of two others. Many well-informed per Sons are of opinion that the utmost limit has already been touched. Nay, it is more than probable that it has been passed. Corn is fortunately cheap, and that is the illicit 1 distill , is opportunity. His stake is less in amount, while the grain, in case of success, is in , creased in an inverse ratio. The temptation to " wet grain" is therefore incomparably greater than while it was comparatively scarce and dear, and war or semi-famine prices were maintained. Under such circumstances it would be most unwise to put on a further duty ; but these are matters with which Sir G. C. LEWIS could not g rapple. He would go on without con sideration, until he found the revenue ma terially damaged, and illicit distillation with its LATEST NEWS. MARSEILLES, APRIL 10. Intelligence has been received here from Bom bay up to the 13th ult. All that relates to Lucknow is already known. At Calcutta the garrison of the forts had been on the qui viva during the night of the 12th of March. The telegraph announced that two native regiments from Barrackpore were marching on the city, but it appears their progress had been arrested. The communications between the Court of DAM and the Shah of Persia were carried on by means of pilgrims pretending as if on their jour ney to or from Mecca. BERNE, APRIL 10. Doctor Elena has returned, with his family, to Paris, where it is said he will submit various con siderations, on the part of the Federal Council, in reference to the new Consulates. FRANCE. PARIS, SUNDAY. We read in the Moniteur the following warn ing : " Some journals have prematurely announced the fixing of the amount of dividend of certain railway companies and of other industrial societies, and have stated this dividend at a lower figure than that which, at a later period, has beau fixed by the board of directors. _ _ _ " Thtse are manosuvres against which the in dustry and capital of the coutitry ought to be pro tected. The conductors of journals here alluded to have been sent for to the chambrs of the Pro cureur Imperial of the tribunal of the Seine, and warmed that acts of this description will be here after referred to the tribunals, as constituting the offence of publication of false news, contemplated by the 15th article of the decree of the 17th of February, 1852—' The mission of the press is to enlighten the public, not to deceive it.' The Emperor reviewed on Saturday, in the Court of the Tuileries and the Place du Carrousel, nine regiments of infantry of the line—the Ist, 523, 74th, 821, 84th, 85th, 91st, 98th, And 100th ; two batt, lions of Chasseurs i pied, the 10th and 17th ; the 14th regiment of horse artillery, and the Ist regimsnt of foot artillery, which will shortly leave the capit al. "The whole of the troops were commanded by Miirshai Ma,gnan, having under his orders Generals Foray and Ulrich. "The Emperor, after having passed along the face of the lines, placed himself in front of the Pariilion de l'Horloge, and presented with his own hand the decorations of the Legion of Honour and military medals to the officers, sub-officers ' and sol diers, who were introduced to him by the Minister of War. After the ceremony, the troops defiled in admi rab!e order, amid cries of Vive l'Empereur ! BOURSE, April 10.—The following were the closing quotations : 4,1 per Cents 93 75 Credit Foncier Do. end month — Belgian 4A - 3 per Cent. ..... ... 69 50 Piedmentese (5) Do. end month 69 55 Roman B9 Bank Shares Credit Mobilior ... 742 50 Spanish Threes Do. Account 742 50 Home Debt 37: RAILWAYS.• Orleans Northern ... No N Ditto Lyon and Mediteran. 820 New Ditto .......••••••• Geneva -FOR CABII. Midi Western 625 Strasburg Grand Central 457 ; Austrian PRUSSIA. BERLIN,ApriI 7.—Public att en ti on i s a t th e pre sent m 0 ue n t exclusively occupied con t emp l a ti ng events likely to g row ou t of the opening of the Chambers to - mor row. Gore' nment will take the earliest opportu nit y of communicating to the House the prolongation of the regency powers now invested in the Prince of Pru ss i a ; but whereas, on the former occasions, the guardian ship of the State was conferred on the Prince for three months only, those attributes will now be extended for six mouths, beginning from the 23d of April. Government will a l so present t h e country with an official report of the health of the King. Toe rumours concerning the asserted pro posed interrop ions to be made, either by the left or the right of the Chambers, tou c hi ng th e regency ate without foundation. The condition of the K;rig is such as to preclude all hops of hi, ever again being able to occupy himself with State affairs. The proposed voyage to Italy is decidedly abandoned. His Majesty will, as soo . n as th© fi ne weat h er ap pears, go to Sans Scrum, the Palace of Frederick the Great, at Potsdam, where is expected to arrive his sister, the Dowager Empress of Russia, towards the end of May. The Prussian Government has determined to meet at its own Lost the objections raised by the other States interested to a stone bridge across the Rhine at Cologne. It consents to have the level of the bridge 53 test above the average height of the wat r, an d t o compruasite the boatmen, without inapo,ing any toll. The Augsburg Gazette of the 4th says—" A rumour has been lately current of a plot haring been concocted against the life of the King of Prus sia. Au individual presented hi mse lf a ° few days ago to the chief of the railway et ition at Erfurt, and stated that he had overheard two persons at Gotha discussing a plan for assassinating the King of Prussia. A. communication was immediately made to Berlin, and the director of the Prussian police, M. Stieber, went to Erfurt to question the man ; but it turned out that his statement was a gross falsehood, and that his obje c t in making it was to get money." --- A letter from St. Petersburg!), says :—Several officers of the Russian navy have just been sen tenced to severe punishments fur matversa.tion, and among them a Rear-Admiral. COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, SATURDAY. The Queen and Prince Consort walked in the Home Park this mornino.. The Prince of Wales left Windsor Castle this morning for Mnford Hav en , w h ere hi s R o yal Highness is to em haric on board the o,b3rne for Cork. Tire dinner party a l so i n cluded' her Roy al Hi g hness Kent, the Duchess of ---9 Qt, the Belgia n Minister and Madame Van de Weyer, L a d y Stuart W , Colonel the lion. Sir °rite.", Sir George 0 -ouper, and Lieut.-General Sir William Co lrington. Fanny Howard, Miss Victoria The band of the 2d Life Guards played during dinner the f allowing : Grand March .............. Arthur Owen. Selection, "Rose of Castilla" ................. Balfe. Her Majesty's Waltz, "Sor , enbrecher" . ................... Strauss. Selection, "Line Blanche " ..... .... ............... Boildeau. Polka .............................. •... .............. Gungl. the drawing,roerra— ne" The Quee n Overture, "L e R o i Eti O u ............... B eethoven. Selection, private band afte rwards p erformed in Choeur et M arc h , " L'En• ........ P" di g" "— A.uber. "Preciosa".. . .. ................. Weber. .. SUNDAY. Princess Helena, the P the Ladies and Genleinen of th Court , Cor . t, and Vie deinattended e rvlci this int ,4 ru r ipg ' theirinnceC proinvsaotertC Princesshapel.TheAlltiecveM: i:. Tarver officiated. The Duk e and Duchess d'iuinale and the Princess of Sulerno went to the Catholic chapel, at Glower. -- --- A Cabinet Council was held on Saturday at the offi- Ear . l of D cial residence of the Chancellor of the Exchequer in the Earl of E-114.n1170,roGul:rt''ll'ePR":4'hStirlijooni7jP. Disraeli, Mr. r Downing-street. The MiniAers present were :—The Salisbury, the Earl of Hardwicke, the Right Hon. 13. a vv king H to en n„ . bury, Lord Sl43s',ectrheetarLyolrvdaelphoaler:cetlhloar,Et,,hrei 011flamrqauitEsneocf. Hen lay, and Lord JAin MannerP.g The Earl and Counters of Ellesmere will return to Bridgewater House to-morrow from Burwood, where they have been passi❑g the holidays. APRIL l2, 1858. The Two Brothers. By the Author of " The Dis cipline of Life," " The Young Lord," &c., &c, 3 Vols. Hurst and Blackett. The higher class of novel readers will welcome the appearance of a work by this author. They will know that they ars sure of something genuine in the tone of the composition, something elevated iu the expression of the thoughts. In these volumes they will find this idea realised, and something beyond to interest and attract in the style of the narrative. It has generally been the object of this writer to trace the working of some powerful pas sion on the human mind, to follow its course as it comes into contact with the chances and changes of this world's busy scene. In some respects this story has more merit than its predecessors, inas much as there are more objects worthy of regard to study. It is interesting to notice the father and sons in their different dispositions. The elder Mr. Vavasour is a most superior character, if it could not be said of him that, " Even his failings leaned to virtue's side," it is certain that b faults were these oe the good. His eoliog passion was overeaensitiveness with regard to his own family, a tendency to forget that, however renowned it might formerly have been, however honourable might be its present spirit, a man to do his duty to his own generation must go out into the world and forget himself in their service. It is in this noble self-forgetfulness that Everard chiefly exoels. He was not wrapt up in visionary ideas of past glories, and lost in contem plation of the future of his house. He served its interests in the truest manner when he studied himself ; he trained himself in the stern school of self-denial, while the gay spirit of youth tempted him to enjoy its fleeting hour of sunshine. Years passed, and when life brought its sorrows to be borne, and its fiery trials to be en countered, the early lessons were not forgotten, for the discipline of life was the battle-field for which he had, been training. It is not to be sup posed that Everard Vavasour is represented as one of those pieces of perfection, who are regarded with a smile by the experienced, and a sneer by the cynical. He is shown as strong, not because be is miraculously exempt from human weaknesses, but because he rises superior to them—he is good, not from innocence, but virtue ; he is not removed from temptation, but placed in its power, that we may know he walks on his way unchallenged—not because his enemies are not in sight, but because he has met them face to face, and been conqueror in a more than mortal struggle. It is true that the wayward and volatile Robert brings out his con duct in bold relief, but his brother was the chief stumblingblock in his path, and the fear of seeming to supplant him, caused him many a bitter hour. Robert is well described as one of those dangerous individuals who possess a marvel lous power to fascinate end charm, yet are deficient in moral strength, and, so far from influencing others aright, are continually suffering them-elves to go astray. With a sensitsve spirit, and a heart that craved for affection, Everard early saw the love of all concentrated on Robert. On him was his mother's anxious gaze directed—for him were his father's fears awakened—all the fairest gifts of this life, all the world has most unworldly, were showered on his favoured head. It was hard to endure, till the thought arose that he was not to look for recompense if he would faithfully perform his works, the consciousness of well doing should suffice to the spirit that truly aspires. Such reflections brought peace, and it afterwards proved that the stings were blessings in disguise, and that the bright career of the favoured one of fortune was to be overcast at noon-day. While the sou who was to represent the family, who was the idol of all hearts, fell short of his early promise and brought, in reality, the gray hairs of his father with sorrow to the grave, he who had been neglected and passed by, was the saving spirit of the darkened hour of death, and the prop of the family bending in the sharp anguish of the burden of disgrace, that had fallen at last on their proud heads. The scenes succeeding the death of Mr. Vavasour are admirably described. 'I he two bro thers then, indeed, underwent a moral ordeal, and came out triumphant in a manner that might have gladdened the broken heart and revived the crushed spirit of their agonised father, could he have looked back to the scene of his earthly hopes, which had been the witness of his bitter disappointment. Then Robert showed a character that need not have disgraced the records of any line of ancestry, however noble or heroic —a desire to atone for his sins in the only way left him, by submitting himself to his father's will, which left the younger the master of the estate and the rulsr of the property. Hard as it was for Robert to be cut off, it was a harder fate which decreed Everard to succeed. There can be no more painful position for an upright mind than to be compelled to act against the desires of others, apparently for its self advantage. But we cannot choose our trials any more than we can prevent them ; and Everard, who would have toi'ed and starved with patience, had he been appreciated, now found it his duty to live as lord and master, the proof of his obedience was to take the command. The noble conduct of Robert took the chief sting from the endeavour, but there remained the trial of his mother's violent partiality to the disinherited heir. Her idol was displaced from its shrine, and she could not be at peace with the unknowing instrument who carried out the decree of offended justice. There were to be endured the . false impressions of friends, the slenders of enemies, and the general impression of something wrong that attached itself to toe whole affair. Those who have watched Everard's up ward and onward course will rejeice when he reaches the ardently desired consummation, when long years of weary struggles, dark hours of untold anguish, at last bear the fruit. he of his hopes. He has long since chosen his calling, h as been for some time devoted to his work, but he now beheld his brother rescued from the evil course ou which he had entered. No cunning speculator for worldly wealth, no longi n g aspirant for honour, ever suc ceeded to a dearly-prized inheritance, or took pos• session of the shining store, with more heartfelt pleasure than Everard experienced as he laid down his power and relinguished his position. Angela Gresheus, who may be called the heroine, is a fine character, who is well shown to have been spoilt by her faulty e ducation, and injured by her father's pernicious influence. The passages referring to her fitful conduct one morn , nt following a good motive, the next being ruled by an evil suggestion, are very forcibly illustrated. There cou ld not h a ve been a greater contrast than be tureen her and Hope Linton, whose sweet and gentle nature endeared her to all hearts. She was as a gift of sunshine to the darkened abode of Audley Court ; yet with all her lowliness of disposition she was as strong as adamant when t ru th and right were called iu question. It was in this decision that Angela was wanting, and the deficiency caused her many grievous failures, and bitter hours of self-reproach. It was the want of a guiding principle of right that worked Robert's ruin, and nearly overwhelmed his family. They were saved by the courage of Everard, who had early learned to rule the city of his own de sires. The motto to the work was his watchword through life—" Trust on, and think tomorrow will repay." This was his support when strength would otherwise have failed him—his hope when all around despaired. After a long day of watching and wait ing at E ventide there was light, but even had it been otherwise he would have looked beyond to a morrow where the light shall never fade, but shine on brighter to the perfect day. There is something elevating to the mind in dwelling on such studies of human nature, as are here presented to our notice, and we may regard this work as another example of that superior style of fiction, in the cre .n of which this author has been shining and conspicuous. The - Views and Opinions of Brigadier-General John Jacob, C.B. Collected and edited by Cap tain Lewis Pelly. Second edition. Smith and Elder. The opinions and experience of any man who has held an influential position in India for some years, at the present time carry weight and im portance ; but when that individual bears a name so eminent, and possesses abilities so remarkable, as General Jacob, the interest and authority of a book issued by such a writer is greatly heigh• erred. The work is arranged by a simple and systematic method into five parts : Civil Administration, Mili tary Matters, Relating to the North-West frontier of India, Relating to the Pei sian War, and Observa tions on the present condition of India, and on the Re-organisation of its Civil and Military Ad ministration. These top es, it will bs seen, embrace most of the great que6ti“ns affecting the G n meat of India. Each part is subdivide l into many small portions, each expressing some definite opinion or decision, with a brief heading, and the date of its expression. Though disj sin' ed, the: eis something terse and sensibl , in this arrangement, and the full and complete table of contents enable the reader to turn to any page or paragraph imme diately. Though, of course, many will differ from the theories laid down, and the practices recom mended, none can fail to be impressed by the sound sense and integrity everywhere perceptible, and those who di , agree, must, at least, be moderate in their opposition to plans which have stood the test of experiment. No rule, method, or system, how ever complete, however elaborate, carefully trained, and ingeniously applied, will suit every combina tion of circumstances, e very scene in the constantly changin g drama of human life and actions. It is enough, if the principle which runs through it be •••••••••• firm and solid. It will then be able to withstand the effects of time and alteration. It can afford to be expanded or contracted with varying occasions and complex or unforeseen events. The prlnci,:les upheld so strongly by General Jacob, of honesty, justice, moral influence, and unswerving recti tude in all dealings with the natives, are unques tionable in their character, and unchanging in their application. All mi nor matters, such as the con trol of revenue, the official examinations, the mili tary systems, &c., are of secondary importance, and may safe!y be modified by circumstances, s long as the fundamental principles are left un touched. In his prp!,:ace captain Pelly gives the following testimon y t o the merits of the work, and the experience of the writer. I am coininced that no unprejudiced person, accu rately acquainted with the history of our native army, oan read these military papers, or become familiar with the praotice on which they result, without perceiving that the principles advocated are in exact conformity with wht.tever has been or still may be worthy in the const;tation of that army. I believe there is s'..Arcely a commanding officer or an adjutant of a regiment who would not once acknowledge that the details in which he has found himself hampered are those pointed out in these papers. And all who have perused the works of the late Sir John Malcolm, and the selec tions from the correspondence of the late Lord Met calfe' recently edited by Mr. K a y e , w ill b e i mpressed with the coincidence of the principles enunciated by these statesmen with those independently practised by General Jacob. One principle, common to all three writers, cannot be too strongly urged. It is this ; That from the moment when the command of a Native Regiment becomes less sought for than other employ, we m<iy date the commencement of our downfall. To render this command so sought for, we must place the com mander in a position to be looked up to by his own men, and by society, whether English or native ; and we roust support him in the exercise of full authority. To do this involves selection,—selection, that is, of officers for a class of appointments more essential to the existence of our rule in India than any other class of appoint ments whatsoever, be they military or civil. General Jacob strongly asserts the great imprJr tance of the mental and moral superi.erity of the European over the native, and attaches much consequence to the maintenance of the dig nity and prestige of the English character. Our object, he says, should be to elevate and educate the natives, to aid their advance men tally, morally, and physically ; but that the differ ence of the two natures should be borne in mind— that to the Angie-Saxon self-government is a ne cessity, to the Oriental it is a perplexing impossi bility. "He expects to be ruled, and to be ruled well, otherwise he will, perhaps, rebel and destroy his bad rulers. But in no case will he attempt to establish freedom." Again he says :—" It is not less pay, but more English mind (whias is cheap at any price)) which is required for India." "In introducing European honesty, energy, persever ance, knowledge, high principles, and ability into this country, we are in fact importing so much life." He strongly objects to torced labour, and proves by convincing arguments that it is as un wise as unjust. Regarding our military system, he upholds the necessity of elevating the moral and intellectual nature of the men, of working on their best and highest qualities, instead of appealing to their lower selfish hopes wad fears. But the military code enables the wrong man to be kept uppermost, and all manner of outra es on common sense to be practised in the ar my, without much scandal, until the time for real warlike exertion arrives. Tan real workmen are absolutely necessary, and the amateurs at once fail. While the steam-engine is at rest, and its fire is out, any one may pretend to be competent to its management ; but get up the steam, and the real engi neer alone is able to maintain and to guide, with safety and utility, the mighty power of the machine. This has well been shown in our war with Russia. There has been plenty of power, for even the poorest material of Englishmen is comparatively powerful. Our soldiers are still unmatched in fight, and show a martyr's endurance of misery ; but these warriors have been systematically trained to helplessness. The natural qualities of the men make them, in the actual shock of battle and in the struggle of personal combat, the most formidable soldiers in toe world ; they are the beat and bravest of the earth. But what has their military edu cat on done for these noble beings ? It has merely crippled them, body and soul ! Weat the stock, the bets, the pipeclay, the tight coat, the knapsack, &c,, are to the soldiers' bodies, their moral and intellectual training has been to their minds ; they must only think, as Frederic's soldiers prayed, according to regulation. Toe men can do nothing for themselves; while their amateur leaders and heads of departments can neither feed, clothe, shelter, nor move the army. At the com mencement of operations, our generals endeavoured to enforce regulations regarding stocks and jackets, &e. And with such matters many of them seem alone com petent to. deal. Regarding the Bengal army General Jacob speaks as follows : With the opportunities and experience above-men tioned, my observations and opinions may be useless and unsound, but they cannot justly be deemed presumptuous or hasty. The most serious faults existing in, and peculiar to the Bengal army, appear to me to be as follows : First.—The absence of the highest moral tone, and of a simple and vigorous Anglo-Saxon honesty in dealing with Asiatics on the part of the English officers of the army of Bengal. Secondly.—The want of power placed in the hands of regimental commanding officers ; the want of confidence reposed in, and support afforded to them, by the Com mander-in-Chief and by Government. Thirdly.—The most pernicious system of drawing pay by companies direct from the divisional paymaster, in stead of by regiments, which again tends to bring regi mental commanders in contempt, and to reduce their power and usefulness. Fourthly.--The most defective system of conducting officers' me-ses. Fifthly.—The entire absence of a proper confidence between the officers and the native soldiers. Sixthly.--The most pernicious practice of attending to the caste of native soldiers, thereby frequently exclu ding from our ranks the best material fur soldiers, and enlisting the very worst. Seveutbly.—Tae very bad and fatally it jurious system of promotion existing with respect to native officers and seldiers. E.glithly.—The entire absence of a proper discipline througheut the native part of the Bengal army. Ample proof f the first-mentioned fault is found in proceedings towards mutilate rs—in the late orders to the agal army regarding c , urts of requests, &e.—in dis closures which have been made regarding gamblieg affairs, banking transactions, &c., too notorious to re quire detailing, and too extensive and numerous to be attributable to causes affecting individuals only. These proofs are pubic, and patent to all men. With respect to the question of leeve of absence, the General suggests a simple and sensible arrange malt. He proposes that every officer, civil or military, should have every seventh year to himself, if he wished to avail himself of the privilege ; dur ing that period to r ceive his full Indian allowances, and return his staff appointment, but not to receive the staff salary, which should go to the individual who officiated during his absence. General Jacob justly observes that, though every indulgence should readily be accorded to the servants of Go vernment who are suffering from ill-health, unre mitting labour, and honest exertion, should consti tute at least as good a claim to the favk air as the mere incapacity for duty. Moreover, he adds, that such a system would greatly diminish the sick cer tificates which are sometimes merely an excuse, and that a better impression of Anglo-Indian society and men of business would be given by the return of men of energy, health, and life to their native country, instead of languid invalids, while the advantages of renewing their European views and feelings would be yelp beneficial to the visitors. As a testimony to the efficiency and discipline maintained in his own troops, the fallowing testimony from the late Sir C. Napier is valuable : Extract from General Orders by hie Excellency 'Major General Sir C. Napier, G.C.8., Governor of Sind, Head-quarters, Trukkee, 11th March, 1845. Twenty-five brave robbers, on lost, well armed with swords, shields, and matchlocks, met 20 of the Sind Horse patrolling in the desert. Tee robbers gave a volley and charged. The Sind Horse met them; a combat with sabres ensued. The Sind Horse bad one man killed and two wounded. Of the enemy, every man fell, sword in band. Qearter was repeatedly offer. d to these stern gladiators, but they refused, and svery robber bit the duet. Honour be to their courage —more honour to the 4, conquerors. Another laurel leaf has been added to the rich wreath of Jacob's Horse. The conduct of Jemedar Guffoor Mahomed and his com panions demands the Governor's highest approbatio n ; asd he will report their gallantry to the Governor- General of India, and to the Commander-in-Chief of the Bombay army, as soon as Captain Jacob sends in the names of these brave men. (Signed) C. J. NAPIER, G.C.B. Governor ef True extract, (Signed) E. GREEN, Major, Assistant Adjutant-General. His remarks on the permanent defence of the north west frontier of India, and the progress and intentions of Russia in that quarter, deserve the attention of these in authority. The object of Russia in securing Kars, and her secret movements through Persia, have not escaped his penetration. The statesmanlike views and broad opinions enune ciated in this work would command attention under any _circumstances, but coming from one of such experience and authority, at an epoch of perplexity end discussion, they are doubly *valuable, and merit the consideration of legislators and politicians at home, as well as the careful study of all who are likely to fill a responsible position in our Anglo- Indian Empire. Barchester Towers. By Anthony Trollope, auth , r of the " Warden," (to. New edition. Longman. The readers of " Warden," will be glad lo meet with the continuation of that It toty, in 1t present cheap and commodious form. The strife and rivalry of a cathedral town, the varying characters of the ecclessastical dignities, and the subordinate figures of th e t a l e, are sketched with the vi2our and brilliancy that distiugishes Mr. Tr; 'Lope's works. The story is too Lug, aid The ph t is not sufficiently in: et es ting to carry the reader through its entire length. Had it originally appeared in the same cowpassas "The Warden," it would have been better. As it is, though in ferior to the writer's latest work, " The Three Clerks," it will probat)lv amuse and gratify many readers by its vivid delineation of character and its merciless satire on the faults and follies of human nature, even amid the quiet cloisters and dignified correctness of a cathedral town. THE REVLSBD ESTIVATES. In the lists of the Royal navy published in cur columns a few days since, we gave the forces in commission up to March 1. Now that the navy estimates for the ensuing financial year have been revised, it will be as well, perhaps, to bear in mind that up to the Ist of the present month the num ber of ships in commission was about the same, and the summary of the entire force at home and abroad on the let of April was as follows : Station. Ships. Guns. Men. China and East Indies 7l 894 11,388 Australia Mediterranean N. America and West Indies 22 290 3,211 West Coast of Africa Pacific ll 291. 2,764 Brazils Cape 10 156 1,869 Particular service 9 39 843 Cdast-guard Surveying Fitting out, am l3 388 4,543 Home ports Total 278 4,796 44,804 The only alterations since the Ist March consist of the following :—The Agamemnon, screw, two decker, 600-horse power, and Gorgon, paddle sloop, 320-horse power, have been commissioned for the Atlantic cable service, with complements of 361 and 97 respectively ; the Merlin, 3, paddle sloop, 100 men, and 312-horse power, has come home from the coast of Africa, and remains unappro priated; the Shamrock, 2, screw gunboat, 60-horse power, has been commissioned for surveying ser vice ; and the Implacable, training ship a t Devon port, complement 80, and Alban, 4, paddle 100- hors 3 power, and 55 men, have been paid off. The screw and paddle steam fleet, therefore, of the above force consists of— Number. Screw ships Paddle ships 67 Guns. Men. H. p. 2,806 23,700 29,100 301 2,609 16,240 T0ta1......... 198 3,107 26,370 45,340 It must, however, be remembered that the ships at home fitting out have not entered their full com plements, and are still waiting for volunteers to complete their crews, which• they doubtless could readily obtain if the following ships, ordered home from foreign stations, bail arrived Guns. Men. H.-p. From Monarch B4 750 Pacific. Brunswick (a.) Nanki❑ ..... 5O 500 China. Sybille Pique 4O 350 Chins. Castor Penelope (p.) l6 300 650 Cape. Comus Raceh, sae l4 1:i0 China. Himalaya (8.) 6 197 700 East Indies. Virago (p.) Bloodhound (p.) 3 55 150 Coast of Africa. Myrmidon (p.) Supply (8.) 4 48 80 Mediterranean. Toial, 14 ... 396 4110 2430 In the revised navy estimates for 1858-59 it will be seen that the new Board of Admiralty have not reduced a single man for the active services of the navy. They have most wisely adopted the esti mates of their predeces sors , and have endorsed Sir C. Wood' s d eman d for 44,380 seamen and 15,000 marines. With due regard for the exigencies of the naval service and the defences of the country, it was impossible under the most pressing economi cal influences to reduce this vote. At the present moment there are more seamen borne on the books of the navy than have been voted, bUt the Admiralty looking to the number of ships that will come home from foreign stations, and especially the return of those from China, now that the Naval Brigade will be relieved from field service in India, do not feel themselves justified at the present moment in reducing the number of seamen within the prescribed figures voted. It will be seen that China and the East Indies absorb more than one-fourth of our entire naval force, exclusive of the extra battalions of marines, but the home force, scattered as it is amongst coast-guard ships, stationary ships, ships fitting out, unappropriated, &c., gives us a respectable foundation for a powerful Channel fleet. The coast-guard ships alone stationed at the principal ports of the United Kingdom give us a force of 26 ships, 633 guns, and 3,576 men ; but reckoning the men and boys employed iu cruisers and serving ashore, borne on the books of the district guard ships, and likewise the number of men to be etn ployied on shore and not borne on ships' books, this home force amounts to 9,000 men. If to these we add the men in the stationary ships and the fitting ships, and include the marines ashore, we shall find a naval force of about 20,000 men available on an emergency. Tice only votes on which Sir John Pakington's Board have made any reduction in their revision of the estimates aro the following : Original Revised Saving. Estimate. Esti ma t e . Wages to artificers in the dockyards ... .. 986,921 936,921 50,000 Naval stores, dna., building and repair of ships New works and repairs of yards Army and ordnance con veyance of troops 495,500 410,500 85,C00 Thereby reducing the original estimates by no less than 318,7561., and yet allowing an increase in List year's estimates of 613,8451. By the old estimates it was proposed to increase the number of men in the dockyards from 10,850 to 12,790. By the revised estimates their lord ships do not propose to increase the dockyard esta blishments this year. It is to be hoped that an inn'- proved system will be adopted of continuing good ships in service that could run three or Ler years longer without coming into the hands of the dock yard for most expensive rentwals and repairs. For the purchase and repair of steam machinery, 50,0001. less is asked for in the revised estimates, and with no detriment to the service ; 15,0001. is struck (If for purchase of stores, and 3000/. for ships and vessels building by contract. • The reduction in the new works and improve ment of yards' votes is au easy one, considering the annual increasing demands in this department; and for the army and Ordnance departments these branches of the government are doubtless left a little more margin to provide for themselves. It will be seen that the reductions in the revised estimates are in those departments for which irt• creased votes were asked as compared with last year's estimates. LIAO VD'S SHIPPING. —(This Day.) LONDON, April 12.—Wind this day at noon, S.; light breeze, with fog. PORTSMOUTH, April 11.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived-- Shee Rajah Rajaswaree, for London for Kurrachee, leaky: (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) Wind N.N.E. LIVERPOOL, Monday Morning, Arrived—Helen Wallace, from Itangoon_• Bud, Cal* cute a; Golconda, Callao ; C eres , T arragon ; Visitor, Gib• rah ar ; Tamaulipas, (s.s.), Bordeaux ; Ocean, Nautili Villa Nova, Villa Nova ; Alarm, Seville; William Thrift, Calais ; Fernandes, Ohlas. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Monda y M Wind E ; tide three hours' flood, weather flueorning.. Arrived, April 11. —Clement, from Ternennen ; Santa Maria, Ghent 2 • Trophie, Barbadoes ; Ariel, A.lgoa Bay ; Perseverance, Medemblik ; Lucia, Lyskehl. Sailed, April 11—Liverpool, for New York, DEAL, Monday Morning. Wind N.E. by N., moderate. Passed—M'Donnell, and Origon, from London ; Euphro• sine, Ceylon—all for Quebec. Sailed—All the outward, for the Westward. THE HEIGHT or INGRATITUDE.—When Duchenoie, the celebrated French actress, died, a person met an old man who was one of her moat intimate friends. He was pale, confused, awe—tricken. Every one was try ing to console him, but in vain. " Her loss," he ex claimed, "does not affect me so much as her horrible ingratitude. Would you believe it ? She died without leaving me anything in her who have dined with her at her own house tbree times a week for thirty years " TEWKESBURY. -1 ". iluml'itry BROWN STRUCK Gil TIIE ALA-415TAXIAL ROLL —AL the quarterly meeting of the town council, hell en Monday last, the town clerk .reported that he had rec. ived a communication from the Lord Chancellor, requesting him to forward to the Crown Office the commission of the peace for this borough, in order that the name of Mr. Humphrey Brown might be erased from it. He had aocording l l fors , Narded the colnuaission, which bad been returned to him with the name of Mr. Brown erased.—Berrotie TVovcester Journal. TESTIMONIAL TO A CLERGYMAN--On Thursday last the Rev. O. Hervey, M.A., of Care Hall. Cambridge. who has been zealously engaged for more than six years as curate in the important metropolitan palish of West l! r a i c n k ea n s e , y t , o was with a e he presented n a w d i d t r h es ! , puree containing 100 signed 140 members o f th e congregation, teetifyinhgytuhileiwralerpdps Of re oiation of hie services among them.