The Sun. — London, England, 1860-03-01 00:00:00

ROYAL ENGLISH OPERA COVENT-GARDEN. Under the management of Miss L. Fyne and Mr. W. Harrison. THIS EVENING "(Thursday), will be produced the grand )era, entitled LURLINE, by W. Vincent Wallace. Messrs. W. Harrison, Santley, Corri, and G. Honey ; Misses Louisa ryne, Pilling, and F. Cruise, Condaotor, Alfred Mellon. To conclude with the new grand pantomime, called PUSS IN BOOTS ; or, Harlequin and the Fairy of the Golden Palms. Messrs. W. H. Payne, H. Payne , F. Payne, Barnes, Tallien, Infants Lauri, and Miss Clara Morgan. Doers open at half-past 6—Commence at 7. THEA TRE-ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Lessee, Mr. J. B. Buckstone. THIS EVENING, will be performed the new and orig inal Comedy, three acts, entitled THE OVERLAND ROUTE. in Messrs. C. Mathews, Buckstone, Compton, Chip pendale, Mrs. C. Mathews, Miss Weekes, and Mrs. Wilkins. Followed by the new Haymarket Comic Christmas Panto mime, VALENTINE'S DAY; or, Harlequin and the Fairy of the True Lovers' Knot. The pantomimists the unrivalled Leolereqs. THEATRE -ROYAL LYCEUM.- Sole Lessee and Directress, Madame Celeste. Brilliant and Increased Success of the new Drama—Colette Dubois and Therese Defarge, by Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING, the new Drama of A TALE OF TWO CITIES, by Tom Taylor, Esq., from the story of that name by Charles Dickens, Esq. Principal characters by Mr. James Vining, Walter Lacy, Villiers, Rouse, Forrester, J. Johnstone, T. Lyon, Morton, Palmer, White, H. Butler, Clifford, and Fredericks ; Misses Kate Saville, Stuart, Turner, Mrs. Campbell, and Madame Celeste. After which, will be produced the Grand Christmas Ex travaganza and Pantomime, KING THRUS HBE AR D, the LITTLE PET and the GREAT PASSION, in which is pre sented one of the most novel, costly, and brilliant effects ever witnessed —designed and painted by Mr. William Callcott.— King Thrushbeard, Miss Julia St. George. Commence at 7. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.- Lessee, Mr. A. Harris. THIS EVENING, the Comedy of MONEY. Messrs. Geo. Melville, Ryder, Frank Mathews, Widdicomb, H. Bland , IT. Baker, Garden, Graham ; Misses Carlotta Leclercq, Clifrord, and Mrs Charles Young After which, a new Christmas burlesque pantomime, by H. J. Byron, called JACK THE GIANT KILLER ; or, Harle quin King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. Jack, Miss Louise Keeley—liarlequin, Mr. Cormack -Panta loon, Mr. ?aulo—Columbine, Miss Caroline Adams—Clown, Mr. A. F. Forrest W THEATRE - ROYAL, ADELPHI. JEW THEATRE - ROYAL, ADELPHI. Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. BenJ. Webster. First Night of a New and Original Comedy, by Watts Phillips, entitled PAPER WINGS. THIS EVENING, ICI ON PARLE FRANCAIS, Mr. L. Toole, Chas. Selby, Billinzton, Mrs. Chatterlev, Mrs. Bil lington, Mee Kate Kelly, and Laidlaw. _ _ ... After which, PAPER WINGS, Mr Alfred Wigan, J. L. Toole, D. Fisher, Billington, P. Bedford, Stuart, C. Selby, Eburne, C. J. Smith, Powell, Romer, Mrs Alfred Wigan, Miss H. Simms, Miss Kate Kelly, and Mrs Chatterley. Followed by DINORAH UNDER DIFFICULTIES. Messrs. J. L. Toole, P. Bedford, Eburne, C. J. Smith, Miss K. liery. Doors open at half-past six—Commence at seven. Box- Ofitoe open from 10 to L No charge for securing seats, nor for bills of performance. All fees to servants of this establishment are strictly prohibited. Aoting Manager—Mr. Wm. Smith. ROYAL ST. JAMES'S THEATRE, King-street, St. James's. Lessee, Mr. T. B. Chatter ton. Directress, Miss Wyndham. The nearest Theatre to Chelsea, Pimlico, and Westminster, the Park being open to carriages and foot passengers all hours of the night. THIS EVENING the performances will commence with I WILL, IF YOU WILL. After which, FIRST AFFECTIONS. Messrs. H. T. Craven, G. Spencer, and Miss firyndhaxa. • • Followed by a new burlesque called DIDO. Mr. Charles Young, Mesdames Wyndham, Clara St. Casse, Murray, Eliza Arden, C. Ranoe, A. Evans, and Corps de Ballet. To conclude with MAGIC TOYS. Miss Lydia Thompson. Reduced Prices—Gallery, 13d ; Pit, Is. The Box-ofEce open from 11 to 5 daily. Doors open at half-past six ; perform ance commences at 7. CANTERBURY HALL THIS EVENING, LITCREZIA BORGIA, (Oonizetti). CONCERTS. , . Donna Lunreila ....... Miss Russell. manic. Orsini Mrs. Anderson. Gennaro Mr. Henry Herbert. Don Altonzo Signor Tivoli. Conductor—Mr. Jonghre ans. Comic Vocalists —Messrs. George Hodson (the Irish Come dian and Mimic), W. T. Critchfield, and E. W. Mackney. Several interesting Pictures are added to the Fine Arts Gallery. The suite of Halls have been re-decorated and beautified, and constitute one of the most unique and brilliant sights of the metropolis. The gallery is open from 5 till 11 on Sunday Evening. THE WEATHER.—SuN OFFICE, MARCH 1, 1860, THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. • 49—highest since noon yesterday. 36—lowest this morning and during the night. 49—this day at noon. BAROMETER-30.08. WIND, South-West ; light, and fine. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. TRIM DAY.—Morning, 6h. 48m.—Afternoon, 7h. 14m To-moußow.-Morning, 7h. 46m.—Afternoon, Bh. 27m :A V I IF: i • t,,, 7,7 4 .•• • t ' ' . , ' i ~,- ~.,.e .,.... , :i 5i f j, ...r.51c i:-. : .•,: , L- - -- , --„,,,, L L ' b, -- -,-, ,r ,-,7,-;• , ,,.<. , , ,, , , ,i,_, . • ! • ~,,, ~.,;,~_` THE SUN. &_4 LONDON, THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 1860. Another• " great fact " is the rifled gun made of cast iron, throwing enormous solid shot to a distance of five or six miles with extraordinary accuracy of aim—all this having been actually accomplished according to the simple and ingenious system con trived by Mr. JOSEPH WHITWORTH. The inven tor of this astonishing system will soon d&i.btless be Sir JOSEPH Wurrwoßm, receiving, what he has earned equally well with his eminent contemporary Sir WILLIAM ARMSTRONG, the knightly accolade from the hands of her MAJESTY. Very recently, as will have been remarked by the general rsader, our own columns and those of the rest of the public newspapers have given detailed reports of the sur prising success attendant upon the Whit worth guns under the test of many severe experiments. Those experiments have proved beyond the reach of further incredulity that poor Captain WARNER was at any rate not talking altogether idly and at random when he insisted upon the possibility of manufacturing pieces of ordnance capable of hurling a cannon ball to a distance of several miles. When he used not so very long since to talk of his long range, he was regarded derisively by the mass as doing little else than just pulling the long bow. Yet here in 1860 we are put in possession of cast iron guns that the inventor not merely insists can throw but that actually have thrown ponderous cannon balls to a distance of over five miles and a half, doing this, moreover, as we have said, with an accuracy of aim truly astounding. Mr. WHITWORTH, the inventor of thew wonder ful guns, has very recently (in fact his letter is dated only the clay before yesterday) penned a com• munication singularly interesting in its character, elucidative of many of the hitherto only partially recognised advantages brought to light the other day for the first time by the flash of his marvellous ordnance. Speaking in the first instance of the stress not unnaturally laid upon the surprising magnitude of the range attained by these guns in the course of the recent experiments, Mr. WHITWORTH observes, however, at once "My rifled guns have not been made expressly with the view of obtaining great range; that is one of the advantages they possess, but it is not obtained at the sacrifice of others." And he adds to this em phatic intimation immediately afterwards—" They are all adapted, not only for firing solid shot, but also for hollow shot, which may be filled with molten iron, and for every description ofshell. The capacity of the shell is easily inoreased by add ng to its length; and, as my guns are rifled throughout and require no chamber, shells of any length may be fired with any requisite charge of powder." In reference to these last observations have we not but just now had, so to speak, a lumi nous glare thrown upon this frightful n,dvaatage accruing in this manner from the use of the \\TIIIT WORTH cannon, as a means of 11 , irlinc, to co huge a distance hollow shot filled with molten metal or shells charged with other kinds of liquid or de tonating destruction ? Has not that veritable Fire- King or SULTAN-KEBlR—Captain NORTON writ ten to ourselves and to our contemporaries these startling and burning words ? " The recent ex periments with WiliTwoßTH's rifle cannon," writes Captain NORTON, " more particularly his three pounder, throwing its elongated shot to the distance of five miles and a half, prove that he could throw elongated rifle shells, charged with liquid fire, from the high ground at Ryde, Isle of Wight, into its arsenal and dockyards of Portsmouth." And • • Captain NORTON adds, impressively, "It therefore becomes a question for our Government to ponder well whether it wouldbe wise to expend millions of money in constructing fortifications that would now be ut terly useless." It is a solemn consideration enough at any time—but particularly at a time when (in the very act of entering, at considerable cost, into a commercial treaty with France) we are expending £30,000,000 within the: year upon our maritime and military armaments ! Reverting, however, to Mr. WHITWORTH'S letter, we come to the record of a fact which certainly escaped observation in the published accounts of the late successful experiments. During these experiments, Mr. WHITWORTH here tells us—" in some series the longest ranges were attained by the last shots fired, and the piece, as it was warmed by the discharges, became clearer than it was after the first or second shot." As to the explosive power attained under his system, he writes, " I may mention that the service cast-iron 68-pounder rifled by me, when tried at Portsmouth in 1858, propelled my flat fronted shot through one of the 4-inch wrought iron plates, and also through the ship's side on which they were firmly bolted, the range being 450 yards. In no one instance, I believe, has a single shot been driven through the 4-inch plate." The experiment he tells us in this instance was not repeated, "as the cast-iron gun burst." But he adds immediately, " All the guns, however, which I have myself made are ready for any proof and any comparison that may be required. Their strength is such that they can be elevated on their carriages, and be fired, if necessary, as mortars, at any angle, with the largest charge of powder that can be consumed in them." Indeed, he gives proof sufficient of this when he ob serves—" The 3-pounder was repeatedly fired at an angle of 35 degrees, and attained a range of more than five and a half miles, without doing the piece or its carriage the slightest injury." Nor is this all. For later on in his com munication he writes distinctly—" Of the dura bility of my guns I can speak with the utmost con fidence. Being made of the harder and tougher homogeneous iron, they must be more durable than forged guns, made of comparatively soft and fibrous wrought iron. From one of them up wards of 1,500 shots have been fired, chiefly at high elevations, with out the gun exhibiting any injury or sign of wear." The other facts enumerated in Mr. WHITWORTH'S letter are hardly less worthy of consideration. In re gard to these, however, we must content ourselves by directing our reader's attention to the whole com munication. The above extracts comprise the chief of the salient points in the document upon which we have been here desirous of expatiating. A Dissenting Minister, who in point of intelli• gence is without a rival among the clergy of all denominations, the Rev. THOMAS BINNEY, Minis ter of Weighhouse Chapel, visited Australia about a year ago, for his health, and during the time of his residence there preached to overflowing con gregations in all the colonies, the local authorities, and even a bishop being forward to do him honour. As he had been there during elections under the Ballot, and as he had every opportunity to form a judgment on its moral workings—for Mr. BINNEY has never taken an active part in politics—the Ballot Society very properly applied to him for his opinion on its moral effects in the colonies he had visited. Our readers will peruse his letter with pleasure. It is like the writer, cautious and measured, and free from exaggeration in its statements, but con clusive. wile,. he, arrived ho futaud " 0.1.1 with whom he came in contact, ministers especially, ex- pressing themselvs as alike gratified and surprised by the results which had taken place." He was in Sydney during the general election, and nothing could, he says, be more satisfactory than the working of the Ballot there. What his views were before we have no means of knowing, but he certainly re turned with impressions most favourable to it from a minister's point of view—the good order and absence of immoral practices in connection with the Ballot. Such a testimony is invaluable. Mr. BINNEN is no ordinary man. . For a period of more than a quarter of a century he has been the attraction of all intelligent young men in London who frequent public worship ; and that from his reputation among them as an independent thinker, possessed of considerable command of remarkably select language. The letter has struck us the more in consequence of Mr. E. CRAUFURD'S motion for Thursday next, "That it be an instruction to the Committee on the Corrupt Practices Acts to take evidence as to the working of the Ballot in Australia." Here is a witness whom the committee ought certainly to hear. But what, now, will our hardened House of Commons do with this motion ? They hare already rejected Mr. DUNCOMUE'S for applying the Ballot to Gloucester and Wakefield. They have refused even to put Mr. H. BERKELEY on the above-mentioned committee. What will they not do next to shut out the daylight at every crevice through which it might throw any available light on electoral corruption ? Mr. EDWIN JAMES himself has turned his back on the Ballot, for:which we shall certainly not be surprised should the electors of Marylebone turn their backs on him. He, indeed, had the nomination of the committee, and was therefore the immediate cause of the exclusion of Mr. BERKELEY, while he ad• mitted thirteen lawyers, the class who make most profit out of the present mode of conducting elec tions. The House of Commons has been as heart less on the subject of the Ballot as Lord JOHN RUSSELL himself could desire ; on Mr. DUNCOMBE'S motion there were not fewer than seventy-seven absentees. If they do not retrieve their character on Mr. CRAUFURD'S motion—one so perfectly un objectionable for honest men—their names deserve to be displayed in every liberal journal during the next general election. Well, on Thursday night we shall hear, as Sir R. PEEL would have said, what our great Con stitution Doctor has to prescribe. He is called in by his own wish, and we shall see what Wbiggism in 1860 has to offer us better than the Tory proposals of 1859. Of one thing we are cer tain—we cannot be disappointed. Whatever there be in the Bill more liberal than that of last year we shall frankly put down as an unexpected gain. Mr. GLADSTONE has, at least, the credit of propo sing something bold, something to produce some effect for good or for bad. Do any of us expect from Lord JOHN anything which shall give the people of England a particle more of real power ? Will he liberate the counties from the despotism of the landlords ? Will he liberate nomination boroughs from the grasp of Whig and Tory patrons? Will he save the corrupt boroughs from the gold of the money-mongers? Will he give representa tion in any reasonable proportion to population, and take it from the TIIETFORDS and ARUNDELS ? If we are not mistaken Lord JOHN RUSSELL will leave the constituencies much as they are, and as much as over at the mercy of the Landlord and the Lawyer. The Countess of Desart will leave on Saturday for Ireland, ?_,), ‘,.:,,,,' - ,” , ___ ,.....i l ~,k,'„% \ ''-'''.:(Qi‘:o ,----_,,) ,_ ,) - svAir-"- sl---; 7,:j5,442„---irr4-T -, -,-: - . - _ mss. ' THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, HARCH - 1, IAO, AUSTRALIA .-- The Roxburgh Castle has arrived from Melbourne with 22,280 ounces of gold, worth about £89,000, the whole of which will immediately go to the Continent. The Australian gold ships known to be out are —the Commodore Perry, 102 days at sea, with £58,000 ; Cleadon, 88 days, £68,000 ; Saldanha and Essex, 81 days, with, together, £112,000 ; and Indemnity, 73 days, £72,000. Some anxiety has been expressed about the Commodore Perry, which, in addition to her gold, has a valuable cargo .of wool. At Lloyd's 4 per cent. insurance is asked on the gold, 30s. being the usual rate, and 5 per cent. en the wool. The Countess of Euston has left town on a visit to the Duke and Duchess of Grafton, at Wakefield Lodge, Stoney Stratford. The Count D'Alton has returned to the Bruns wick Hotel, Jermyn-street, from a visit to his estates in Ireland. Colonel Vandeleur, M.P., has left the Brunswick Hotel for Kilrush, Ireland. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Middleton have left Edwards's Hotel for Lenton Spring, near Wetherby. Mrs. Cookson and Miss Cookson have arrived at Wallace's Hotel, from Torquay. It is stated by tho Paris journals that a series of experiments on the art of directing balloons are to be made in the Champ-de-Mars during the ensuing spring. A Turin letter states that Poerio, who bas lately been veryill, but is now quite recovered, will probably be a candidate for the representation of Milan in the National Parliament. BIRMINGHAM RIFLE CORPS.—Mr. Perton, of this town, has followed the patriotic example of the brother of the worthy ex-Mayor, Sir John Ratcliff. It will be recol lected that Mr. Charles Rateliff, only a few weeks ago, set a noble example to the gentlemen of England by raising and equipping, at his sole expense, a company of 100 men. The patriotic feeling will, we trust, find many imitators in other parts of England. --- - " The Vocal Association will repeat Mendelssohn's Psalm, «Hear my Prayer, 0 God I" on Thursday Evening, March Bth, at St. James Hall, with Mdlle. Parepa anti choir of 200 voices. Miss Arabella Goddard will perform "The Harmonius Blacksmith," and " Where the Bee sucks." It is well that the public should be informed that those attractive performances terminate at a quarter past ten o'clock, thereby enabling the company to retain their seats until the end of the performance, without inconveni ence from the lateness of the hour. THE NEW TURKISH LOAN.—According to official intimations just received, the positive statement that the Turkish Government propose to raise a fresh loan in this country is without foundation. Suggestions and offers have been made to the Minister by certain capitalists or specu lators, but they have not been entertained. STOCK AND SHARE MARKETS.—Notwithstanding the important financial and commercial announcements of the last month, the range of Consols has been unusually limited, the difference between the highest and lo west prices being only lk per cent. The general result has been to establish an improvement of per cent. In the railway market the changes have been of a corresponding character. THE CORPORATION OF LONDON AND THE RE PRESENTATION OF THE CITY.--At the present time there are six members of the Corporation of London, who have seats in Parliament—namely, Sir James Duke, Bart., Al derman Copeland, Alderman Salomons, Alderman Cubitt, Charles Gilpin, Esq., and J, T. Norris, Esq. It is, more over, a curious historical fact, that four aldermen—or three aldermen and the Recorder—have sat for the City, with very slight intervals, for three centuries prior to the passing of the Reform Bill in the year 1832. WEST SURREY ELECTION.—The election to fill the vacancy in the representation of the Western Division, occasioned by the death of Mr. Drummond, has been fixed by the Sheriff to take place on Saturday, the 10th inst. At pre sent the only candidate in the field is Mr. Cubitt, who comes forward upon Conservative principles. Applications, it is understood, have been made to several gentlemen of the op posite party to contest the election, but all of them have hitherto declined to do so, principally upon the ground that a general election will probably take place very shortly under the new reform bill, and they do not consider it advisable to disturb the county at the present moment. METROPOLITAN IMPROVEMENTS.—The houses between King-street, Covent-garden, and Upper St. Mar tin's. lane, which were sold a few days ago, by order of the Metropolitan Board of Works, and which were to be taken down to form a communication from Covent-garden to the West-end, are cleared away. The intended new street can now be clearly seen, and in a very short time measures will be taken to form the sewer and lay down the gas and water pipes. When the street is constructed it will form a load ing thoroughfare from the West-end to the Floral Hall and to Covent-garden and Drury-lane Theatres, avoiding Long-acre. The avenue will also be of great advantage to the market-gardeners attending Covent-garden market from Brentford, Isleworth, Twickenham, &c. SAGACITY OF A DOG.—A sturdy farmer, a little north of Tallnamounth, one night lately, crossing a small hill on his way home during a fog and snow-storm, lost his way, and wandered for hours, not knowing where he was going. Fortunately, however, he had for his companion a trusty friend, his collie dog, which, on observing his peril ous condition, drew near, leapt upon him, and then pressed on a little before, looking back occasionally, as much as to say, follow me. The man, bewildered, followed the saga cious animal, which soon landed him safe at his own fire side, very much exhausted, after his long travel and excitement. Collie that night was worth his supper. Previously the dog had been considered rather stupid, but is now more than ordinarily esteemed.—Baq`:thire Journal THE PRINCE OF ORANGE AT OXFORD.—The Prince of Orange and his suite, with Colonel Seymour, rim A., 4 2 5 .1 T-Tntpl, Oyfard. nn Tuesday about one o'clock. The Vice Chancellor gave his usual attendance on royalty, and after luncheon accompanied the party through the colleges and public buildings, with which his Royal Highness expressed the highest gratification. On their return to the hotel his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales paid them a visit, and after an interview of half an hour took his departure. At eight o'clock the prince and party dined with the Prince of Wales at Frewen Hall, and returned to the hotel at 11 o'clock—leaving the next morn ing immediately after breakfast in the Prince of Wales' carriage, and the suite in another, for the Great 'Western Railway station. His Royal Highness was compelled to abandon his intended visit to Blenheim in consequence of a telegraphic message requiring his immediate presence to meet a distinguished party just arrived at the Isle of Wight. A CHASE AFTER AN M.P.—lt will have ,been seen from our Parliamentary report of yesterday that Mr. J. P. Hennessy, M.P. for King's County, has been ordered to attend forthwith in the House of Commons for the pur pose of answering for his conduct in not attending a com mittee of which he was appointed a member. On Tuesday evening, a few minutes after the motion was carried, Lord Chas. Russell, the Serjeant• at-Arms, sent for Mr. Inwood, one of the officers of the house, and handed to him a docu ment which had been issued by the Speaker, and requested him at once to proceed with it to Ireland, whither it ap peared the hon. member had gone for the purpose of support ing Lord Campden, who had started in opposition to Mr. Serjeant Deasy, the new Attorney-General for Ireland, who sought re-election for the county of Cork. Mr. Inwood reached Dublin yesterday morning, and while the House of Com mons was sitting yesterday afternoon a telegraphic message came from him to say that since he had arrived in Dublin he had ascertainedithat Mr. Hennessy was at Cork, and that he should forthwith proceed to that city for the purpose of personally serving him with the Speaker's message. The document of which Mr. Inwood is the bearer is not a war rant, so that the hon. member will not actually be in cus tody, but it is a peremptory order for him to return forth with, to that he will in all probability reach London to-day, and take his scat on the assembling of tie house at four o'clock this afternoon. The last case of this sort was that of Colonel Greville, who went to Ireland on business con nected with his regiment after his name had been placed on a committee of the house. CASE OF EDWIN THOMAS SALT.—A petition has been transmitted to the Home-office, praying for commuta tion of the sentence of death passed by the High Court of Justiciary, at Edinburgh, on the 13th instant, upon Edwin Thomas Salt for the murder of his wife. The petition was signed by about 14,000 persons. Petitions signed by about 80 members of the College of Justice, and by 800 inhabi tants of Juniper-green, the village in which the murder was committed, have also been forwarded. The convict, a native of Staffordshire, aged 34 years, had been for some years employed as excise officer at the paper mills at Juniper green, five miles south-west of Edinburgh, and had been married 10 years to his wife, Mary Anne Hall, who had borne to him four children. The deceased had been addicted to drinking to a desperate excess, and her conduct had long broken up the unfortunate man's domestic peace and com fort, and he had also to a considerable extent given way to ' the same baneful habit. On the afternoon of Nov. 18 last, coming home and finding the deceased in a state of intoxi cation, and being himself the worse for drink, he murdered the wretched woman by striking her with a stick and after wards thrusting the instrument up her inside, causing in ternal injuries so extensive and severe that death ensued the next morning. The jury, by a majority, found the charge proven, but aknanimously recommended him to the mercy of the Crown on account of the great provocation he had received. The prisoner is ordered for execution on Tues day next, should the Crown not arrest the sentence. ATTEMPTED MURDER.—The Court of Assizes of the Lot three days ago tried a woman, named Moles, of Maxan, and her son Jean, who is 27 years of age, for the attempted murder of her husband and his father. For many years the woman entertained a violent hatred of her husband, and she succeeded in inspiring her son with a similar sentiment. The two frequently threatened to put the man to death, and repeatedly ill-treated him in a brutal way, on one occasion tossing him out of the window. On the 22d December last, a neighbour heard the man cry out " Murder help I" and on entering the house he found' him struggling desperately with his wife and son. He rescued him, and the man then stated that the two had had thrown him down, and had attempted to strangle him with a rope ; but that not succeeding in consequence of his resistance, one of them, he could not say which, had en deavoured to cut his throat, but fortunately the knife had encountered the rope, and did no harm. If the neighbours had not entered at the moment there is no doubt the man would have been killed. The jury declared both the accused guilty, but with extenuating circumstances. The court condemned the woman to death, and the young man to hard labour for life. PROSPECTS FOR TURIiEY.—Tt was not probable (says a correspondent) that an empire so. abundant in re sources as Turkey would be deprived of the moral support which England, by her vast mercantile relation-, can extend to her. The merchant princes of London know well that, in spite of All the sophistries that have been written about Turkey, her great grievance lies in a nutshell. The ex changes are so deranged, so irregular, so capricious, that it is impossible for exporters or importers to form any correct notion of the results of their enterprise—and thus commerce to the thoroughlyrescue national b the is nipped in the bud. It is , t herefore, wel comed throughout Turkey as a circumstance of the utmost importance that formation capitalistsofthe Bank shouldfr % r re k c come a establishment, whose object is firml y and finall y t o equalise the exchanges, and to fix the ste rlin g value at 120 p i astres. This, it is seen, will reanimate com merce at borne and abroad, and establish entire confiden ce. The Bank, whichit is expected *ill hold bullion to the a mount of t w o mil lions, has the privilege of issuing to three times the amount of such deposit, which, at only 6 per cent. (in lieu of 10, 15, and 20 per cent.), would leave large dividends for shareholders. There was a decrease of twenty-six ships, but as increase of 2,929 tons, in the "entries inwards" at the port of Liverpool last week, as compared with the correspond ing week of the year 1859. In the "clearances outwards" there was a decrease of two ships, but an increase of 5,537 tons, LATEST NEWS. FRANCE, AUSTRIA, AND ITALY. The Constitutionnel of this morning publishes, in prominent type, an article under the above heading. It is signed by M. Grandguillot, and, doubtless, shadows forth the Imperial speech. After alluding to M. Thouvenel's despatch to Count Rechberg as the clearest explanation why the stipulations of Villafranca could not be carried out to the letter, and that France was by no means to blame in the matter, the Constitutionnel says : " Engagements have been made between France and Austria which bind the two Cabinets. This reciprocity of engagements appears to us the best guarantee of the peace of Europe. " Those who consider the Convention of Villa franca and the Treaty of Zurich as morally invali dated by the impossibility of the restoration of the Princes are therefore completely it fault. They take the accessory for the main point ; they forget that between France and Austria there is a higher interest which binds them together, and invites them not to separate, lett rather to come to an un derstanding (a s'entendre). " We will now clearlydefine that higher interest. " For Austria it is tha conservation of Venetia ; for France the absolute independence of Italy from the Alps to the Mincio. " The conservation of Venice, the independence of Italy from the Alps to the Mincio, such is, in two words, the double bearing of the Treaty of Zurich ; such is the actif of each of the contracting parties. " Is :it likely that France, Austria, and Pied wont, who signed that treaty, would willingly run the risk of losing the benefits thereof ? Would Austria, who is osliged to take so many pre cautions to maintain her power on the Adriatic, ruu the chances of a new campaign ? Would France, who, in the full blush of her glory, having behind her Lombardy free, and the left bank of the Po, delivered from Austrian occupation, stopped spontaneously on the Mincio, in the interests of general peace, think of compromising that grand result ? Would Piedmont, hitherto smothered in the hot-bed of nationalities, of which she is the soul, between Austria reigning at Milan and the tributary Princes of the House of Lorraine, risk her enfranchisement, and that extension so rapidly acquired, in a new struggle ? "Evidently not. A little reffection and calm consideration of the particular situation of each of the parties concerned will suffice to show that no one can seriously desire anything else than pacifica tion. We are, therefore, convinced that at Vienna, as at Paris, there are only good intentions and a sincere desire to settle the pending difficulties by wise transactions. The moderate language of M. Thouvenel is a guarantee for us ; and without knowing exactly the terms of Count Rechberg s reply, we have the certitude that the Minister of the Emperor Francis Joseph does not show himself less conciliating than the Minister of the Emperor Napoleon. " There remains Italy. Well! The counsels of France will not be more disowned than her ser vices. King Victor Emmanuel is a man of an up right and firm character, and up to the present he has played too glorious a part for him to tolerate that the conduct of his Government shall be in spired by any other sentiment than that which he himself has always derived from his intimate union with the Emperor." THE AUSTRO-RUSSIAN TREATY. (From the Second _Edition of the Morning Chronicle.) On Saturday last we announced to the public that a treaty was about to be signed between Rus sia and Austria, and we were enabled to lay before our readers the bases of the treaty. We observe that our announcement has been contradicted by several English journals, as well as by a large portion of the French and Continental press. But in all these denials the error is committed of assuming that we stated a treaty was actually in existence. Our announcement was, that " the treaty was on the eve of being signed." We are now enabled to carry our information further. The Prince of Hesse has quitted Vienna. He takes to St. Petersburgh the treaty before an nounced, which has undergone some modifica tions. Russia will not aid Austria in Italy. Russia makes this change in the stipulations of the treaty because she wishes to remain on good terms with France. Hence she will not interfere in Italy; but she will act Frith Austria in any complication that may arise in regard to the countries on the Danube, or to affairs in Hungary. We have good reason to believe that these modi fications of the arey r to the timely denounce ment mmaadietyo Europe by the Morning t owing eat mainly Chronicle. We mentioned above that a large portion of the French press had contradicted our announcement. This they did, so they said, "on authority." What authority can French journals have for contradict ing a statement that concerns not France, but Austria and Russia ? The fact is that in this instance the Morning Chronicle furnished information to the French authorities. And that we hope to be enabled to do more than once, having sure and certain means of intelligence through our correspondents in the different capitals of Europe. Had the French Government meant to contradict our statement, the Moniteur, its only organ, would have spoken. It were folly to suppose that either Russia or Austria would acknowledge the existence of such a treaty as we have described. It was no doubt the intention of both these Government to have kept the treaty a secret, and to have acted upon it when they had prepared for the action by a concerted course of policy. Such secrecy we have rendered impossible by our prompt discovery to the world of what was going forward. Time will show that we have stated the exact truth. The following telegrams have been received at Mr. Reuter's office : PARIS, MARCH 1. The Moniteur says—The Emperor presided yes terday at the Council of Ministers and the Privy Council. The Empress was present at the sitting. The note by which the French Government re quests Sardinia to give up the project of the annexa tion of Tuscany is dated the 25th February, and was despatched the same evening to Turin, where the courier arrived on Monday last. Baron Talley rand has informed M. Thouvenel, by telegraph, that Count Cavour was not expected to return to Turin before the 28th ult., and that he will then deliver the note. ROME, FEB. 28. The reply of the Holy See to M. Thouvenel's last message of the 12th inst. will be despatched to France by the next courier via Marseilles. The cardinals convoked by his Holiness to a special congregation have unanimously decided that the preservation of the patrimony of the Pope is too intimately connected with the general interests of the Church to be treated simply as a political quo:ion. VIENNA, MONDAY EVENING. The announcement of a treaty between Russia and Austria is without foundation ; but it is as serted. that Austria, although not bound by such a treaty, will no longer oppose the Russian policy in Turkey. TURIN, FEB. 29. By a Royal decree of to-day the Electoral As semblies are convoked for the 25th of March, and Parliament is to meet on the 2d of April. Another decree appoints 32 new Senators. MADRID, FEB. 28. The Spanish squadron has been compelled by bad weather to put back to Algesiras. Marshal O'Donnell will march to Rabatt in three days. The tempest interrupts the commu nications. FRANCE. PARIS, WEDNESDAY. The Debats alludes to the new plan for arrang ing the Italian question which a Paris correspon dent of the Independence Beige had mentioned, and according to which Tuscany would not be annexed to Piedmont, but given to the young Duke of Genoa, nephew of King Victor Emmanuel. As to Romagna, the same correspondent speaks of its being placed under the suzerainty of the Pope with either the King of Piedmont • or the new Grand Duke of Tuscany at its . head, but governing as a vassal of the Holy See. The Debate states that on this latter point it has reason to believe that the Sovereign designated for Romagna is decidedly the King of Piedmont. It then proceeds in these terms :—" Such would appear to be the bases of the new arrangement which was to have been submitted on the 25th February to the approbation of King Victor Emmanuel during his stay at Milan. The despatch from the French Cabinet in which these propositions were announced is also said to have contained the declaration that, in case they were not accepted by the King's Government, the French troops would be immediately withdrawn from Lombardy. On all these points, the information transmitted to the Belgian journal coincides with our own. The correspondent, however, supposes that no mention was made of Savoy or Nice in the despatch sent to Milan ; on that point we have reason to think him misinformed. On the con- trary, it appears that the French Government for mally maintains its well-known intentions rela- tive to the annexation of both, which it rightly persists in regarding both as a legitimate and necessary compensation for the territorial aggran disement which Piedmont will obtain, and as an indispensable guarantee for the security of the French frontier.'' " Count de Rechberg," says a correspondent of the Nord, " before replying to the last French des patch of the 31st of February, determined to con sult the Courts of St. Petersburg and Berlin. It was on that occasion that he put forward the idea of substituting for the Congress, which he had pre vented because he had nothing to expect from it, a Conference of the five Powers, in which he hopes to obtain a triumph for the principle of legitimacy, and a sanction for the conclusions which he draws from the stipulations of Villafranca and Zurich. Such is a true statement of what has occurred." THE BOURSE, Feb. 29.—The market has been rather agitated, in consequence of the arrange ments for the settlement. Speculators have had a quantity of stock to buy back for that operation, but the effect on prices has not been material. Threes, after having been pushed up to 68f 40c, declined to 68f, and are now at 68f 10c. Mobilier varied from 755 f to 752 f 50c ; Orleans, 1,382 f 50c to 1,3801; Northern, 915 f to 912 f 50c ; Austrian, 507 f 50c to 505 f ; Lombard, 547 f 50c to 545 f. The following are the last quotations : It per Cents. _.... 97 95 Credit Foncier 740 Do. end month .. 97 90 Belgian 4i 3 per Cents 6B 15 Piedmontess (5) .. 80 25 Do. end month 6B 10 Roman BO Bank Shares 2BOO Austrian Credit Mobilier 752 50 Spanish Threes Do. Account RAILWAYS. Cash. Account. Orleans Northern 922 50 .. 917 50 New ditto. 832 50 .. Lyons and Mediterranean B9O 891 25 Geneva 5OO .. 490 Southern Western .. 582 50 .. 585 Eastern Sardiniaß 397 60 .. 397 50 Austrian Lombard .. ... Exehangeon London, at sight, paper, 25f. llie. ; money, 25f. 10e.; three months, paper, 24f. 90e. ; money, 24f. 871 c. AUSTRIA. A Vienna letter of the 24th Feb. says :—" A report was current some days since that General Eynatten had left Vienna secretly, leaving a deficit in the funds confided to him. These rumours were contradicted, and the general did really return to Vienna ; but we now learn that he was arrested last night, and remains in close custody." Another communication from Vienna says : "Nothing is yet decided as to the new loan. The negotiations with foreign bankers have led to no satisfactory result, nor does there seem any proba bility of better success in future. Recourse will probably be had to a public subscription, as the Viennese have a decided liking for loans with prizes. Some say that the loan will be at 5 per cont. with 1 per cent, devoted to prizes." TUSCANY. The Tuscan Government has, by a decree of the 23d Feb., prohibited the entrance into the State of the following ultra-Papist journals published in Piedmont, viz.: the Civilta C'attolica, the Armonia, the Cattolico, the _Piemonte, and the Campanile. By the same decree all politico-religious pamphlets or prints whatever published in the Roman States are excluded from Tuscany, and any person circu lating them is liable to a week's imprisonment and a fine not exceeding 300 fr. The motives for this measure stated in the preamble are, that the said publications, confound worldly with spiritual inte rests, and outrage both faith and civilisation, '• sparing neither nations nor governments in their machinations and insults, nay, not even the de fender of Rome, our august ally, the Emperor of the French." SPAIN. The Madrid journals of the 25th February, pub lish some few details of the conference between Muley Abbas and Marshal O'Donnell. Muley Abbas was accompanied, as already stated, by Mohamed el Setif, a Minister, and it was this latter who carried on the discussion, and who eventually notified that the conditions proposed could not be accepted. The Moorish Prince and the Marshal saluted each other courteously on meeting, and shook hands on parting. The Prince and his attendants wore rich costumes. As had been ex pected, a decree in the (Gazette appoints M. Pacheco Minister in Mexico. The journals announce that M. Calderon Collantes, Minister of Foreign Affairs, has had the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour conferred on him by the Emperor of the French. Larrache and Arcilla, lately bombarded by the Spanish fleet, are two small ports on the Atlantic coast. The latter is a town of about a thousand inhabitants, eleven leagues south-west of Tangier, ani is defended by only one fort. Larrache has from time immemorial been the ordinary station of the Emperor of Morocco's fleet. The Bind states that, in the reply given to the address presented to the Federal Government by the political society r lielvette . on the subject of the ques tion of Savoy, the executive authority has declared " that it will oppose any restriction being placed on the relations of neutrality of Savoy with Switzerland, and will rather endeavour to render them more simple and more solid, if an opportunity should present itself ; and that there is reason for confi dent hope that its voioe lyi4 be heard, and that it will succeed in bringing the affair to the satisfac tory and wished for result." The Federal Council adds in conclusion, " that its attention will be con stantly directed to all that contribute to maintain and secure the honourable, though modest, position which the Confederation occupies in Europe, and that it will not hesitate at any measure which cir cumstances may require for the general interest." A letter from Pesth has the following :—" At Debreczin, which is the real capital of Magyarism and of Calvinism, the most brilliant reception was given to the members of the deputation when they returned from Vienna: An immense crowd waited for them at the railway station, and on their errival they were conveyed in two handsome car riages to partake of a splendid banquet. The fete, in which all the inhabitants took part, concluded at night by serenades and processions by torchlight. The Assembly of the Hungarian Protestants of the Confession of Augsburg, at a meeting held in this place three days ago, and which was very nume rously attended, adopted the following resolution : —' The Assembly has unanimously resolved that it maintains its decision of the 7th Dec. last, and that even according to the terms of the ministerial ordi nance of Jan. 10, 1860, it cannot submit to the decree of Sept. 2,1859.' The Assembly of German Protestants has come to a similar resolution." AMERICA. QUEENSTOWN, WEDNESDAY. The screw steamer City of Washington, Captain Jeffrey, which left New York on the 19th inst., has arrived. She was detained by a severe snow storm. The Kangaroo arrived out on the 17th, and the Borussia on the 18th. The accounts from Mexico exhibit a frightful state of anarchy in that country. Miramon was expected to reach Vera Cruz on the Ist of March. The city was well fortified. Miramon was without artillery. The entire foreign population of Chi huahua had been forced to quit the country. The Americans left a million dollars' worth of property behind. A desperate battle bad been fought, in which the Liberals suffered a disastrous defeat. At Havannah, on the 15th, the sugar-market was steady. Stock, 40,000 boxes. Freights dull. San Francisco, Jan. 28.—Markets inactive. At New York on the 18th the exchange on Lon don was quoted 1081 to 109. Money and stocks wo unaltered. Cotton firm on receipt of Arabia's advices. Sales, 1,500 bales. Flour, corn, provisions, and ashes unchanged. LIVERPOOL, FEB. 29. The mail steamer North Briton, Captain Bor land, which touched at Queenstown yesterday, and landed the Irish portion of the Canadian mail, arrived here to-day. Her advices are devoid of interest. THE COAL FIELDS AND COAL TRADB OF FRANCE. The Minister of Agriculture and Commerce has just addressed a report to the Emperor on what may be called "1 he Coal Question." The follow ing is an analysis of its contents : After stating that the Emperor, in his letter of the sth of January, indicated the opening of roads, &c., for the conveyance of coal, as one of the great material improvements projected, and after remarking on the importance of cheap coal to manufactures, the report says that French coal fields are numerous; but that only a few of them are calculated, by their extent or the quality of their coal, to be developed on a great scale ; and, moreover, most of them are situated in mountainous districts which are difficult of access, and in which there are few roads. These circumstances cause coal to be much dearer at the place of consumption than it is at the mouth of the pits. An official docu ment shows, for example, that in 1850 coal, which was sold to consumers at 2f. the quintal (221.11b5.), only cost at the pits 0.933 f., and at that price the consumption amounted to 72,252,700 quintals ; in 1857, the average price of coal at the pits was 1.253 f., and the price at the places of consumption 2•536 f. These last figures show that the cost of conveyance more than doubled the price of coal consumed ; and if it be taken into account that in that year (1857) the consumption of native and foreign coal was 131,494,700 quintals, it will appear that the supple mentary charge on the consumer for conveyance exceeded 160,000,000 f. The report goes on to say, that figOm investiga tions made by his Majesty's orders, it appears that of 62 coal fields in France more than half cannot have the pretension to export their productions, owing either to the small extent of the fields or the cost of extraction; still good roads and railways (the latter cheaply constructed) would enable them to find local markets. Among the other felds some are of great importance as regards number, extent, the thickness of the bed; or the quality of the coal. The first of these fields is that of the Loire, the next that of Valenciennes (Nord and Pas-de-Calais), and the next in order are Alais (Gard), Blanzy (Saone et-Loire), Commentry (Allier), and Aubin (Avey ron). Out of a total production of 79,000,000 quintals for all France in 1841, 22,426,000 were from the Lo;re, 19,600,000 from Valencien nes, 7,540,000 from Alais, 5,806,000 from Blanzy, 4,845,000 from Commentry, and 4,635,000 from Aubin. Eleven other fields produced quan tities not exceeding from 400,000 to 2,000,000 quin tals, and they sent to a distance part of their coal for consumption. Two others (Ahun in the Creuse, and La Sarre in the Moselle), though at present supplying only local wants, may be made to assume a considerable development. The report then goes on to detail at great length the roads, railways, canals, and rivers by which the different fields are able to send away their pro ductions ; and it points out what new means of communication are required. Thus for the Loire field, which already possesses communication by land and water, engineers recommended a road from Rive-de-Gier to Givors, and a railway from St. Etienne to St. Rambert, the latter principally destined to reduce the distance to the lower districts of the Rhone and the Mediterranean by 25 miles. For the Valenciennes field, which already exports 35,000,000 quintals, which is 25 miles long by nearly 5 wide, and in which 11 new concessions have recently been accorded, the report proposes that in addition to a railway . from Hazebrouck via Bethune to the Northern line, with branches to wards Douai and Arras, which has been granted to the Northern Railway Company, and to other lines conceded to the Bu ll y Grenay Company : e twenty railways and four canals, des tined to put the pits in direct comm unication with the Northern c s R t r a u nw t e—hexpense Railway, t or e withadjacente sctai canals, a ssh t 7 shall be 0n ,200,000f. The Blanzy and Creuzot field is to have rail way embranchrnents from Nevers Moulins, and Chalons-sur-Saone to the Paris and Mediter ranean line ; the Commentry field, a railway from Montlugon to La Soutenaine, After setting forth what is proposed to be lone for the different coal fields, the report states in general terms that in order to assure to the coal m i fields in different parts of the empire the h a e h an t s he of y co mmunication, and the d eve lopments w require, what must be done is roads and to improve others 'to:---ex"eTcuotfeoromr improvecertain railwaysdifferen destined navigablet te lv n a nlt s e ; to construct different ready executed or i n course pits et. to executionthe ; w t a e y s al- con cede new lines of railway in different parts of the territoryre;adaynde,enlaeestdleyri. t lines to hasten th e c ompl e ti on o f The report next declares that the expense of roads must be borne partly by the State, partly by departments or com munes; the expense of navigable ways by the State ; and that of the branch railways from pits by the companies to whom the pits belong." The report says further that measures will be taken for causing the railways projected to be commenced as quickly as poss i ble, and that nego tiations have been opened with ra il way companies to obtain the com pletion of lines already - conceded within shorter periods than originally fixed, also to obtain from them reductions in their tariffs. The document concludes by announcing that a subsequent report will detail the measures which may be considered desirable for facilitating the sup ply of fuel and ore to the principal iron works. REPRESENTATION OF GREAT YARMOUTH.—In anticipation of the unseating of the present Conservative members for Great Yarmouth, several gentlemen are men tioned as probable candidates in the Liberal interest. Among them are Mr. Torrens M'Cullagh, late M.P. for Dundalk, and Mr. E. W. Watkin, of the Manchester, Shef field, and Lincolnshire Railway, who sat for the borough a few months in 1857. The Liberals are not, however, very harmonious on the subject. The evidence given before the onmmittee of the House of Commons is exciting a profound sensation in the neighbourhood. At the last general elec tion the return of two Conservatives at Yarmouth was loudly boasted of as a signal triumph by the adherents of Lord Derby; but the disclosures of the last few days were fully anticipated by those conversant with the manter in which the election was conducted. CHRISTI'S MINSTRELS. These popular artists resumed their celebrated entertainments on Monday evening last at the Polygraphic Hall, previous to their departure for America. The performances were characterised with the vivacity and displayed the talent that have before so often called forth the applause of the public. Among the best morceaux were " Beautiful Star" and " Come where my love lies dreaming," which touching and graceful pieces form a striking contrast to the more humorous portions of the entertainment. The second part was of this order, and, to judge from the amusement of the audience, the efforts of the performers were crowned with the most signal success. The dancing was really admirable in its peculiar style, and forcibly illus trated in a burlesque manner the peculiarities of certain operatic celebrities. Altogether, the result of Monday evening's performance furnished more satisfaction than is often afforded by the per formances at larger houses. THE REV. T. BINNEY ON TIIE BALLOT IN AUSTRALIA. TO THE VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE BALLOT SOCIETY. Sir,—My time and attention when in Australia were so much given to other subjects that I fear any impressions I may retain of political matters will be to you very unsatisfactory. In respect to the object of your inquiry the following things occur to me : 1. On my arrival in Victoria, in 1858, all with whom I came in contact, ministers of religion espe cially, expressed themselves as alike gratified and surprised by the results which had taken place under some new experiment, including, if my im pressions are correct, an extension of the suffrage and the employment of the ballot. Not only was everything quietly conducted, but the successful men were well and wisely chosen. The late elec tions have not, I fear, issued in quite so happy a result. Indeed, I know that in more of the colonies than one there is an apprehension among moderate but liberal men, that the predominance of the purely democratic element will ere long prove em barrassing. 2. I was in Sydney at the time of the general election last year. So far as the working of the ballot was concerned nothing could be more satis factory. There was no disorder, excitement, in- temperance ; everything passed off with the utmost decorum. There were meetings of the supporters of the different candidates in various localities pre vious to the day of election, and there were the hustings and a crowd when that day came; but I never heard any complaint of any sort about the proceedings, unless it was the remark " that everything was so dull and quiet now, that the spirit of an election seems to have evaporated." I dcn't know that the ballot is much needed in Aus tralia as a protection ; the state of the labour market is often such that the employed have the whip-hand of the employers, and are quite inde pendent enough to vote openly for whom they like. [he ballot does not prevent persons publicly band ing together and acting in concert as the supporters of particular candidates. The election for East Sydney was said to have terminated as it did, in consequence of an understanding, suddenly come to by the friends of Mr. A. to give one of their votes to Mr. B. instead of to Mr. C. The gentle man who put up for a suburb of Sydney carried his ideas of the intention and meaning of the ballet so far that he would not have a committee, nor ask a vote, nor do anything by which an individual should openly commit himself. His extreme deli cacy-, however, was not rewarded. He lost his election. 3. In South Australia, I remember a gentleman petitioned the Legislature for liberty to be given to those who wished it to vote openly. He did not ask for the ballot to be discontinued, only that it might not be imperative. Many, perhaps, may sympathise with this so far as they themselves are concerned; but, as I have mentioned, though the voting be secret, men may be as open as they please in their actions and their utterances. Whatever may be the feeling of individuals, their particular wish or liking, personally—l think I may say that, with respect to the working of the measure generally, I do not remember to have heard anything of dissatisfaction or complaint. —l am, sir, yours truly, T. BINNEY. Upper Clapton, Feb. 24. STATE OF _HUNGARY. The following letter is dated Pesth, Feb. 24 : " The persecution of the newspaper press, which is severe at Vienna, is absolutely intolerable in Hun gary. Within the last few days the Ness Ujsag (National Gazette), of Pesth, the Bajai Kozlony (Indicator), of Baja, and I know not how many other journals, have received warnings, while all news papers, great and small, are in a state of abject thraldom. In fact, to such a pitiable condition is Hungarian journalism reduced that the editors of the Pesth journals, in a meeting just held, have re solved to petition he Government out of considera tion for the proprietors of their journals, and for the writers and workmen dependent on them, to re establish the censorship, or at least to issue a series of clear, definitive regulations for their guidance. Strange as ihis prayer may appear in English eyes, it is not unnatural in the circumstances in which Hungarian jour nalists are placed. These gentlemen are in truth liable to be warned, to be fined or imprisoned, or have their journals suppressed at the mere will and pleasure of M. Prottmann, the Director of Police, or any of his subordinate; and nothing, I assure you, is more capricious, inexplicable, absurd mon strous than the will and pleasure of Prottmann and Co. _ _ ac rt: mo of the b . all e s o continue untr A t to s n h Although the balls y. on behalf fef Governmentth ehasfund prod et n s u g b ; be e palaceg given f e o n r the i N in different a National Academy, l p a a Leutschau, in the county of Zips, one of them, a few nights back, gave rise to a strange scene. Just as the guests were assembling for the dance, the Austrian authorities appeared and summoned them to disperse. On that Count Csaky, a wealthy nobleman residing in the neighbourhood of the town, invited the guests to his mansion to have their dance there. They went, but before dancing had lasted half-an-hour a body of gendarmerie, accompa nied by more than half a battalion of infantry-- the firmer with drawn swords, the latter with bayonets—marched to the place, and, after treating the women with rudeness, carried off the greater part of the men to prison. "The subscriptions for the Academy Palace are so numerous, that after constructing the edifice there will be a surplus. The proposition has already been made to employ the surplus in the erection in one of the principal squares of Pesth of a statue of Mathias Hunyad, the most popular of Hungarian sovereigns. In such reverence is this King held by all classes of the people, that the phrase---' Ilfegkalt Ittatyas _Kiraly, ochs van az igazsay' (King Mathias is dead, and justice has fled from the land) has become colloquial. It war, never, however, more used than now, partly because the national movement in which the Hungarians arc engaged makes them think much of their old King, and partly because the terrible oppression which the A us trians exercise gives peculiar significance to the words, ' justice has fled from the land.' Some of the acts of the Austrian Government are so absurd, as well as tyrannical, that they will hardly be oredited in England. For some time ; project has been on foot for exporting to Western Europe, and especially England, the wines of Tokai, Nsezmely, Ujhely, and other places in Hungary; and naturally the projected reforms of Mr. Glad stone made the immediate establishment of the company appear opportune. Application for per mission to form the company was accordingly mad, at Vienna ; for in this unhappy land not even a commercial association can be started without authorisation. But permission has been refused. The promoters of the company respectfully asked w hy ? Because,' was the sapient answer, 'if the English be allowed to drink Hungarian wines, they lAitl sympathise more th an th ey now d o w i t h t h e Hungarians ! Accounts Were given in 1857 of eight bags con taining altogether 10,800 f. in crowns 04, 6 livres having been found in a closet which had for years been bricked up in an old house in. the Rue des Carmes, and of two playing cards on which Was written " All this money belong e.tO Mgr. Eleportep, Bishop of Glandeves, except the bag con taining 2,400 livres, which appertains to the house," being found with them. The owner and occupiers of the house, the workmen who in making the repairs had found the money, the Government, and the heirs of the bishop, all put in claims for the money, and took law proceedings to substaniate them. The Civil Tribunal after investigating the matter came to the conclusion that the money had been deposited in the time of the great revolution by one Salmon an official of the Ecclesiastical College de Laon ; that he had deposited seven of the bags on behalf of the Bishop of Glandeves, who in his visits to Paris was accustomed to stop at the college; and that the eighth, described as be longing "to the house," had been the property of the col lege. It therefore ordered that the seven bags should go to the heirs of the bishop, and that the eighth should in con sequence of the college having ceased to exist, go to the Government. Yestei day the Administraton des Romaine• representing the Government, appealed to the Imperial Court against this decision, but the court confirmed it. 1 ~~ may the £6 eel] £1 wit sal th 4 tic Pu Be hA