The Sun. — London, England, 1859-11-15 00:00:00

lIIGII WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. This DAY.—Morning , „ 4h. 35m.—Afternoon, 4h. 59m. To-Moßitow-Morning, sh. 25m.—Afternoon, sh. 52m. ROYAL ENGLISH OPERA, COVENT-GARDEN. 17nder the management of Miss L. Pyne and Mr. W. Harrison THIS EVENING, DINOR A 11. Messrs. Santley, H. Corri, St. Albyn, and W. Harrison. Misses Pilling, Thirl wall, and Miss Louisa Pyne. Conductor, Alfred Mellon. Ballet, LA FIANCE. Messrs. W. H. Payne, H. Payne, F. Payne, Mdlle. Lequine, Pasquale, Pierron, Mons. Vandris. Doors open at hall-past 7—Commence at 8 o'clock. THEATRE -ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Lenlee, Mr. J. B. Buckstone. THIS EVENING the performances will commence with THE CONTESTED ELECTION. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mathews, Mr. Buckstone, &c. After which (by desire), PAUL PRY. Commence at 7. R OYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.- Lessee, Mr. A. Harris. THIS EVENING, the performances will commence with a new drama, entitled THE MASTER PASSION. Messrs. Ryder, G. Melville, Graham, H. Cathcart, Garden ; Miss C. Lec ercq and Mrs. Charles Young. After which, a new farce, in one act, entitled NURSERY CHICKWEED. Messrs. Widdicomb, Meadows, H. Saker ; Miss L. Keeley and Mrs. Weston. To be followed by a dramatic tableau in Wattean colours, by J. R. Flanche, Esq., entitled LOVE AND FORTUNE. NEW THEATRE - ROYAL, AD ELPHI. Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. Benj. Webster. THIS EVENING, THE DEAD REART. Messrs. B. Webster. J. L. Toole, David Fisher, Paul Bedford, Stuart, Billington, C. J. Smith, Eburne, Moreland; Miss Woolgar, and 311ss K. Kelly. Followed by the successful piece of extravagance, called DINORAH UNDER DIFFICULTIES. Messrs. J. L. Toole, P. Bedford, C. J. Smith, Eburne, and Miss K. Kelly. Doors open at hall-past six—Commence at seven. Box- Office open from 10 to 5. No charge for securing seats, nor for hills of performance. All fees to servants of this establishment are strictly prohibited. Acting Manage r—Mr. Wm. Smith. ROYAL ST. JAMES'S THEATRE, King-street, St. James's. Lessee, Mr. T. B. Chatter ton. The nearest Theatre to Chelsea, Pimlico, and West minster, the Park being open to carriages and foot passen gers all hours of the night. THIS EVENING, a new Comedy, LONDON PRIDE ; or, Living for Appearances. Messrs. Leigh Murray, Barrett, Charles Young ; Mesdames Frank Matthews, Murray, and Nelly More. Followed by MAGIC TOYS, supported by 1111S9 Lydia Thompson, Miss Clara St. Casse, and a numerous Corps de Ballet. To conclude with the New and Original Burlesque, by L. Buckingham, Esq., of VIRGLNIUS ; or the Trials of a Fond Papa. Reduced Prices—Gallery, 6d ; Pit, 19. The Box-office open from 11 to 5 daily. Doors open at half-past six ; perform ante commances at 7. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE, Westminster-road. Sole Lessee... Mr. William Cooke. Extraordinary prosperous career of the new historical Drama, in four Farts, by Tom Taylor, Esq., called GARI BALDI. New scenery—Magnificent Military Tableux.— Supported by a Powerful Company—Mr. R. Phillips, Ennis, Belmore, Raymond, Miss Kate Carson, &c. - The Scenes to the Circle will be sustained by the best and most talented Equestrians of the day, Mr, John Henry Cooke, Miss Rosina. Madlle. Marguerite, and a host of British, French, and American talent—Little Menoni, the wonderful Juvenile Equestrian—Facetious Clowns, Parisian Pierrots, and Ec centric Drolls —terminating eaci Night with the comical and mirth-provoking Ballet entitled LOVE'S VAGARIES. Stage Manager, Mr. R. Phillips CANTERBURY HALL CONCERTS.- EVEIZY EVENING.—The Musts of Verdi's Opera of MACBETH (now fir at made public in England at these Con certs). - . And a Grand Selection from Ifeyerbeer's new opera of DINORAH. Comic Vocalists —Messrs. George Hodson (the Irish Come dian and Mimic), W. T. Critchfield, and E. W. Mackney. Several interesting Pictures arc 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. ROSA BON HEUR'S celebrated PICTURE of the HORSE FAIR is now added to the already magnificent Collection of Paintings in the Canterbury Hall Fine Arts Gallery. The gallery is open from 9 am. till 12 p.m. Admission, Six pence. THE WEATHER.—SUN OFFICE, NOVEMBER 14 THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 42—highest since noon yesterday. 35—lowest this morning and during the night. 45—this day at noon. BAROMETER-30.25. WIND, Northerly; light, with hazy weather. Dense fog in the morning. 3\. l ,‘' -,''ll-1- -.----au • . ... z ." ' ' 7 § 1 \ , , ~ • i",.." , 0 ,5, , ; .. t . ;',, 47 ' a" •'• , t .''' y - . 7,. "VI r , .. . f ~ st:, _ , ‘ v .,- Vri: tr 4,414 'N. - I- ~rs,f4L-41fr..14. THE' SUN, I LONDON TUESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 15, 1859. TII E SUN. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1859. What are we to believe ? In quick succession, we are told by telegram from Turin that the States of Central Italy have elected Prince CARIGNAN to the Regency of their territories ; next telegram, from Turin again, that Louis NAPOLEON, had sent a letter, whose urgency left no course but one to the Monarch with whom he had fought till the victory of Solferino ; then again by letter from Paris, that the King of SARDINIA had not, as was alleged, at the urgent request of the Emperor, forbidden his cousin to accept the Regency ; once more, confirm ing this last representation, came telegrams from Turin, which Lord PALMERSTON'S organ assures us, state that the King of SARDINIA has not forbidden Prince CARIGNAN to accept the Regency, but his Majesty has expressed his wish " to postpone for the present any decision on the subject ;" and, lastly, to-day we are informed that Prince CARIG NAN had to hand over the Regency to the Cheva lier BITONCOMPAGNI. The last versions of the affair are as likely as any, and, we may add, as bad as any. It shows the Emperor determined to be Dictator of Italy to the last ; it shows the King of SARDINIA humiliated to the last. Notoriously, the King can have but one wish. Whether he regard his deep interest in Italian liberty or his personal and political position as the head of a kingdom which is not merely the football of the vastly greater Powers north of the Alps, he can but desire to be the ruler of a United Kingdom of Northern and Central Italy. It is so obviously the interest of all the parties concerned that they are perfectly unanimous—a unanimity truly surprising *hen the Italian discords of a thou sand years are recollected. At the same time, no party not immediately concerned has the shadow of a reasonable objection. Italy, if united from the Tyrol to Sicily, would never be an aggressive king dom. It could never menace France, or even the guilty, trembling, bankrupt Austria. It would have enough to do to consolidate its power and to provide anything like the army and navy which could render it even tolerably formidable to in vaders. If he of the Turneries had but a grain of modesty or fairness, he must perceive that what form of Government Italy shall adopt is no business of his. Nothing but vanity, wilfulness, or selfish ness mortified because his lovely MARCELLUS was but shown to the Italians—nor would they suffer anything further can explain his ungenerous use of his military strength to awe into compliance the Monarch with whom he professed to fight for the independence of Italy. It seems indeed wonderful what sense he can attach to the word " independence." Is he a god? Philosophers tell us —some of them—that the highest form of human freedom of will is when our will is merged in that of the Deity. Does the deity of French peasantry and pretorians imagine that his will is so infinitely wiser and better than that of Italians, that they will then only be truly happy, when their views perfectly accord with those of his Imperial Majesty NAPOLEON III? Does he believe that he is so sure of what is really best for them that they are but children bound to obey his behests—that if he says " a cdnfeLleration with a brace of dukes, and an Italian limb of an Austrian empire is Venetia"—this is certain to be a millen nium for Italy, because he has said it. We have been willing to give him the benefit of the doubt, whether, being so notoriously a man of his word, he were not desirous to keep up appearances of fidelity to his engagements made at Villafranca. But surely there is a time for all things; and if that had been his object, it was time to renounce it when four independent States and the independent Sovercifn to whom they appealed to lead them, were all of one mind as to the best course for the entire five to take. The interference of Louis NAPOLEON, therefore, now must be regarded as in tolerable arrogance. He interferes with those who can do him no harm; with those whom he mocks with talking of their independence, while he over powers it ; with those to whom he has no right to prescribe, but the right of the strongest. He has not one single argument for his dynastic Italian confederation of despots—it is only the sic volo, sic jubeo. The Moniteur tells us that the election of Prince CARIGNAN to the Regency is to be regretted under the circumstances of the approaching Congress, in asmuch:las it tends to prejudge questions which must there be settled !! ! And this after the EM PEROR'S letter to the King of SARDINIA, demand ing a confederation, with the POPE, of all people in the world, at its head, and no one knows what be sides ! Why, who have a right to prejudge if the independent nations concerned have not ? Is the military parvenu of France to " prejudge," and may not the old aristocracy and electors of Central Italy " prejudge" for themselves ? As to the pre tences put forth in the telegram from the Constitu tionnel to-day, we have one answer—GARIBALDI is in Italy, and the Neapolitans would prefer facing Satan himself to facing him. We must cer tainly begin soon to blame our own Government if it does not take a frank and manly course, and en courage the King of SARDINIA to do the same. Eng land ought at once to act on her convictions. Sho ought to acknowledge openly the provisional Govern ments, and their right to do as they will with themselves, by accrediting representatives to them. We withdrew our representatives from Naples for the maladministration of its Government. We might with propriety show our sense of the differ ence, by sending Charges d'Affaires at least to the five States—yes, the Romagna included, in testimony of our acknowledgment of their independence, and of their conduct being worthy of it. Free Europe expects the King of SARDINIA to do his duty, and boldly to accept the vote of the Duchies. Free England expects Lord JOHN RUS SELL, and his Chief, to do their duty, and to acknow ledge the four provisional Governments. But let the Italians know that all Freemen, all the world over, expect them to do their duty—expect them to arm, to drill, to raise the funds to any required amount, and at any sacrifice, to part with anything and everything to be but FREE. They have a GARIBALDI. They have a successor to the WIL LIA.3I TELLS, the CROMWELLS, the WASHINGTONS, of former days. Let them but listen to the apostle of Freedom whom Heaven has sent them, and the game will be theirs. Desposts will gnash their tenth in their Cabinets North of the Alps, the POPE will be thankful to find the Headship of Catholics left him, and Italy will be—for the Italians. How soon could we hope to have the printed catalogue of books at the British Museum com pleted ? The letter A already numbers up a score or two of ponderous folio volumes—and that letter A is the only letter the readers have ever yet as a body had a glimpse of. The difficulties, in truth, seemed long since to be so insuperable and so de plorable of their way, that it was wisely resolved to substitute the present admirable catalogue in manuscript—for the magnificent but seemingly hopeless daydream of that grand printed folio list of the national treasures of Literature. Neverthe less, remembering the original design of that great printed catalogue, remembering those superb folios under the letter A, remembering the years that have slowly crept in and slowly crept out again in laborious procession since the huge printed cata logue was first projected, might we not ask again - - When could we reasonably expect to see it brought to a completion ? From alpha to omega— from Ato Ampizand ! When ? Before Dr. Cum miNG's predictions are fulfilled ? Worlds upon words of conjecture at the mere query open up an illimitable vista of perspective to the baffled and bewildered imagination. In the picture thus sug gestively placed before the " mind's eye," the true artistic vanishing point can certainly be defined as nothing less than—Eternity. Generations of PANIZZIS might have inscribed their names in lumi nous characters upon the official list of Librarians, while the remote descendants of Mr. PANIZZI'S pre sent subordinates were yet possibly toiling over the commencement of the portentous volumes of the letter D. Unless, certainly, that is to say of course, that Ternpus, which the eopy-book tells us edax rerun?, had long before that gnawed the larger buildings of London into moss grown fragments preparatory to the sketching of that picturesque ruin of St. Paul's by Baron MACAULAY'S Now Zealander. The contemplation of that distant epoch, and of that most remote posterity is almost forced upon us by the omen recently vouchsafed to us by the Poor Law Board—by the sagacious scrutiny of which omen (as by the old augur's scanning of the entrails and flights of birds) we may foresee the probabilities of the time in which, and of the circumstances under which we may hope to obtain substantially the Grand New Reform Bill from bier MAJESTY'S Government. This omen, as we have termed it, is really and truly all over again the letter A of the British Museum printed folio catalogue ! It is the same story over again, fraught with the same terrible suggestiveness ! It reveals the astounding fact that now, in the November of 1859, her MAJESTY'S Ministers have at last actually in the matter of Reform made just a beginning. It is apparent in the form of a formal official circu lar emanating from the Poor-law Board, and ad dressed by its Secretary in the name and on behalf of that Board to the clerks of the guard'ans in all the northern boroughs. In the event of its having been overlooked, it is really as well to reproduce this wonderful missive for the edification of the public generally. It runs thus : " Parliamentary Borough of—. am directed by the Poor Law Board to request that you will have the goodness to procure for the use of her Majesty's Government a return of the male persons resident within the above-named borough, or within seven miles thereof, who were assessed to the last poor-rate in any parish within the borough, at the gross estimated rental and rateable values of £.5 and under £6, of £6 and under £7, of £7 and under £B, and £8 and over. The object of the board is to ascertain with the greatest possible accuracy, the number of male persons resi dent within the Parliamentary borough, or within seven miles thereof, who are assessed to the poor-rate as occupiers of tenements within the borough, the gross estimated rental and rateable value of which aro severally at or above £5, (A printed form s with instructions, is attached.) In add; tion to the above returns you are requested to obtain,f , . information of the board, the following returns :—The nun ber of tenements within the Parliamentary borough which, under the Small Tenements Act or any local Act, are rated to the owners instead of the occupiers ; and, when the sasessment is under a local Act, the sum at which the owner becomes rateable instead of the occupier. Secondfy the total amount of parochial rates and assessed taxes which a tenement of the gross estimated rental of £5, £6, £7 and respectively, would be liable to pay in each parish within the borough, taking the last year as an average.—ll. FLEMING, Secretary." It will be observed in the foregoing that particular mention is made parenthetically of certain instruc tions accompanying it. Ncithershould these be over looked. They run as follows :—" It is to be observed the number of men only is required. All women entered in the rate-book are therefore to be excluded. It is to be observed that it is only the number of persons resident within the Parliamentary borough, or rather within seven miles thereof, that is re quired. Any person, therefore, who may be as sessed in the rate-book in respect of a tenement occupied by him within the borough, but who does not reside within the above-mentioned limit, ought to be excluded from this return. It is only the number of persons assessed at or above £6 that is required. All persons, therefore, who are as sessed iu respect of tenements the gross es timated rental and rateable value of which are below £5, ought to be wholly excluded from the raturn. When several persons aro jointly assessed in respect of a single tenement, they should be en tered as separate occupiers of tenements, calculated at a proportionate part of the whole value of the single tenement. Thus, if A, B, and C, are rated jointly for a tenement the gross estimated rental of which is £2l, and the rateable value of which is £lB, each of these ought to be entered as occupiers of a tenement at a gross annual rental of £7 and rateablevalue of £6. If either of them be a woman, or resides more than seven miles from the Parlia mentary borough, such occupier ought to be wholly excluded." From this it will be perceived how near, how very near indeed we are to the actual realisation of Reform in Parliament ! Mi nisters have at length, in the November of 1859, begun in the northern boroughs to send out circu lers in quest of information ! After this, of course, we may regard the thing as done, virtually done— just as those volumes under the letter A show that we are already in possession of the long promised and long looked for British Museum Printed Catalogue! COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR CASTLE, Nov. 14. The Queen, accompanied by the Princess Frederic Wil liam of Prussia (Princess Royal), drove out this morning in an open carriage and four, attended by Lord A. Paget. His Royal Highness the Prince Consort, with Prince Frederic William of Prussia and Prince Leiningen, went out shooting. The Princess Alice, Princess Helena, and Princess Louisa rode in the riding-house. Prince Arthur also rode in the riding-house. The following visitors left the castle in the forenoon : Lord John Russell, Viscount and Viscountess Sydney, the Right Hon. Sir George and Lady Grey, and Colonel F. Seymour, C.B. THE MONDAY POPULAR CONCERTS. The second season of these admirably-managed concerts commenced last evening at St. James's Hall, and—not withstanding the dense fog, which covered with its dark mantle the entire of the metropolis during the day and night —attracted a crowded and fashionable audience. The pro gramme for the evening consisted of a selection from the instrumental works of Beetho% en, and vocal music, from various sources, and, although the selection was rather short, it is but right to say that it did not yield in musical interest and variety to any of its predecessors at these con certs. To give effect to the instrumental portion of the programme those able artists, Messrs. Wieniawski, Charles Halle, Piatti, and Sainton were engaged, while the vocali sation was assigned to Madame Lommens Sherrington and llerr Reichardt. The concert commenced with Beethoven's quartet in B fiat, for two violins, viola, and violoncello, Op. 18, No. 6, which was exquisitely executed by M. Sainton, Herr Ries, M. Schreurs, and Signor Piatti. This piece was to have been followed by a duet between Madame Lemmens Sher rington and Herr Reichardt, but owing to the effects of the fog the lady was unable to arrive in time to take her part in the concert in the order prescribed ; whereupon Herr Reichardt sang a pleasing German air, after which Mr. Charles Halle performed on the pianoforte Beethoven's Grand Sonata in A major (Op. 2), dedicated to Haydn. The performance of this piece was all that could be de sired, and Mr. Halle was rewarded for the grace and finish which he displayed on the occasion by the enthusiastic applause of the audience. Madame Sherrington having now arrived, she sang with Herr Reichardt Rossini's charming duet, " Mira la bianca luna." She also sang Mozart's aria, " Non temer, amato beno," in both of which she displayed those vocal qualifications that render her one of the most attractive concert singers of the day. The second part of the concert opened with Beethoven's quartet in E minor (Op. 59), for two violins, viola, and violoncello, in which that incomparable violinist, M. Wie niawski, took part, and largely contributed to the effective ness with which this splendid composition was rendered. The audience were delighted, and manifested their satis faction in an unmistakeable manner. Madame Sherrington sang Macfarren's " Ah, why do we love" sweetly; and Herr Reichardt was equally successful in his rendering of Schu bert's serenade, " Through the night my songs adjure thee." The concert terminated with Beethoven's Sonata in G major (Op. 30), for piano and violin, which was performed in a masterly manner, by Mr. Ilalle and M. Wieniawski. 'rho concert throughout gave great satisfaction, very much of which resulted from the ability displayed by Mr. Benedict as the director. His Highness the Prince Leopold of Hohenzol lem-Sigmaringen and suite have arrived at Maurigy's Hotel from Germany. His Excellency the Swedish and Norwegian Mi nister at this Court, and the Countess Platen, returned las night from Sweden to their residence in Grosvenor-place. His Excellency Don Juan de Francisco Martin, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary from the Republic of Guatemala, has arrived at Maurigy's Hotel. The Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Smyth Vereker have left town for Six Mile Bottom, Cambridgeshire, on a visit to General Hall. Mr. Henry B. Baring, M.P., and Mrs. Baring have left Farranee's llotel, Belgravia, for Torquay, for the winter. THE PRINCE OF WALES.—The Montreal Pilot says :—" We have it on authority that bis Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, accompanied by the Colonial Secretary and other distinguished personages, will visit Canada is the end of May or the beginning of June next. The formal opening of the Victoria-bridge will then take place. The corporation having appointed a committee to meet the Grand Trunk directors and co-operate with th em on th e celebration, we understand that Mr. Blackwell, at an inter view with the chairman (Councillor Bristow), expressed the great felicity he would have in doing all in the power of the company to make the celebration worthy of the occasion, and of the illustrious visitors from England expected to be present at it. The bridge will be opened for traffic next month, but no public or general demonstration will be made." • DENSE FOG IN THE METROPOLIS.—SERIOUS ACClDENTS.—Throughout the whole of yesterday the me tropolis was visited with a dense fog. Business in the banking houses, merchants' offices and warehouses was obliged to be carried on by gaslight. The steamboats on the river ceased to run, and the traffic with omnibuses, carts, and other vehicles was most seriously impeded. Several serious accidents occurred by persons being rim over, who were taken to the hospital. THE FOG AND THE CRYSTAL PALACE.—Notwith standing the denseness of the fog in town yesterday morn ing, and the extreme coldness of the weathey, at Sydenham it was as bright and warm as summer, and the Palace never looked more beautiful even in June. The fog seemed to reach about as far as New-cross, but beyond_ that all was sunshine. IMPUDENT ROBBERY.—On Saturday evening, about half-past five o'clock, some person entered the dwel ling-house of Mr. Charles Butcher, No. 113, Bayham street, Camden-town, and stole from the parlour table a large writing desk, which contained a gold pencil case, cer tificates of shares in several public companies, a note of hand for £lOO, a small pocket lodger, and several letters and miscellaneous papers. The thief is supposed to have en tered the house by means of a skeleton key. THE VICARAGE OF ST. PANCRAS.—The Rev. Thomas Dale having announced his intention of resigning the vicarage of St. Pancras at the close of the present year, a-memorial, signed by several hundreds of the parishioners, is to be presented to him to-day, earnestly requesting him to re-consider his determination, and, if possible, to con tinue at his post, in order that ha may be able to carry out the scheme of parochial church extension which he in augurated, and which he has so successfully developed. MR. BLACK, M.P., AND THE WORKING CLASSES OF EDINBURGII.—On Friday night a public meeting of working men was held in Queen-street Hall, Edinburgh, for the purpose of considering resolutions and hearing ad dresses in reply to the recent lecture of Mr. Black, M.P., on " Wages, Strikes, and Trades' Unions," reported in our columns. The hall was crowded, and among those on the platform were the Lord Provost, Bailie Thomas Russell, Mr. Thomas Knox, Mr. Newton, engineer, from London, and 26 delegates from 13 trades in the town, consisting of the president and secretary from each trade society. On the motion of Bailie Thomas Russell, the Lord Provost was called to the chair. Mr. Iverach, a tailor, moved the first resolution, to tht effect that the meeting was of opinion that the theory of supply and demand, as applied to the producers of labour by Mr. Black, was unsound in principle, and opposed to the true interests of the working classes. The speaker addressed the meeting at some length, with a view to show that trades unions are necessary as a protection to the labourer in the dis posal of his labour, and in the preservation of his rights as a workman, The resolution was seconded and carried, an amendment having fallen to the ground for want of a se conder. The next resolution, to the effect that the -state !flouts of Mr. Black regarding trades unions are generally inaccurate, and that they reflect very injuriously upon the Amalgamated Engineers' frade Society, was moved by Mr. Gunn, and seconded by Mr. W. Newton, from Lon don, who entered into a defence of the Amalgamated So ciety of Engineers, which he said had been grossly mis-e -sented and malign e d by M r. Black. Mr. 'Ramsay pro posed an amendment to the resolution, to the effect that the meeting repudiate the union got up by the Amalga mated Engineers, on account of its modern date, as com pared with trades unions. He made a few remarks in its support amidst a good deal of interruption. Mr. Barton seconded the amendment, which, with the resolution, was put to the mezlting, when the latter was carried by accla mation. Mr. Lorimer proposed the third resolution, to the effect that the meeting, after having considered Mr. Black's lecture, have no confidence in his views of social and poll= tical economy, which was unanimously adopted. LATEST NEWS. The following telegrams have been received at Mr. Reuter's office : PARIS, Nov. 15. The Constitutionnel of to-day, in answer to an article, signed by its chief editor Grandguillot, on the Regency of the Prince de Carignan, says • " The acceptation of the Regency by the Prince de Carignan would have caused an open interven tion in the affairs of Central Italy, and then Sar dinia could not have prevented, on the other hand, the entry of the Neapolitan troops into the Roman territory." TURIN, Nov. 14. The Piedmontese Gazette of to-day publishes the following:— Prince de Carignan gave an audience yesterday evening, at 9 o'clock, to the Chevalier Minghotti and the Chevalier Peruzzi, who had come here to request the Prince to accept the regency conferred upon him by the National Assemblies of Parma, Modena, the Romagna, and Tuscany. The Prince in his reply said : "I am deeply moved by your offer, and tender my thanlKs to the assemblies and the people of Central Italy, who have given me so great a proof of thetr confidence. I believe that, in making this offer, you are influenced less by my personal merits than by your devotedness towards the King, and by your feelings, which are not only liberal and national, but also those of order and respect for monarchical institutions. " 'Weighty representations, reasons of political propriety, and the approaching Congress, deter me, much to my regret, from responding to your ap peal, or accepting the charge offered to me. This forbearance on my part, and the sacrifice I am thus making, will prove more useful to the interests of our common country than if I had acted otherwise; nevertheless, I thought to do an act of service in designating the Chevalier Buoncompagni as the per son who ought to be entrusted with the regency of Central Italy. "Return my thanks to the people you represent . tell them that their perseverance and their general conduct deserve the sympathies of Europe; tell them to reckon always on the King, who will sup port their wishes, and who will never abe.ndon;those who entrust their destinies to his loyalty." The Prinse de Carignan then summoned the Che valier Buoncompagni to undertake the regency, who intimated his readiness to accept the honour and responsibility of that office. Signor Buoncompagni is about to leave immediately for Central Italy to enter upon his functions. TRIESTE, Nov. 14. The Austrian Lloyd's steamer Bombay, coming from Constantinople, ran ashore on the 9th instant, near the island of Unie, in the Bay of Juarnerio, in Austrian Illyria. The passengers, specie, and let ters have been saved. Several steamers have left this port to render what assistance may be re quired. FRANCE. PARIS, MONDAY. A battery of the 7th Regiment of Artillery, and a company of pontooners, in garrison at Toulon, have received orders to be ready to embark at Toulon on the 25th of this month. The 3d Regiment of Engi neers, at Arras, has received orders to send a com pany to the same port by the same date. The offi cers of the Commissariat have been appointed, and are to be placed under the orders of M. Bloch. M. Dubus, Military Intendant of the Imperial Guard, is to control the administrative service of the expe dition. Colonel Roulede is to command the Engi neers, and the commander-in-chief is to be the General of Division de Montauban, with Colonel Schmitz for chief of the Staff. The vessels carry ing out troops will touch at Goree, the Cape of Good Hope, and Singapore, and orders have been sent to the French Consuls at those places to have in. readiness such supplies as are likely to be re quired. The expedition will reach Chins as already stated, at the time of the year most favourable for military operations. Baron Brenier, the French Minister at Naples, has again received instructions to press for reforms. Kis Excellency does not hitherto seem to have made ranch impression either on the King or his Ministers. The departure of the French expedition against China appears to be fixed for December 15. The vessels carrying out troops will touch at Goree, the C ape of Good Hope, and Singapore, and orders have b een sent to the French Consuls at those places to h ave in readiness such supplies as are likely to be required. The expedition will reach China, as already stated, at the time of the year most favour &Die for military operations. The Debuts has the following account, derivod, it intimates, from a good source, of the Prussian ei:reular on the interview at Breslau between the Eniperor of Russia and the Prince-Regent of Prussia : '" The Emperor and the Prince, not having seen each either for a long time, desired tohave a meeting, in order to c cane to a personal understanding on the numerous political a objects which interest the two Courts of Berlin and St. retersburg. Their wish to meet was, besides, increased by lb.eir family connection, by the friendly relations which for tutors than 50 years have existed, almost without interrup ti on, between their two countries, and by the community of their interests, which may be one day menaced by the situa ti cm, which is already very grave, of European affairs. The two princes had no difficulty in coming to an under sle aiding both on the general character of pending questions a n d on those foreseen, and on the solutions which those q nestiona are destined to receive. They have, in fact, come to' an agreement on the subject of the ' identical' policy ich the two Cabinets are to adopt for the fnture on all o.x asions. M. de Schleinitz says also, in his circular, that tl , mt Berlin Cabinet feels very groat satisfaction at the per k at and cordial understanding which has been re-established tween the two princes ; and the motive he gives is that fr n the said understanding hopes may be entertained that w to it is abnormal and profoundly to be regretted in the pre sea t situation of Europe may be removed, and that cense qu ntly the situation may be made regular; also that at the sa ate timo the causes which disturb the confidence of the pc p ulations in the duration of peacs may cease, and the re tu n 1 of incidents calculated seriously to compromise peace m:1) j be prevented." UHE BOURSE, Nov. 14.—The market continues lu ia vy, owing to the uncertainties about the Re gon cy of Prince Carignan. Threes have been done at 69f. 90c. and 69f. 85c. ; Mobilier 782 f. 50c. to 77"7f. 50c. ; Austrian, 548 f. 75c. to 547 f. 50c. ; Lombard, 547 f. 50c. ; Orleans, 1,365 f. to 1,362 f. 50e. ; Northern, 950 f. to 947 f. 50c. ; Lyons, 890 f. to. 887 f. 50c. The following were the last quota ti o ns 4+ ; per Cents..... 95 50 Credit Foncier 692 50 D o. end month .. Belgian 41 99 50 3 per Cents. 69 80 Piedmonteso (5) D 43. end month.... 69 85 Roman B6 50 13 aak Shares 2850 Austrian C ridit Mobilier .. 780 Spanish Threes D a. Account 776 25 Home Debt 43 whose task it will be to examine into all parts of the budget, and so to settle matters that the object in view may be attained. In its operations the Com mission will take the projected reforms in the civil and military branches of the Administration as its basis, and all the central departments, including my Army and Marine Supreme ' Commandos,' will be directed to give the Commission such infor mation and assistance as may be necessary to enable it to accomplish its important task. " The Commission has to finish its work by the end of March, 1860, at latest, it being my intention to have its project supervised by my Council of the Empire, to which, in accordance with the sense of Paragraphs 13 and 16 of my Patent of the 13th April, 1851,. temporary members, taken from the different provinces and the different ranks of society (Stande), will be added. " The Commission will meet in the Finance De partment, and you have to keep me properly in formed of its progress. " FRANCIS JOSEPH. " Vienna, Nov. 11, 1859." • Paragraph 13 of the Patent of April 13th "The Reichsrath (Council of the Empire) is to be composed of the President of the Councilors of the Empire, and of temporary members (Theilnehmer)." Paragraph 16—" For thoroughly examining into and discussing separate draughts of laws or questions, men of all classes and from all parts of the monarchy, who by experience, knowledge, and social position, are capable of taking a correct general view of the state of things, or are distinguished for know ledge in particular lines of business (Father), can be sum moned to attend as temporary members of the Council of the Empire." RAILWAYS. Cash. Account. OTI sans ? o Ahern Nis; w ditto B3O .. 830 L y ons and Mediterranean.. BBO 75 .. 883 75 Geneva 527 50 .. Sof uthern estern 560 565 FA stern :;A rdinias 4lO 407 50 tstrian anbard Exchange on , London, at sight, paper, 251. 12e. ; money, f. 10c. ; three months, paper, 24f. 97ic. ; money, 24f, 95c AUSTRIA. VIENNA, Nov. 12. The subjoined Imperial autograph letter is in the A /loner Zeitung of to-day : " Dear Baron von Bruck,—lt is my will that in t) le Administration year 1861 (beginning on the Ist o f Novomber, 1860, and ending on the 31st of Octo b or, 1861), an equilibrium shall be established be t ween the revenue and expenditure of the State. 7 :hat this may be done I appoint a Commission, SPAIN. The Madrid journals of the 10th do not contain any news of much importance. The Cortes had been engaged in discussing the estimates of 1860. By royal decree, M. de Ulloa is charged during the absence of Marshal O'Donnell with the administra tion of Colonial affairs, which are annexed to the War Department held by the Count. It is stated that the health of the troops at Algesiras has greatly improved. The Consuls-General of Portugal, Bel gium, Sweden, the United States, and the Two Sicilies at Tangiers had arrived at Gibraltar; but it appears that, contrary to a statement made a few days back, the English Consul-General in that place still remained at his post. An English vessel, the Earl, having attempted to enter Tangiers in spite of the blockade, had been turned back by a Spanish steamer. The Minister of Grace and Justice had addressed a circular to the Bishops directing them to cause prayers to be offered up in their churches for the success of the Spanish arms in Morocco. Some of the journals remark that the circular ought to have been issued long before ; and that besides it is now almost unnecessary, as many Bishops have already ordered prayers, and the others were cer tain to follow their example. 111 E NAVY. The screw steamship Trafalgar, 91, Capt. E. Fanshawe, from Portland, which arrived on Fri day at Plymouth, will continue there until the 25th inst., in order that the crew shall have liberty on shore. For this purpose it has been found that Plymouth is preferable to Portsmouth. The screw steamship Royal Albert, 121, flag of Sir Charlos Fremantle, is hourly expected in Ply mouth. She is leaky and has some defects to make good. The steam frigate Odin, 16, Capt. Lord John Hay, C. 8., which arrived at Plymouth from Ports mouth on Friday, steamed into Hamoaze on Sun day to make good defects, which are numerous con sidering that she has just left her port of equipment. Her rudder is said to be defective. The screw despatch vessel Flying Fish, 6, Com mander Hope, from Gibraltar, arrived at Plymouth on Saturday. The Meander, which sailed from Spithead on Sunday, by the Western Channel, for Ascension, was recalled by signal from flagship, and returned to that anchorage yesterday morning. The Beagle, 6, screw, Commander Hay, sailed from Spithead for China, yesterday afternoon. The Himalaya, screw, Commander J. Seccombe, steamed into Portsmouth harbour yesterday, from Spithead, and berthed alongside the dockyard jetty. She will have her decks caulked and other slight defects made good. The Victoria, 121, screw, has been removed from her berth in Portsmouth harbour to the steam basin. She will be placed in No. 7 dock this day. The Lords of the Admiralty left Portsmouth for London on Sunday. Admiral W. Bowles, C. 8., Commander-in-Chief at Portsmouth, accompanied by his Flag Captain, Lieutenant, and the Admiralty solicitor, yesterday went on board the Princess Royal, 91, screw, Capt. Thomas Baillie, lying alongside the dockyard, and preparing for paying oft, to inquire into the out break which took place among her crew, and which was reported in The Sun of yesterday. There are several versions of the matter, but, without accept ing any one as the truth, we know that matters reached so serious a pitch that a strict investigation is absolutely necessary in order to prevent such dis graceful scenes being repeated. Capt. Baillie himself hes always borne the character of being one of the most upright and humane officers on the Navy List. Mr. Ferdinand Silas, inventor of the indestruc tible lights applicable for telegraphic purposes at sea, and also to point out the presence of lifebuoys in case of shipwrecks or other such disasters, and which were exhibited for the approval of the Lords of the Admiralty in September last, in the presence of Commodore the Hon. Sir James Drummond, C. 8., and the officers of Woolwich Dockyard, last night performed a course of experiments at Blackwall for the satisfaction of Admiral Hardy, Captain F. R. Ward, members of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution Committee ; Capt. Robertson, Surveyor-General ; Mr. Lewis, Secretary; Mr. Grey, and other mem bers of the Board of Trade who were present. The experiments commenced at 6 o'clock, when a num ber of the floating lights, attached to lines, were cast into the river from the piei. On floating to the surface, the phosphoric substance of which they are composed suddenly burst into a blaze of light, and was only extinguished by being dragged under the water. The apparatus intended for the tele graphic light resembles a moderator table lamp. This was placed on the jetty near the water's edge, and was operated on by the inventor. In spite of the opaque fog, which completely enshrouded the river from bank to bank, the strong glare of the phos phoric light penetrated for some considerable dis tance, and was gratefully acknowledged by several boatmen, who would otherwise have had great difficulty in making the pier. Similar experiments were entered into a few days ago in the presence of Admiral Gordon and the Brethren of Trinity House, together with the officers of the exploring ship Fox It was then pronounced that the inven tion was extremely suitable for all the purposes above named, but they could not recommend the apparatus as applicable for lighthouses. In conse quence of the deep obscurity in which the river was last night involved, and the difficulty of thoroughly carrying out the experiments, it was arranged, at the request of Admiral Hardy, that a second course of experiments shall take place at Blackwall on some future occasion. THE ARMY. After the discontinuance of the practice for some time, the military authorities at Chatham are again about to resort to the system of setting at liberty insane soldiers, who are found incurable, in the public streets, a communication having been yes terday morning received by the town authorities at- Rochestar, in which city the Military Lunatic Asylum at Fort Pitt happens to be situate, that an insane soldier would be set at liberty in one of the Greets this moaning, the notice being given in order that the necessary steps may be taken to prevent his committing any outrage and to enable the po lice to apprehend him. The Mayor of Rochester, to whom the communication was addressed, brought the subject before the notice of the bench of magis trates at Chatham yesterday, when it was stated that, in consequence of the expense entailed on the parish in which Fort Pitt lies by the military autho rities discharging the lunatic soldiers, and thus causing them to be chargeable to that parish, steps would be taken to resist the conduct o f th e Govern ment, which is believed to be wholly ill ega l. Seve ral insane soldiers weee some time since discharged from Fort Pitt at various periods ; but, in conse quence of the representations made by the authori ties, directions were given to discontinue the prac tice, which, however, appears about to be recom menced. From the returns which have been received at the head-quarters of the Royal Engineers, Chatham, from the various recruiting districts in Great Bri tain, it appears that recruiting for that branch of the service has fallen off very considerably during the past few weeks, and this notwithstanding that additional recruiting parties have been despatched from head- quarters and every effort m ide to obtain . men. The reason assigned for the disinclination of young men of various trades to join the Royal En gineers is the small bounty and the comparatively low scale of pay given to skilled mechanics and arti zans in that corps. There is every reason to believe the causes assigned are correct, and that, to induce young men of skill and some degree of mechanical knowledge to join that otherwise popular branch of the service,the bounty must be at least doubled, and an increase made in the pay of the skilled artizans when engaged at their various trades. A party of non-commissioned officers belonging to the Royal Engineers have been ordered to pro ceed to the School of Musketry, Hythe, to undergo a course of instruction in the rifle. KINGSTON GREAT CATTLE FAIR. Yesterday this celebrated fair commenced for the sale of stock, horses, and sheep. It is the largest stock fair in the county of Surrey, and attracts a vast assemblage of persons interested in stock, &c. This overt cattle-mart is held annually, and coming at an advanced period in the autumn it is highly advantageous to cattle breeders and stock keepers in the completion of arrangements for the coming winter. The grazier may calculate the extent to which his pasture lands will supply agistment and carry outlying stock through the autumn, and thereby regulate the amount of cattle to be re tained, the stock keeper is enabled to estimate his requirements for the fatting shed and stall feed ing by the appearance of the rickyard, and sheep breeders can acurately ascertain the necessary flock to consume turnip crops and the provision made for the sheepfold ; and thus the interests of an im portant class of agriculturists are amalgated by the ample facilities afforded at this great mart for stock husbandry. The supply of stock was aggre gately large, but not to the extent of some previous fairs held here, and this may be ascribed to the abundance of aftermath, root crops, &c., and the mild and open state of the weather is a most essen tial concomitant in the stock-keepers' category, and greatly stimulates to the retention of a good head of stock through the winter. The cattle field stock, in good condition, commanded a brisk sale, and useful dairying beasts sold well. There were some herds of well-bred steers from Hereford and Sussex, which were in good request for stalling up. Prices were as follow :—Milch cows, well-bred short horns in full profit, were bought for the London milk trade, at from 18/ to 23/ each; half-bred ditto, for country dairying, 131 to 161. Dutch cows, 101 to 131; and Alderney ditto, 9/ to 14/. Cows down calving varied in price from 8/ to 13/. Steers—Well-conditioned Here fords, 12/ to 161; inferior ditto, 10/ to 12/; Sussex ditto, well grazed, 12/ to 141; plain ditto, 9l to 11/. ; and oxen, aged and accustomed to the yoke, 181 to 21/. Devons, 121 to 161; fat cows, 15/ to 19/ ; bar ren ditto and old crocks, 4/ to 8/. Heifers—Well grown short-horn heifers sold. readily ; those in calf, 9/ to 111; choice ditto, 171; and stock ditto, 71 to 101; cross-bred yearlings, 3/ to 51 each. Bulls— This important description of stock consisted of handsome two-year-old bulls (short-horns and York), and which developed the essential properties of well-bred stock. They were in eager demand, and many selections were made for colonial ex portation ; selling figures were from 15 to 18 guineas ; and inferior ditto, ill to 131. Welsh Cattle.—A large portion of the fair field was assigned for this class of stock, and over which large herds of black cattle were scattered ; three year-old. bullocks made 11/ to 131; two-year-old ditto, 81 to 91; heifers, 71 to 81; and cows in full profit and down calving, 10/ to 121; the inherent custom of the Welshman to cheer when a drove of beasts are sold was to-day inflexible, and from the unanimous shouts of Welsh dealers it was obviously manifest that a lively business was transacted. The Sheep Fair.—There was a moderate amount of sheep hurdled in, and comprised choice and well bred sheep ; business was brisk ; the free growth of stubble turnips, rapeseed, &c., has militated much to the sheep farmers' interest; sheep and lambs were in good fettle ; prices were as fol lows :—Southdown and half-bred wethers from off good keep made 45s to 50s a-head ; close wooled ewes to lamb down early, 38s to 45s ahead ; full-mouthed ditto, 32s to 37s ; and aged ewes, 28s to 31s per ditto ; west country downs, wethers, 42s to 48s; ewes, 31s to 365; and Dorset ewes (horned sheep), 42s to 52s a-head. Lambs, well bred South down wether lambs, 25s to 27s ; and ewe ditto, 23s to 25s a-head ; late lambs, 18s to 23s per ditto. Rams, seasoned tups, of good pedigree, 4 to 10 guineas ; yearling tups, 3to 5 guineas each. The Horse Show.—This branch of the fair fully sustained its importance, cart horses, well built and sound, suitable for London purposes, com manded a ready sale at from 40 to 55 guineas ; seasoned ditto, suitable for agricultural purposes, 24 to 32 guineas ; and yearlings, 9/ to 141; horses for double harness and machiners, 16 to 28 guineas ; horses for the road and field, 20 to 40 guineas. THE CAUSE OF ITALY. Signor G. B. Nicolini has addressed the following note to Lord Ellenborough : " My Lord,—Will your lordship allow me, as one of the oldest exiled patriots and a particular friend of General Garibaldi, to thank you for the sympathy you show and the interest you take in our future deliverance ? " The regret your lordship expresses that the Italians have not as yet raised a powerful national army (which alone can assure our independence, or that of any nation) is felt by all the Italian patriots, but the fault, as your lordship surmises, lies not with the nation. " All the present rulers, the King of Piedmont excepted, more eager for personal advantages than for the real greatness of Italy, have thought that adulation, subserviency, and insignificant decrees are the most efficacious means for effecting the libe ration of Italy. After they have enacted that justice shall be rendered in the name of King Vic tor Emmanuel, or any other such decree, they give themselves up to rejoicing, and, like Scipio, call on the people to follow them to the Capitol to thank the gods for having in that day saved Italy. " But let Garibaldi, whom your lordship honours with such flattering though well deserved praises, call on the populations to join with him in fighting for the cause of Italy (or of Italian independence) with Italian swords, and your lordship may be assured that warriors will spring up by thousands, and they will fight as we fought at Rome and at Varese. " England cannot render a greater service to Italy than by following your lordship's example, and sending arms to Garibaldi, and with the arms that mural support which alone can ensure success. In the possunt quia posse videntur lies the secret of victory. I will conclude by assuring yo ur l or d s hi p that my friend Garibaldi will not sacrifice the real interests of Italy either for Napoleon, the Pope, or any other potentate on earth. He will not allow himself to be either intimidate or flattered, bought or seduced, but will stand to the last the champion of Italy. " While Garibaldi lives, and does not forfeit the love of the Italians, which I am sure he will do, there will always be hope for Italy, notwithstand ing the ill-omened prospect of a Congress, always fatal to the feeble.--I have the honour to be, my Lord, your lordship's humble, obedient servant, " G. B. NICOLINI. " Upper Mitcham, Surrey." A telegram from St. Petersburg yesterday stated that the pressure on the money-market is diminishing, and that the rate of discount has receded to 7 per cent. The recent mischief, it is remarked, has not been so much from trading operations as from the bursting of the many bubble schemes concocted since the peace, and for which the authorities have been greatly deserving of blame. The Constantinople journals give an account of a daring murder in that city :—Three Servian senators, who being accused of conspiracy in their own country, had sought refuge in Constantinople, were on the 26th ult. waited on by two of their countrymen, one a man named Dakieh, the other a priest, named Grubich, who told them that they knew that Prince Milosch hid hired assassins to mur der them, but that they had persuaded the assassins not to execute the crime. The senators naturally received this communication with astonishment, and before they could speak Dakieh discharged a revolver at one of them named Arranghelovich, but missing him stabbed him with a poniard, causing instant death ; after which he and the priest took to flight, but were pursued and captured. What the motive for this extraordinary crime was the journals do not state. THE ADMIRALTY SUPPLIES OF COAL.—Mr. Craw ford, M.P. for London, accompanied by Messrs. Stringer, De Mattes, and Challis, had au interview on Friday with the Duke of Somerset and Lord Clarence Paget, at the Ad miralty, on the present system adopted by the Admiralty of employing an agent in sending forward the greater part of their supplies of coal to the various stations in the East Indies, China, the Mediterranean, and Black Sea. It was urged as unfair to the shipping interest that the large quantities of coal now required from time to time should be kept secret' from all except one individual ; and that the true plan would be for the Government to follow in this portion of their business the same principle that guides them with regard to the several other articles of consumption, especially as the rapid incraase in the exportation of coal for the wants of steamers renders every fluctuation a matter of paramount importance to the commerce of the country. The saving in public expenditure from the advantage of competition in so large a branch of the Storekeeper-General's depart ment was also insisted upon, and full details were given of the way in which it is considered the selected agent, from the preferences and information given to him is enabled to interfere with the regular operations both of the coal end freight market. The Duke of Somer set and Lord Clarence Paget, it is stated, agreed that in all Government matters public competition is desirable, and concluded by expressing a determination that both to ti e shipping interest and private commercial enterprise justic should be done. It was expressly mentioned by the depu tation that no personal feeling exists against the agen t c f the Government, who has conducted his transactions to the credit of his position, the complaint being grounded solely on the objectionable nature of the system. This system, it is said, exists also at the Ordnance-office. A SCENC.E IN THE NOR IVICII row COUNCIL. Bribery has at length reached its acme. for a vote—for a vote to turn the scale for Conser vatism, by creating at once eight Conservative aldermen. The scene, as sketched by our contempo rary, the Noi:folk News, is indeed a gr aphic on e ' The Council waiting in two ranks exactly balanced to elect their Mayor—one Liberal voter, a Mr. Fox, a Jew, however, is absent. Where can he be ? While he is absent the Tories are masters of the field ; if he comes eight Liberal aldermen w ill be elected. At the last moment he comes, an d the Conservatives in a body leave the room and their hopeless cause. The Mayor is chosen, and the firs t duty he had to perform is recorded in the following extract : The MAYOR elect, having taken the oaths a d n d been invested with the chains of office, sai -- Gentlemen, before I proceed to return thanks to you for the distinguished honour which youhalei mak e conferred upon me, I have both to m °i_ n ",t announcement and to ask a question of th e re i; this serious character that has ever come before fir s t Council. I extremely regret that the very „f business that should come before me as Mar r this city is of so serious a nature. lam infe rree •' —and if it be true it ought to be known, it be not true it ought to be contradicted —l ,T, been informed, I say, that an offer of a most graceful and corrupt character has been luati e b . o a member of this Council in order to influence tol dL i with regard to his vote here to-day. I h ave ve you this as soon as I had the opportunity, and h av e have r ethe n Now to ask that member—Mr. Joel Fox—wi l there is any foundation in the report which has bee communicated to me. Mr. Fox—Mr. Mayor and gentlemen, r while lie mF ' taken great pride in being able to repr esell brethren of the Jewish persuasion in this Cane', and certainly lam in politics a Whig. (Cheers.) would never desert my party on any pretence whao'f ever, but I suppose that because on the comraitt ee nn the corporation I have sometimes given a vote the other side in order to help my fellow-tradesmen and to give them a lift when I could, they thought that Joel Fox might be got over one hay or another. (Cries of " Who are they ?”) I sh all I give their names at present. Well, upon this thought I would play the card to prove them. .. 0 , had played a card at the last general el ee ' l° -r through which my friend Mr. Wilde someheivrt's.. other got blamed ; but I think he has done his a e i l .a. Well, I thought that I would play them their d me , back again, and I do not deny that they offere,icco and that I have got £ 3oo—and hero are Obw 'toe of the notes ! (Great sensation.) (The halv es w e re handed to the Mayor, and three hearty cheers wee, given by the populace for " Joel Fox.") g en h a ve men, all I can say is this, that I consider 1 find done my duty towards my party. I wan ted 4.-iltea . r them out. They talked about purity, and Wanted to find out how far their purity went. They me to vote for eight aldermen for them- The MAYOR—Eight Tory aldermen ? That Mr. Fox—Yes, for eight Tory aldermen• n ut is what they wished ; but from the commen t h of their coming after me, I resolved to publi c n ee, whole affair, and so I went to Mr. and from the very beginning I have done nothing and without consulting him. I hope I have done wrong towards the public. (Great aPPla uee ' ) the A committee was appointed to investigate t he circumstances; and the result has been tha.ttutea Wilde Town-clerk, acting under instructions, has inst l t gr• proceedings before the city magistrates, aga ill A s with Albert J. Collins, a solicitor, who is c hargu - for d ° unlawfully conspiring with Mr. Henry C r Zing and other persons to corrupt Mr. Fox, by .-tiors him money to vote for certain aldermen. It aP.' 0 of from the evidence adduced that on the nested by the 9th of November Mr. Fox was reques'cieni Croxford to meet him at the Hop P _ ole-gfider. with reference to the approaching election 01 a int that men. Mr. Croxford had previously told have if he would vote for Tory aldermen he she uiu arid £5OO, observing, " You ccme to my 1 1 °I lse p ' a fter there it is. I will go on and do you ° ln- tisfi sa,, bc me. Come in at the back door and I you." Mr. Fox went to Mr. Croxford 's the back door, first proceeding to gr. W il , u r e n et), the firm of Wilde and Son, 23, Parliament's:each' and tellinhim what had taken place. th a " % t a irs , ing Mr. Crroxford's Mr. Fox was p invite uP s s5O and shown the halves of three £lOO and fe k ill' ed ati Bank of England notes. Mr. Croxford 1,0%- first to keep the whole of the notes in his e\gri r son'S session, or to place them in some other Pi,' said bonds till the voting had taken place, Whe n that Mr. Fox should have them. He also Col c lu ran the other halves of the notes lay at INlr•hous; (0.1 Mr. Fox, however, said, " No • you must g iv r aer% the halves of the three hundreds, and the 0 1)- of the four fifties." Mr. C r oxford up l n e t n il t- he s ir b o a to d served that he could not give them gone to Mr. Collins ; and, after being ahs elit A Old the room about seven minutes, he return e' gr. gave the halves of the three £lOO notes to a nnr Fox, permitting him also to take down ti ro the bers of the four fifties. Mr. Fox then wel l eri nea Council-chamber, where the election. of was about to take place, and, after publiclY e i g ht biting the half-notes, voted, after all, for t c h e ex fora Liberal aldermen who were elected. 1N' 11% ., 1 r t o had, in the course of the interview , sa l "' if you . " A list of aldermen will be handed to you ; ven tit will do that, they will stick to you in the. sA ' yott ward, and if you are turned out never rumr, Mr• shall be an alderman or anything you lik e ' e `va s Fox having been examined, other evil Collin s given to show that Mr. Croxford and Al b r e ' r `i n the had been in communication with each ot bet gr. course of the morning of the 9th, and als tlocalCon- Collinsban Collins had met a leading member of the j r. of servative party the same morning at the g ar- Messrs. Harvey and Hudson. Mr. B. /* witness) vey, a member of this firm, was called as t r ans pire d ” but said he should decline to state what 004 at the bank until he had taken legal adv ice ad journed the inquiry, adlitting Mr. the subject. The maoistrates according/10 bai l Collins 'OOO. in two sureties of £250 each, and hiniself,ill Mr, Croxford is stated to have left Norwieu EXPLOSION AND LOSS Or LIF E. _ _.,ne%ca The Sli,, ,, opapersn Saturday bring the wi i li bi account of a terrible explosion in a tlear-111 0. 4, , a nd which five persons were killed on the op several others more or less injured by bura s ,", gr. RobTerhtecvaaiblueratbslaen,mailtlsßarriciseandtlayre,erected u •Y red on Thursday evening, involving the iv er le c g d : stt s : )'trlioe present, of five lives, and a large amou nt °I P r ate perty. The mills wore provided with separate water-wheels and machinery for grinding as ,- an the material known as ' shudes,' or fire seeds the latter being a very inflammable articl e, us t l e so ground only in fire-proof buildings, Wh ich „ li ee a hasmills not been positively ascertained, but it eitheris gene' of rally believed-to have been an explosion urso foul air or the dangerous materials then in., e i e a nd of manufacture. Attached to the shude mill, an , copimun e i ol c tns a thi t as i oi n cpu g kre with it by doors on its ° dal , its s 111 1 a ss e u t i e d ba e d e d s jt . adjoining i n i n g in . t e mill, whic: d h b a wl•htt.s,hwas a store, not of fireproof construe ace ,anlbbd'alereigfnotegbrcaeoqt forced abitnmeht the Il i txeiepexnsipso immense o in: f dtare s dno e ottg u ,i reb p a i t e cio s , and weaker building, whereit wreak up, fury. The floors and roof of the store virer e ' 4 t o p l an d fell in shattered masses to the bottonlovise of building and into the adjoining yard. Th e r o ve , the explosion was heard at a considerable dis ci o f a andis described as resembling the heal,' bu tt thli he mine. The mill immediately took fire, 1 ., of crowds r that speedily assembled thoug ht s o f escuing the workmen involved in the ruins „ c o f store. It was appaling to see them mio and an d o iatest_ tio fragments of beams, and flooring, and it, e dt heeoin: named e la n b t s oßu o rr f osw t , h bn e u l t o f n t o w A_____ mill hummed merrily, and the workmen- werenglea Three r i l - o the r 1- corpses were taken from the piles of wood al' poor fel laowenls, and four men seriously injured. A r ier/ . fell on the rocks, died on his way to the ' - ' 1 3 9 11 1 ' so Infirmary at Sligo. The police stationed at dare d, dare were promptly . in attendance, and r en ti ciug , who was blown into th e poo ett theminutes beforebvor invaluable assistance, skilful and CD ergetic, millias was completely survivors. B this time the shod e s the 1 tsiaafie safety n ftb a o n in fl e r n e in andit. Georgeattention mith, a c on ;a s direetea to clerk, who had entered the mill about door'tt!T 0, 0 the.. explosion, was found dead near a lf ilecl portion of which, broken by the explosion, "01a, fore b. hal}le has left a wife and tbarslveral wereeh m ilaren to deplore his untimely o n AO ° found f.past severe) burned. two fire".le'd the property uilding during _ l3 t o considerable amount of property was saveci.:d it it the greater portion has been destroyed. av o w ol g pihme.,eanntidreconnigtinnrdbutot,pcltiatyhoublbfi feared the mill is so injured agate be inc a P s o fthe being repaired. The followin e the nair, e b vcreo• killed and injured :--Icilled.---bGeorgo Sa''''''' WO' Boyd, sen., Win. Boyd, jun. (father laid B° T ) asfa la Taylor, and Mark Brown. Injure d ': 4 sae 3e ,,,' Drummie, R severely burnt ; James Brai na l i tco.. ()bed Rockford, injured by fall; Edw, ar Carte' ford, burnt ; John Conaghton, burnt; Jas, Jolla much injured ; James Tighe, burst; a n Brother, injured by fall." £3OO