The Sun. — London, England, 1858-05-08 00:00:00

TIER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.— LES HUGUENOTS. BY DESIRE. THIS WENT NG (Saturday), will be repeated Meyerbeer's Grand Opera, LE3 HUGUENOTS. Valentina, Maddle. Titiens ; Racial di Nangis, Signor Giuglini. To conclude with the Second Tableau of the new Ballet, FLEUR DES CHAMPS. The principal parts by Madlles. Pocchini, Annetta, and M. Durand. The Opera will commence at half-past 7 o'clock. A limited number of boxes have been reserved to the pub ic, price 21s. and 31 s. 6 d. each , which may be had at the Boa-office at the Theatre. BER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. DON GIOTANNI. On TUESDAY next, May 11, will be presented Mozart's chef d'oeuvre, DON GIOVANNI. Donna Anna, Madlle. Titiens ; Donna Elvira, Madlle. ertolani ; Berlina, Madlle. Piecolomini ; Don Giovanni, Sig nor Beneventano (his first appearanse this season); Leporello, Signor Belletti ; Masetto, Signor Aldighieri ; Il Commenda tore, Signor Vialetti ; and Don Ottavio, signor Giuglini. To increase the effect of the majestic final] of the Ist act, Including the chorus, " Viva la liberta," all the principal artistes of the estab ishment have consented to lend their assistance. In'addition to the music re3tored last year, Macllle. Titiens will sing the grand aria, " Crude le. Ah no mio bone," hitherto omitted. On Thursday, May 13, (Extra Night), will be repeated IL TROVATO RE. Leonora, 3ladlle. Titiens; Azucena, Madame Alboni (her 2d appearance this season) ; Manrico, Signor Giuglini ; Fer rando, Signor Vialetti ; and 11 Conte di Luna, Signor Aldi ghieri. To conclude with the new Ballet Divertiviement, by M. Massot, entitled FLEUR DES CHAMPS. The principal parts by Madilea. Pocchini, Annetta, and M. Durand, Friday, May 14 (Extra Night), DON GIOVANNI will be repeated. eat the Box-office at the Theatre. Applications to be mad THEATR E ROYAL, HAYMARKET Lessee--Mr. J. B. Buckstone. THIS EVENING, to commence at Seven o'clock, with Shakespere's comedy of TWELFTH NIGHT. Sir Andrew A.guecbeek, Mr. Buckstone ; Viola, Mrs. Charles Young. After which a Classical Extravaganza, entitled PLUTO AND PROSERPINE. Followed by JACK'S RETURN FROM CANTON. Concluding with JOHN JONES. Orchestra Stalls (which may be retained the whole of the evening). 58. each. (No charge for booking.) First Price. e. d. Second price. s. d. Dress Boxes 6 0 Dress Boxes 3 0 Upper Boxes... ......«... 3 0 Upper Boxes 2 0 Pit ...... ..•....•• ••• Gallery R OYAL` PRINCESS'S THEATRE Proprietor, Mr. Charles Kean. THIS EVENING, will be presented MUSIC HATH CHARMS. After which KING LEAR. King Lear, Mr. C. Mean. To conclude with the new farce, entitled SAMUEL IN SEARCH OF HIMSELF. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. Lessee—Mr. Bea. Webster. THIS EVENING, will be presented (for the fourth time at this theatre), the romantic musical drama of GUY MANNERING. eg Iferrilees, Madame Celeste ; Dandle Dinmont, Mr. B. Webster. After which, the second act of THE CALIPH OF BAGDAD. The characters by Mr. Rolfe, Paul Bedford, J. Bland, and Misses Roden, Keeley , and Arden. STRAND THEATRE. —Lessee and Directress, Miss Swanborough. —This Evening will be presented the COUNTRY SQUIRE, supported by Messrs. Emery, Belford, Charles, F. Seymour, Meagreson, Misses M. Oliver, M. Ternan, Portman, and Messrs. Selby. After which, the new burlesque of FRA DIAVOLO ; or, The Beauty and the Brigands; Fra D avolo, Miss Swan borough ; Beppo, Mr. C. Young. Followed by a new Farce, YOUR LIKENESS, ONE SHILLING. Messrs. Charles Young, Ray, and Miss M. Ternan. CANTERBURY HALL, Westminster-road.— OPEN EVERY EVENING.—The follow ing company of Vocalists are engaged for the performance oi Salectlens from all the popular OPERAS, MADRIGALS, CHORUS ES, GLEES, D UETS, arc., viz. : —Miss Russell, Mrs. Badzey, Miss Brunel, Miss Ray, Madame Bartoletti, Miss Montague, Mrs. Lawrence, and Mrs. Anderson; Herr F. Jonghmans, Mr. Renshaw, S. Jones, J. Barker, W Melling, Senor Antonio, E. L, Hime, Mr. Badzey, Mr Eilwards, Mr. Cozens, Mr. Bell, and Mr. Bernard ; Messrs. T. Maclagan, W. T. Critchfield, John G. Forde, and E. Mackney. Pianoforte, Mr. Cecil Hicks ; harmonium, Master Williams ; Director, Herr F. Jonghmans, Commence at Seven o'clock precisely. Suppers, die., until twelve o'clock. Mr. AUGUSTUS BRAHAM will appear every Evening. Mr. WOODHOUSE (by permission of Charles Kean, Esq ) will have the honour of introducing', every evening. his highly successful Performance on the new REGULATION DRUM. THE WEATHER—Sim Ornog, MAY 8. lIIIMIdOILICTIIR, IN TIM SPUDS. 57—highest sinoe noon yesterday. 45—lowest this morning and during the night, 56—this du at noon. BAROMETER, 30. 1 3—falling. WIND, North• Easterly; light, with fine cloudy weather. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. THIS DAT—lforn., 26 min. aft. 9—Even., 1 min. aft. 10 TO-MORROW —Morn., 35 min. aft. 10 —Even., 6 min aft. 1 •I - • • ( r l4. • tr , ;.15 , "; not C% 'LONDON, SATURDAY, MAY 8, 1858. THE CANNING PROCLAMATION. We must aongrabalate the Times on having at last discovered how the CANNING proclamation may be used to damage the Government. Yes terday the Leviathan was quite off the rails, and inadvertently recommended the very course which Ministers bad decided on pursuing. To-day it has discovered the mistake, and so we have an article declaring that Lord CANNING's outrageous proclamation ought to be defended by Ministerg, simply because Lord CANNING must not be attacked. It will be very satisfactory to Lord CANNING to be now defended by the very journal which was the first to run him down ; but at this his Lordship will not be at all surprised, for when the Times was his enemy, it was generally supposed that Lord CANNING'S reputation was gone. The best of prosperity is, that it brings with it the praises of the Leviathan. We hear a great deal said about the indis cretion of Mr. DISRAELI. All the old Whigs, who have grown grey in office, are shocked at the idea of a Minister giving a plain answer to a plain question Whether Lord CANNING's proclamation be good or bad, just or outrageous, there was but one course open to Ministers, that of heaping adulation, upon both CANNING and his proclamation. So say th e o ld Whigs. We are glad to find that Mr. DISRAELI does not entertain such red tape notions, and that he allowed no bureaucratic reserve to prevent him from frankly repudiating Lord CANNING'S monstrous act of spoliation. We should, indeed, have been humi liated if, even for a day, that iniquitous measure had gone forth to Europe, ratified by the implied sanction of her MAJESTY'S Government. As to the notion which all the tapists, such as PANHITRE, SMITH, and WOOD, have got hold of, that Lord CANNING'S authority will be weakened by Mr. DISRAELI'S manly declaration, we never heard anything more absurd. The despatch is dated April 19th, so-that it will have arrived in India, and the proolairiation will have been cancelled, long before the Oudeans—even supposing them to take iu the Tiines be with whi c h h er come aware of the censure Majesty's Government have justly visited Lord CANNING'S intemperate policy. The despatch in reference to L-'rd Osmium's Oude proclaakition has be laid b e f ore Pallia moo, in fulfil men t of the ;edge given on Thurs day evening. There i s some slight ret i cence, two paragraphs being erased from the Published copy, inasmuch as they might hav e ham pro ductive of mischief, if published. Well .might the Governor General have exclaimed, "save me from my friends ;" for it was those who called tL emselves his friends (!) that forced the expla nations, and compelled the Government to de olare that they did not approve of the important document which he had issued without the sanc tion or authority of the Home Government. After the admirable speech of Lord DERBY, it can scarcely be argued that the course pursued by Lord CANNING was either wise or equitable. There was a vast difference between the mutinous sepoys and those who bad never partaken of our slit or received our bounty—as wide as that existing between rebels—treacherous and bloodthirsty rebels—and fair and avowed enemies. The con duct that it would be weakness to refrain from so far as the former were concerned, would be heart less cruelty to the latter, who might have con sidered themselves not only justified, but impera tively called on to take up arms in what they be lieved to be the cause of their national indepen dence. _ _ _ During the early part of the insurrectiolen leniency nL ie o n r e d CANNING was justly censured for 'undue towards the insurgents. It was then necessary to make a striking example that would have deterred others from entering the field against us, and more especially have struck terror into all who had ill-treated the helpless fugitives or prisoners who fell into their hands. There could be no compromise with those who had murdered in cold blood, or even more cruelly treated our countrymen and countrywomen, but those who were unstained by such atrocities should not only have their lives and honours, but their properties, respected, and they should have had early intimation thereof, so that they might not be driven into a desperate and reckless resist ante to the British supremacy. It was perfectly right that those who had been "steadfast in their allegiance," or even neutral during the crisis, should be not only maintained in their former positions, but even rewarded for their fidelity. But it was certainly going too far to declare that with these few exceptions, "the proprietary soil of Oude should be confiscated to the British Government." So sweeping a clause was calculated, as we have already stated, to drive them to desperation, and render the task of pacification and subjugation far more onerous than it would otherwise have been. It is not sufficient to say that " the Governor- General will be ready to view liberally" the claims which may be acquired to indulgence. Something more was indispensable ; and although Lord CAN NING might not have been disposed to act with undue severity in all cases, there can be no doubt that the people might, from the language of his proclamation, be easily induced to take that view of the case. is - given as a duty, and by universal experience it is found that a sense of duty itself will not enforce attention, except to an amount far below what is required fora two or three hours' service. We do not wonder, therefore, that the great majority of clergymen, bishops in cluded, appreciate but feebly the sentiments of lay men, when the latter demand less of even so good a thing as the Liturgy. Its devotional merits no one denies, but brevity is, on the highest autho rity of all, one of the most important quali ties of devotion. HE, who certainly knew best, suggested a very brief model, indeed, as the " manner after which we were to pray." Our Church listens to his instructions by introducing that model of brevity some half dozen times in one service, besides a host of other devotional or theological compositions. We think the laymen's case unanswerable. Under such circumstances the Government would have abdicated their functions had they refrained from expressing their disapproval of the ill-advised and inopportune proclamation. Had they acted otherwise they would have become par ticipators in the policy resorted to. But there was nothing to compel a resignation—nothing to make Lord CANNING throw up his situation in disgust. He was really but the servant of the Home Government, not the Dictator of India, the modern Mogul. It was a total misconception of his position that induced his over zealous friends tio force the explanations that were elicited. Should he think himself bound to return home, they must be deemed responsible. For, as Lord ELLENBOROMIN declared, the present Government neither desire nor dread that resignation. Some progress was made last night in the resolutions respecting the future govern ment of India. The vexed question of Secre tary of State or President of the Council was discussed just as seriously as if it were a matter on which the future welfare and prosperity of the Anglo-Indian Empire, with its 180,000,000 of British subjects, mainly depended Tue Chancellor of the Exchequer, however, solved the difficulty by an intermediate course, substituting the words " responsible Minister of the Crown" fur "Secretary of State or President of the Council." The compromise was eagerly ac cepted, and the third resolution was conse quently withdrawn. We have already ex plained why we preferred the designation of " Secretary of State" to that of President. It was mainly because the former style and title more clearly indicated the connexion with the Crown, and the responsibility of the Minister for the time being, and rendered the total disseve rance from the moribund Company more clear and unequivocal to the natives of India than it might otherwise have been, that we preferred it. However, the term, " one of the responsible Ministers of the Crown," will answer every pur pose, and if any consider the mattsr worthy of further discussion it can be decided when the bill or the resolutions is in committee. In point of fact Lord EBURY'S arguments were ' not answered. That sects within, the Church would quarrel over the proposed retrenchments was no argument against the merits of the de mand itself, yet this was all that was alleged of any cogency for the indefinite procrastination of what will surely be accomplished some day. Nor de we see much in the argument itself. The demand really is for liberty of retrenchment, not for alteration of creeds. The complaint is that we are made to pray till we utter words, not prayers ; we do not want to alter quality, but quantity—that, at least, is the gene ral feeling. No doubt Puseyites would like to restore a little Romanism, and Evangelicals to exclude what there is of it, from the Liturgy, but the great mass of the people only want such cur tailments as shall spare them weariness in divine worship. Nearly opposite to us is the well ; known Exeter-hall : I4rd SHAFTESBURY and his coadjutors did curtail the Liturgy for their "occasional services for the working glasses" there. They cut it down to the Litany, with two or three additional prayers, and two or three hymns. We believe that part of the ser vice was generally approved by the audience as a great improvement on the cumbrous " duty" in the old parish churches. With one thing we could but be much struck in the debate ; the complete subjection which it implied of the Church to the State. Dissenters will certainly read it with some curiosity, and we shall not fail to see it noticed in their organs. Here is the Church confessing that, as a Church, it cannot modify its prayers and creeds in the smallest measure, without a Royal Commission, and the sanction of both Houses of Parliament. We may disguise it as we will, but the fact is, that all the Dissenters in the House of Commons— and all " the Papists and Infidels" must give their sanction to any alteration which the Church of England may wish to make. Nay, more, it is in the competency of the three secular powers to make such alterations in the Book of Common Prayer as they may think de sirable, whether the dignitaries of the Church like it or not. Practically, of course, such a proceeding is not a very likely one. Our High and Dry Churchmen, however, may contemplate their constitutional position with advantage. As a matter of fact, Mr. HAD FIELD, or Mr. BOWYER, or Mr. ROEBUCK, has a perfect right to discuss in the House of Commons any part of the service itself of the Church of England with a view to its altera tion ! High Churchmen may vapour as they please in convocation, but it is the act of uni formity which makes their Church what it is,' and those who passed that Act can pass another Act either of uniformity or liberty whenever they please. LATEST NEWS. MARSEILLES, MAY 7. Letters from Naples state that the Neapolitan government is about shortly to publish new cus toms tariffs, which will lower considerably the import duties ; in fact, the maximum duty on foreign goods is not to exceed 20 per cent. The King has returned from Gaeta to Naples. The rumour that the Hereditary Prince is about to visit Vienna, and Count de Trapani, London, is incorrect. New shocks of earthquake have thrown down many of the houses which were damaged by the last shocks in the citerior principality and the Basilicata. NAPLES, MAY 7. Tho Customs tariff is to be considerably reduced. The statement that the maximum of importation duty is to be 25 per cent. ad valorem is not correct. The Hereditary Prince is about to depart for Vienna with Count Trapani, and to proceed to London. Another earthquake has completed the destruction of the houses in the provinces already devastated. The fourth resolution, relating to the appoint ment of a Council, and its constitution, was proposed and partially agreed to. Its consid.eraticn will be resumed on Tuesday evening, when the really important points--viz., the number of the proposed Council and its constitution—will be decided on. All parties are agreed that there shall be such a Council, and the real points at issue, respecting its functions and authority, will then be determined. MADRID, MAY 7. Yesterday the Queen suspended the sittings of the Cortez by royal decree. Senor Diaz, Minister of the Interior, has given in his resignation. The Minister of Justice replaces him ad interim. A telegraphic despatch from Lisbon states that the elections for the Cortez have begun all over the kingdom. At Lisbon all the Ministerial can didates have been returned. We learn from Athens that. the Chambers have voted 44,200,000 drachmas f4r increasing the navy. It is believed that Turkey and Greece will accept the arbitration of the Powers in the difference which has arisen in respect to consular jurisdiction. Indian questions may be uninteresting in them selves to most of our readers, and they may mo destly think them to be hardly within their com petency, but the subject of the House of Lords' debate, as reported in The Sun of yesterday, must come home to half our countrymen at least, and is certainly one on which they are better able to give an impartial verdict than the whole bench of Bishops. Does our " incompar able Liturgy," our famous old Prayer-book, need revision ? Does it need adaptation to the wants or even to the wishes of the men of the present day ? Should we like some change to be made in the length or arrangement of the services ? These are, at least, Sunday questions, with half the wor shippers of the country, and they understand, and must be far better judges of the case, than those who read the prayers. We must insist on the claim of the laymen to be the best judges of the book they hear read to them every Sunday. Performers are not the best critics of their own work. H ow ofte n do we see a speaker at a pubic meeting, quite inte rested himself, when either by the matter of his speech, or by his prolonging remarks beyond a reasonable length, he has become unendurable to his hearers. Ironica l cheers , shuffling of feet, coughs, and general restlessness, admonish the man, if he has ears to hear and eyes to see, that he had better stop. Were it not that we have all of us too much religion in us, and too much sense m e h of propriety, ll riety ia , u to , do such things in the Temple of how many of oar churches wouldno th t e y wit e n a c:s ? similar scenes on every Sunday in Clergymen, like other speakers, are not aware of the weariness of their congregations. They are actively engaged themselves, and the time does not hang so heavy on their bands, cause they have something to do ; but it is far otherwise with their congregations, the, for the more part, passive listeners to what they have heard a thousand times, and hear every week. Under this condition, attention has to be com pelled. It is pot attracted involuntarily by the freshness of the matter, or by its variety and live liness, the chief causes of attention with an audi we for secular purposes ; attention to the Liturgy THE SUN, LONWON, SATURDAY EVENI"NG, --M - AY 8, 1858. large coast batteries, forming the first part of the works destined to defend Copenhagen, which were lately approved by the Supreme Council, have been•commenced. The Chamber of Representatives of Belgium on Wednesday adopted unanimously the bill approv ing of the treaty of commerce and navigation be tween Belgium and the Republic of Venezuela. The Madridjjournals of the 3d contain no political news. The small squadron destined ior Feinando- Po was being fitted out with all despatch in the dockyards of Carraca. ARRIVAL OF THE NEW GOVERNOR OE MALT A. VALETTA, May I.—Our new Governor, Sir John Gaspard Le Marchant, accompanied by Lady Le Marchant and family, and Capt. Brett, 76th Regi ment, his aide-de-camp, arrived here yesterday in the Peninsular and Oriental steamer Indus from Southampton. On landing, bis Excellency was received by a guard of honour formed by a com pany of the 21st Fusiliers, and a salute was fired from Fort St. Elmo. The Palace-square was crowded with spectators desirous of having a view of their new Governor, and their natural curiosity was satisfied by his Excellency driving to the palace iu an open carriage, accompanied by the Chief Secretary to Government, the Eton. Victor Hoolton ; his private secretary, Col. Le Marchant, and Capt. Brett, aide-de-camp. On entering the square Sir Gaspard courteously acknowledged the respectful salutations of the public present ; and at the same time a guard of honour presented arms, whilst the band struck up " God save the Queen." At noon his Excellency, in the presence of Sir W. Reid, late Governor of Malta, Lieut.-Gen. Sir J. L. Pennefather, commanding her Majesty's troops; Rear-Admiral the Hon. Sir M. Stopford ; Dr. Tomlinson, Bishop of Gibraltar ; and the principal military and civil officers took the usual oaths of allegiance and administration, which were publicly administered by the President of the Courts of Justice, in the grand ball of St. Michael and St. George. Her Majesty's commission, constituting his Excellency the Governor of Malta, was previ ously read in a loud and distinct voice by the chief secretary to Government, there being a large at tendance of the principal inhabitants. Immediately after the oaths were taken a proclamation was pub lished to inform the public that his Excellency had assumed his functions. The public are now engaged criticising the ap pearance and looks of our new Governor, and, if the science of physiognomy can be at all known by the Maltese, it is already in favour of his Excel lency, who, to judge by first impressions, has the countenance of a stern but just man. Sir Wm. Reed, our late Governor, left Malta this morning in the Peninsular and Oriental steamer Benares. The fleet under Lord Lyons is still in sight of this island. Her Majesty's steam-frigate Vulture left this morning for Gibraltar, to be placed at the disposal of some Morocco princes. THE COURT I AND PRIVY COUNCIL. Her Majesty the Queen held a Court and Privy Coun cil yesterday afternoon, at Buckingham Palace. At the Court the Right Hon. Sir Henry Bulwer, G.C.8., had an audience on his return from the Princi palities, and was presented to her Majesty by the Earl of Malmesbury, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. The Hon. Henry Gerirge Howard, her Majesty's En voy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at Florence, was presented .to her Majesty, to take leave, by the Earl of Malmesbury. The Marquis of Bath had an audience of the Queen. Mr. Henry Watson Parker, late Principal Secretary of New Scuth Wafts, was presented to the Queen by Lord Stanley, Secretary of State for the Colonies, and received from her Majesty the honour of Knighthood. Her Majesty having been pleased to appoint the most noble William Duke of Devonshire to be Lord Lieuten ant of the county of Derby, his Grace was sworn into office before the Queen in Council. A prco'amation was i,sued for the election of a Scotch peer in the room of the late Earl of Morton, to take place on the 31 of June. - The Earl of Dalkeith was sworn into office before the Lords of the Privy Council as Lord Lieutenant of the county of Dumfries. The Earl cf Caiystort anu tue LaUltB Proby have arrived at their residence, 28, Lowudes-street, for the season. The Countess Dowager of Glasgow and Mien Catherine Sinc , air have arrived at 18, Cheshani-place, for the season, Lord and Lady Camoys arrived in Albernarle•street, on Monday, front Sono r Park, Oxf or d s hi re . ' W e regre t ra arrived cis to The e ar E th k. a h t o t p he of il D on u . ri. Mrs.a m Las En S t" a ° t r 1 6 9 , suffering B r t n from severe indispos i ti on . s t r T e e h te, Cuntfrom AucklandehdCountess Castle, d e Durham, and family have am. arrived at the Brunswick f3otcl, St. James's, from Russia. Sir W. Gibson Craig has arrived at P en t ca. ' s Hotel, from Riccarton, N.B. Sir Robert and Lady Gerard have arrived at ti o Clarendon from Garawood, near Warrington. The name of Capt. Bishop Culpeper was accidentally omitted from the list of company present at the banquet to Marshal the Duke of Malakoff at the Army and Navy Club on Tburbday eveoiug. Mrs. Longueville Clarke and Miss Clarke have ar riv.ed at the Quell's Motel, Upper Norwood, from Brighton. FRANCE. PARIS, FRIDAY. The Pays affirms that in a private despatch Sir Colin Campbell has urgently demanded large and immediate reiuforcements, ou account of the great losses the army has sustained by sickness and the enemy's fire. Notwithstanding the taking of Lucknow (says the Pays), Oude is in full insurrection, and the re volt, instead of being trodden out, extends daily. Tile Queen of H o ll an d h as arrived. " Prince Orl•,ff," says the Gazette de France, will arrive in Paris in a few days. His visit has nothing whatever to do with politics, the only object of it being to be present at the marriage of his son, Colonel Orloff, with the daughter of the Prince Troubetskoi." The Montteur says :—" His Imperial Highness Prince Napoleon left Paris yesterday at noon, by a special train on the Eastern Railway, to meet her Majesty the Queen of the Netherlands at Stras bourg. Th - s Parisians are still disquieted at the changes that are to be made in the gardens of the Tuileries, so long their favourite promenade. There 53 a great deal of murmuring and discontent at what the Parisians regard as an encroachment. If these works are carried out to the extent reported, it would look as if it were intended to improve the Palace in a strategical point of view. The state of Marshal Bosquet's health has be come alarming. He was visited yesterday by the Archbishop of Paris. The Univers contains the following views on the Cagliari question : The bad faith of England encroaches on the jurisdiction of the King of Naples; it denies the right of the Neapolitan tribunals to seize the ves sel, and never was the right of nations treated with greater contempt. Diplomatists of other countries would shrug their shoulders at this conduct, were Europe not held in check by the English navy and its liberty of action and thought not paralysed by terror. The conspiracy organised against the King of Naples will not so soon come to an end ; it is comprised in the general plan of conflagration drawn up by the refugees in London. After the Cagliari will appear some vessel, and some Englishman or other will always be found ready to offer a pretext for the quarrel. The journals invite the King of Naples to humble himself, and they even insinuate that the sovereigns of Europe recommend this course. Of this we are not aware ; but he has attained the age when advice is given rather than received. Fi na ll y, a f ore i gn mediation is suggested for the termination of the difficulty. We could understand a mediation, were the questi on an i nternat i onal one ; but it simply refers to individuals submitted to Neapoli tan justice. To drag the verdicts of the law courts wou would of taof Naples b e f ore th e j ur i s di ct i on of France or England tantamountbsetes . Should the t o destroyingthe independence Government of Naples refuse to pay tree indemnity, it will be exposed to th e opera ti ons o f t h e E nglish pirates. This sight would be an instructive one, and per haps, in the end, it would not turn to the advan tage of Great Britain. Europe would feel hurt by this violation of the right of nations. Should mo tives of prudence lead the King of Naples to capi tulate, he will doubtless decide on breaking off all relations—comonerc . al or otherwise—with England and English subjects. BOURSE, May 7.—The following were the closing quotations : 4. per Cents 93 78 Do. end month._ 3 per Cent. 69 35 Do. end month 69 85 Bank Shares Credit Mobilier De. Account 750 RAILWAYS.- Orleans Northern New Ditto Credit Foncier Belgian 4,1 Piedniontese (5) . Roman 9l Austrian Sp an ish Threes Home Debt 3B -FOR CASH. Midi Western 6lO Strasburg Grand Central Lyon and Meditertn: 777 New Ditto Geneva Sardinian Austrian TURICE ir. - - We have received the Constantinople journals and letters to the 28th ult., brought by the Mersey. When Fuad Pacha left on that day for Trieste, on his way to Paris, he was a ccom p an i e d by Salahed din Bey, son-in-law of the Grand Vizier, Ali Bey, Secretary of the Minister of Marine, Davoud- Effendi Secretary o f th e I nternat i onal Commis sion of the Danube, and Dr. Servien. On the day previous to the departure of the packet, a rather sharp shock of earthquake was felt, ac companied by a noise similar to that of the discharge of several pieces of artillery. No damage is mentioned as having been caused. In trigues were said to be at work in anticipation of the future electi.)n of the Moldo-Wallachian Hos podars. It was reported that several of the leading inhabitants of Moldavia and - Wrdlachia, - belonging both to the unionist and anti-unionist party, in tend to visit Paris at the time of the Conference, in order to act as non-official advisers to the members during the discussion of the question of the Princi palities. RUSSIA. A. letter from P osen, in the Post Ampt Gazette, says:— " The little revolts of peasantry in Russia which began about a month ago in the district of Georgenburg become more numerou , and extend to the extre m it y of Russia, since we have learned of some having t a k en p l ace near Bardiousk, on the Ok r, not far from Orel. But they do not assume a character menacing to the Government, and are promptly termi nate d whenever t h e au th or ities ix tervene. In Lith uan i a, it is true, ne ith er mena ces nor arrests Produced any effect on the peasants, but corporal puni s h ments were f oun d e ffi cac i o us. At Tauroggen, near th e f ront i er o f E %s t ern Prussia, it was necessary to asernble a considerable force in order to quell the revolt. In Poland, properly so called, the regularisation of the situation of lhi peasants presents no dilikulties, since serfage no longer exists ; but it is not the same in Lithuania, where a series of partial risings have taken place, which have ex'ended as far as Minsk, Grodno, and Binlyst-k. ; The peasants, in a general way, get on horseback, and, proceeding to the chateau of the lord, announce that they shall perform no more forced labAtr. The Government finds itself much embarrassed by these circu mat ances, for the peasants testify great attachment towards it and are only hostile to the nob:lity." The Tiledmontese Sen de, in its sit'ing of t he 4th, passed the hill r e l a tiv e to the postal Connell pu tion with England already vo t e d by the other Chamber. The Chambe r o f D e ties was engaged in the discussion of a bill for reorganising the con sular service, all O l e ar ti c l es of which were voted, the final adoption being adjourned to the following sitting,: A leiter from copenhape states that the pre liinißiry works for the construction of four TSB REVOLT OF OUDE. The following is a copy of the deTatch laid on he table of both houses last night : " The Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the E tst India Company to the Governor- General of India in Council. " April 19, 1858. " Our letter of the 24th of March, 1858, will have put you in possession of our general views with respect to the treatment of the people in the event of the evacuation of Lucknow by the enemy. " 2. On the 12th inst. we received from you a copy of the letter, dated the 3d March, addressed by your Secretary to the Secretary to the Chief Commissioner in Oude, which letter enclosed a copy of the Proclamation to be issued by the Chief Commissioner as soon as the British troops should have command of the city of Lucknow, and con veyed instructions as to the manner in which he was to act with respect to different classes of persons, in execution of the views of the Governor-General. -- —---- "3. The people of O u d e w ill see only the—Pro clamation. " 4. That authoritative expression of the will of the Government informs the people that six persons, who are named as having been steadfast in their allegiance, are henceforward the sole here ditary proprietors of the lands they held when Oude came under British rule, subject only to such moderate assessment as may be imposed upon them ; that others in whose favour like claims may ho established will have conferred upon them a pro portionate measure of reward and honour ; and that with these exo3ptions the proprietary right in the soil of the province is confiscated to the British Government. "5. We cannot but express to you our apprehen sion that this decree, pronouncing the disinherisou of a people, will throw difficulties almost insur mountable in the way of the re-establishment of peace. 6. We are under the impression that the war in Oada has derived much of its popular character from the rigorous manner in which, without regard to what the chief landholders had become accus tomed to consider as their rights, the summary settlement had, in a large portion of the province, been carried out by your officers. "7. The landholders of India are as much at tached to the soil occupied by their ancestors, and are as sensitive with respect to the rights in the soil they deem themselves to possess, as the occupiers of land in any country of which we have a know ledge. ' l B. Whatever may be your ultimate and undis closed intentions, your Proclamation will appear to deprive the great body of the people of all hope upon the subject most dear to them as individuals, while the substitution of our rule for that of their native Sovereign has naturally excited against us whatever they may have of national feeling. . . . . . . . " 14. We must admit that, under these circum stances, the hostilities which have been carried on in Oude have rather the character of,legitimate war than that of rebellion, and that the people of Oude should rather be regarded with indulgent conside ration than the made the objects of a penalty ex ceeding in extent and in severity almost any which has been recorded in history as inflicted upon a subdued nation. " 15. Other conquerors, when they have suc ceeded in overcoming resistance, have excepted a few persons as still deserving of punishment, but have, with a generous policy, extended their cle mency to the great body of the people. " 16. You have acted upon a different principle. You have reserved a few as deserving of special favour, and you have struck with what they will feel as the severest of punishment the mass of the inhabitants of the country. " 17. We cannot but think that the precedents from which you have departed will appear to have been conceived in a spirit of wisdom superior to that which appears in the precedent you have made. " 18. We desire that you will mitigate in prac tice the stringent severity of the decree of confisca tion you have issued against the landholders of 0 ude. "19. We desire to see British authority in India rest upon , the willing obedience of a contented people ; there cannot be contentment where there is a general confiscation. "20. Government cannot long be maintained by any force in a country where the whole people is rendered hostile by a sense of wrong ; and if it were possible so to maintain it, it would not be a consummation to be desired." The following is the Proclamation which is thus condemned : . - " PROCLAMATION. "The army of his Excellency the Commander-in-Chief is in possession of Lucknow, and the city lies at the mercy of the British Government, whose authority it has for nine months rebelliously defied and resisted. " This resistance, begun by a mutinous soldiery, has found support from the inhabitants of the city and of the province of Oude at large. Many who owed their pro sperity to the British Government, as well as those who believed themselves aggrieved by it, have joined in this bad cause, and have ranged themselves with the enemies of the State. " They have been guilty of a great crime, and have sub jected themselves to a just retribution. " The capital of their country is now once more in the hands of the British troops. "From this day it will be held by a force which nothing can withstand, and the authority of the Government will be carried into every corner of the province. " The time, then, has come at which the Right Hon. the Governor-General of India deems it right to make known the mode in which the British Government will deal with the talookdars, chiefs, and landholders of Oude and their followers. "The first care of the Governor-General will be to re ward those who have been steadfast in their allegiance at a time when the authority of the Government was partially overborne, and who have proved this by the support and assistance which they have given to British officers. "Therefore the Right Hon. tne Governor-General hereby declares that " Drigliejjie Singh Ra ah of Bnlrampor , je; " Koolwunt Singh, Rajah of Pudnaha ; " Rao Hurdeo Buksh Singh, of Kutiaree; " Kasheepershaud, Talookdar of Sissaindee; " Zuhr Singh, Zemindar of Gopaul Kheir ; and " Chundeeloll, Zemindar of Moraon (Baiswarah) are henceforward the sole hereditary proprietors of the lands which they held when Oude came under British rule, subject only to such moderate assessment as may be im posed upon them, and that those loyal men will be further rewarded in such manner and to such extent as, upon con sideration of their merits and their position, the Governor- General shall determine. "A proportionate measure of reward and honour accord. ing to their deserts will be conferred upon others in whose favour like claims may be established to the satisfaction of the Government. " The Governor-General further proclaims to the people of Onde that, with the above-mentioned exceptions, the proprietary right in the soil of the province is confiscated to the British Government, which will dispose of that right in such manner as it may seem fitting. " To those talookdars, chiefs, and landholders, with their followers, who shall make immediate submission to the Chief Commissioners of Uncle, surrendering their arms and obeying his order, the Right Hon. the Governor-General promises that their lives and honour shall be safe, provided that their hands aro unstained with English blood murder ously shed. " But, as regards any further indulgence which may he extended to them, and the condition in which they may hereafter be placed, they must throw themselves upon the justice and mercy of the British Government. " To those among them who shall promptly come for ward and give to the Chief Commissioner their support in the restoration of peace and order this indulgence will be largo, and the Governor-General will be ready to view liberally the claims which they may thus acqui re t o a res titution of their former rights. "As participation in the murder of Englishmen and Englishwomen will exclude those who are guilty of it from all mercy, so will those who have protected English lives be specially entitled to consideration and leniency, " By order of the Right Hon. the Governor-General of India. "G. F, ' Secret Secretary to . the Government EDMONSTONE of India. " Allababad, March 14." ALMAOKB REVIVED.—These highly attractive re. unions wi.l be revived during the present season under the highest patronage. The success of the ball given in honour of the wedding of the Princess Royal, in January laet, wag E4O compltte that it bas been arranged to give a series cf three balls this year on the following days :—Thursday, May 27 ; Thursday, June 17 ; and Thur.-day, June 24. FULL COURT OF DIVORCE.—This Court, which alone has jurisdiction to dissolve the marriage contras', will open on Monday in :0, the 10th inst. Lord Campbell will preside, the Lord Chanceltur being unable to atttutl. The Court, to be "full," requires three judges at least, but there may he more, DARING ROBBERY.—A 3 the brougham cf Col. the Right lion. William Tighe was proceLding up Palk lar.e, about 11 o'clock on Thurday evening, a man let down the blind and a'-)stract d the cushions. He was seen by a gentleman who called to the coachman, but the thief escaped. • CHEQUES ON BANKERS.—A misunderstanding appear ing to prevail that the adhesive stamps of id. applicable to rec ipts or draughts on demand will not be useable for cheques on bankers drawn within 15 miles of the place of payment hen the duty thereon shall become payable we are authorised to state that it will be entirely optional with the public to use either the ad be,live stamps above-mentioned or an impressed stamp, in the same way as they may now do, and have hitherto done, on cheques drawn beyond 15 miles. LITERATURE. The- National Magazins. The first thing that greets the reader in opening the Kationat. Magazine is one that immediately arrests his attention : for it holds over him the spell exercised by the name of one whose hand has lately dropped the pen ; and even though these citations from " The Wit and Opinions of Douglas Jerrold," are full of jests and mirthful satire, yet something of solemnity mingles with them the shadow of a recent grave. Were it not for the leniency inspired by this recollection, we might say that the extracts are scarcely worthy of the author'e reputation and their own pretentious introduction. The repartee or playful sarcasm which may sparkle in a social circle loses its point in print or seems trivial. But some things are among this collection that are well worth notice. We subjoin a few samples : A CARELESS HOUSEMAID. That girl would break the Bank of England if she put her hand upon it. THE ESTATE OF THE MIND. There are estates in this mer r y E ng l an d h e ld b y s i ng l e owners—estates which a good horseman could scarcely cover between sunris3 and sunset. How glorious the scenes ! What majestic woods—temples for time itself ! What bright and bounteous waters What hills, gol den and waving with the triumphs of the sower ! What varying richness of hill, dale, forest, and flood I And all this belongs to one man. But are there no other estates as true (albeit not as tangible) as the earthly domain of the earthly noble ? Give him a few sheets of paper, and in a few days or weeks a noble of another sort will create a domain which neither scrivener can convey nor usurer seize upon. Hero are wo.)ds never to be overthrown by gambler's dice—ccrn•fields and meadows that defy the ace of trumps, ay, all the hon ours, let them be packed and shuffled with the rarest delight. Eternity alone can foreclose upon them. A GOLDEN RULE. Fix yourself upon the wealthy. In a word, take this for a golden rule through life —never, never have a friend that's poorer than yourself. DESCRIPTION OP A SCOUNDREL. Jerrold—" That scoundrel, sir I Why, he'd sharpen a knife upon his father's tombstone to kill his mother l" PEACE. We love peace as we abhor pusiPanimity ; but not peace at any price. There is a peace more destructive of the manhood of man than war is destructive of his material body. Chains are worse than bayonets. UGLY TRADES. The ugliest of trades have their moments of pleasure. Now, if I were a grave-digger, or eve❑ a hangman, there are some people I could work for with a great deal of enjoyment. SNAPDRAGONS. Human worldly life is a game at snapdragons ! Reader, cast up a few of your acquaintance on your fingers and thumbs, and say,—have we not propounded a truth subtle as light, and " deep almost as life?" Have we not, by the magic of the sentence, brought to your memory the pushing, elbowing, scrambling, succes,fal folks, who, intent upon the plums, have dashed their hands into the world's bowl, and clutched the savoury fruit ? And do you not now remember the weak and luckless, who have been pushed and pushed away from the feast, who have now plucked up heart, and tried to scramble to the bowl—have now grasped the hot plums, have carried them within hair's-breadth of their lips,— and lo ! they have been suddenly jerked, or pushed, or elbowed hence ; tho plums have dropped from their fingers, and, dejected, worn out, they have retired from the struggle, feeling that it was not for them that plums were gathered and the bowl was filled ? Among the remaining contents of the maga zine we may mention a pleasant paper, which traces the fortunes and characters of the people the author met in an omnibus and in a shop, dipping iuto many au imaginary romance, which might yet be inferior to the real dramatic interest of the lives before him. The numerous woodcuts are not so good as might be expected. It would be far better to give fewer prints of a higher character. The recent lives of Shelley, the Rev. Mr. Kingsley, Andromeda, and other new books are noticed. The Exhibitions of Paintings furnish some very agreeable papers, and a plea santly told tale entitled " Peulisk," will entertain the reader. There are numerous other papers of varying merits and attractions. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPIII. We rejoice to learn that Mr. and Mrs. Keeley have been engaged by Mr. Webster " for six nights only," and will make their appearance on Monday next in the "screaming farces" of "That Blessed Baby," and " Your Life's in Danger." The rich fun and exuberant talent identified with the acting of the Keeleys cannot fail to strengthen the unrestrained roars of laughter a❑d sense of rollicking enjoyment which the Adelphi claims a legitimate right to provoke ; and the pub lic will heartily greet these popular favourites in the chosen templo.of Momus. CHRIST Y'S MINSTRELS. The entertainments afforded by these singers continue to draw full audiences, and though some of their songs are nearly three hundred nights old, they seem to yield as much delight as on the first performance. The company blends the talents of vocalists, musicians, and comedians in rather a novel degree, and amuse quite as much with their droll burlesques of 'the opera and , circus, as they interest by their admirable singing of pathetic bal lads and sentimental nigger ditties. Among the well selected contents of the programme we may mention, as our especial favourites, " I long for my Home," " Beautiful Star," "We are coming, Sister Mary," and the performance of the " Sleigh Polka." The first-named ballad is sung by Mr. Rayner with good taste and exquisite feeling, and the subdued choral refrain appended to it is very sweet and " telling." The second air referred to fully merits the same distinction. The popular Quartette, " Come where my Love lies dreaming," is a charming composition, remind ing us of the old English madrigal, and a little more attention to the harmonious working of one or two of the passages would add materially to its effect. The entertainment is altogether of that pleasant and well arranged kind which is certain to meet with liberal patronage, and " Ohristy's Minstrels" are prominently among those to whom we should introduce our town friends and country cousins. WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL SAMARITAN SOCIETY. A meeting of the members and friends of this charity was held in the Board-room of this old established hospital on Wednesday, May 5. The patron, his Grace the Duke of Northumberland, presiding. After a few prefatory remarks from the noble chairman, the chaplain of the hospital, as almoner, read the report. It stated that the general objeot of the fund during the 17 years of its existence had been to assist destitute patients on leaving the institution. Much assistance was required by the sick poor after their discharge as convalescents from the hospital—health must be re-established, and strength regained ere they are fit for work. The cost of providing weakly convalescents with country air for a short time forms a considerable item in the expenditure of the society. It also provides the destitute with warm clothing and shoes, and sends needy patients from the country home to their friends. Alluding to the " social evil," the . report stated that the society had been enabled to do much both in re storing penitent outcasts to their friends, and in providing them with refuges and homes. The report of the treasurer showed that the funds ware sadly inadequate to the pressing claims upon the charity, and that an increase of support by an nual subscriptions or donations was urgently needed. The Very Rev. the Dean of Westminster, Tic( - Chancellor Sir W. P. Wood, the Hon. E. P. Bouverie, Mr. Whateley, Q. C., the Rev. Dr. Cure ton, and others, addressed the meeting with marked effect. Contributions to the amount of 2301. were an nounced, and the meeting terminated by a vote of thanks to the noble chairman for his kindness in presiding. e ni ld ee o t n ing th o e f in — . A nt t t s h o e ci a e n ty n , ua h l the O'Connorvi e THE TURNPIK . E n N Improvement s p A r rr o o v E e . 6th inst., a petition to adopted, praying for the(Rickmanswabolition of the numerous gates between O'Connorville NA The standard by which is regulated th e price the smelters conde s ce nd to g ive t he miner for his copper ores, dropped 101 . in the month of April, and that, too, without any apparent reason, except that it suits the caprice and the profits of one of the greatest monopolies in the world. We have, however, so fre qu-ntly remarked upon this monopoly, and the apa thetic indifference with which those most interested seem to regard it, that we shall not enter into it again at present. It is only for us to note now its effects upon mining, and upon the share market, which during the past week has been dull and fluctuating, particularly in copper mines. While we write, however, we hear the copper market is firmer, and that the standard rose considerably at the sale of ores at Caiuborne yesterday, and hopes are entertained that it will further improve. Tin has risen 10/. per ton since our last, and several of the tin mines are more enquired for, particularly Providence Mines, Margaret, and Par Consols. Lead mines also are in favour, and Mary Ann, Wheal Trelawney, and Herods foot have been freely dealt in at advanced rates. South Frances shares have been iu request, at 220, to 230, ex div., but few sellers in the market.--Mining Journal, (this day.) LAW INTELLIGENCE. —(This Day.) COURT OF CHANCERY. (Before the Lord Chancellor and the Lords Justices.) VINEY V. oaArLIN.—JUDC/SIENT. The contention in this case was, whether a solicitor, in the absence of his client, the seller, was entitled to receive payment of the purchase money of house pro perty amounting to about 992/., and to execute the con veyance in absence of the purchaser's solicitor. The Lord Chancell , )r and Lords Justices, in deliver. ing judgment, said, that in the particular circumstances of this case, and without laying down any general rule on the subject, the purchaser's solicitor was entitled to see the money paid to, and the conveyance executed by, the vendor. Their lordships, ther€fore, granted an in- junction to restrain further proceedings in an action brought in the Court of Exchequer for payment and performance of contract of sale. Nu costs were asked, IN RE DODDS. The question raised in this case was a question of costs, claimed by the jailor of Jersey, for bringing Mr. Dodds, solicitor, to this court on Wednesday last upon writ of baboac corpus, when he wag remanded. The Lord Chancellor said although he might have some difficulty in awarding against Mr. Dodds the coats in the cause, yet there was a distinction between costs in the cause and the fees and expenses to be paid to the j tilor, lawfully incurred by him in making the return to the writ of habeas corpus ; and as to these expenses his lordship entertained no manner of doubt that Mr. Dodds was liable to pay them, and his lordship granted ass order against him accordingly. As to how they might be recovered his lordship could not say. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. (Sittings in Banco, before Lord Campbell, Justices Wightman, Erle, and Crompton.) BIDDULPH V. LEER-JUDGMENT. Lord Campbell this morning delivered the judgment of the Court for the defendant in this case, which in volved a question of title to certain estates in this country, under the will of Richard Biddulph. The case was one of considerable importance to the parting, from the magnitude of the property involved. NICHOLSON V. ELLIS-JUDGMENT. In this case the plaintiff, Clerk of the Peace for the city and liberties of Westminster, claimed of the defen• dalt, Clerk of the Peace for Middlesex, certain fees, by virtue of his office, under the 7th and Bth Vic., which transferred the adjourned sessions for Westminster to Clerkenwell. It was contended by the defendant that the act making the transfer only gave the fees to the then holder of the office, in lieu of compensation, and that the plaintiff, as his successor, had no right to re ceive them. The Court were divided in opinion —two on each side. Lord Campbell said, in cases where the judges were equally divided in opinion, generally no judgment wadi given, but as it was urinal for the junior judge in much cases to withdraw, the majority would be two to on• for the defendant, which would allow him to take the case before a court of error. Judgment for the defendant. COURT OF EXCHEQUER. (Sittings in Banco, before the Lord Chief Baron, Barons Martin, Bramwell, and Channell.) READ V. KING—JUDGMENT. This was an action brought to recover damages for alleged injuries to a horse and ♦ehicle, owing to the worrying of the horse by the defendant's dogs. The case was tried before Mr. Baron Bramwell, at Guild hall, when evidence was given to prove the doge, which are of the terrier breed, were ferocious and mischievous. The defendant denied that they were ferocious or mischievous. One was blind, another par tially so, and the third was deaf, and he called evidence in support of his case. Th• jury, however, returned a verdict for the plaintiff with a certain amount of dama ges. Last term a rule was obtained by the defendant to set aside the verdict, which was argued a few days since, in the course of which Mr. Lecke, Q.C., who supported the rule, argued that the plaintiff had failed to make out by equation that these four wretched little ours wer• equal in ferocity to one Bengal tiger. The Court took time to consider the puints raised for a new trial. The Court, this morning, delivered their judgment deciding the rule to be made absolute for a new trial. Rule made absolute accordingly. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.) MARLBOROUGH-STREET. ATTEMPT TO OBTAIN MONEY BY FALSE PRETENOES.---. Sarah May, 24, of 24, Little Windmill-street, St. James's, was charged before Mr. Bingham with attempt ing to obtain the sum of 21. from James Rutland, baker, of 20, Old Bur;ingtou-street, by false and fraudulent pretences. Elizabeth Hunt, a little girl of 9 years of age, who gave her evidence in a straightforward and artless manner, said that on the previous evening the prisoner came up and said she had been to her mother's who had told her she had gone for some bread and asked her where she got it. She told her at Mr. Rutland's, in Old Burlington street. She then said she was to go and ask Mrs. Rutland to lend her mother 21. as a person had called with a bill. She said her sister had taken a doll's house home for her. Witness took the message to Mr. Rutland—for there was no Mrs. Rutland—and he went home with her. Louisa Hunt, the mother of the last witness, said she had never seen the prisoner before, and never sent her for the money. The child said she was sure she was the woman. Wm. Hunt, the father of the child, said he saw the prisoner in company with the child on the previous evening, and having been told what had occurred, he put 2a. in a piece of paper, and told his child to go and wait till the woman came, and then give it to her. The child took the money, and as soon as he saw the woman approach and attempt to take the money he seized her. Die child said the prisoner told her, if she got the money, to go and wait in a door way in Savile row ; and when her father gave her the money oho went and waited till the woman came. The prisoner said she knew nothing about it. They were mistaken in the person. Remanded. THAMES. HEAVY PENALTY FOR SMUGGLING, —A HARD CALM —Amelia Valentine, an Englishwoman, the wife of a German, now on the continent, was brought up on re. [nand before Mr. Yardley to answer a Custom-house in formation, which charged her with smuggling 18Ibs. of cigars, by which she had incurred a penalty of 100/. The prisoner was a passenger by the Rotterdam steamer to St. Katherine's Wharf, and on a Custom house officer, named Hollingum, s searching her luggage, he di-covered a false bottom in one of her boxes, and between that and the real bottom of the box the officer discovered' 18Ibs. of cigars secreted. They were seized, and taken to the Queen's warehouse, and Mr, Claridge, appraiser of condemned goods said the duty on the cigars which were of foreign manufacture, amounted to 3i 6d. per lb. _ _ Mr. Charles Young, solicitor, said he could not offer any defence that could be made available in that court, and must petition the Commissioners of Customs for a remission or mitigation cf the penalty. The defendant had un ortunately married a German who took away all her property, left her and went to Rotterdam. Re soon invited her to meet him there, and obtained all the mousy she had and then sent her home again. The boxes well put on board the steamer three days before Mrs. Valen tine embarked. She did not know what was in them. end was surprised when the officeritook her into custody on charge of smuggling. Mr. Yardley said he had no alternative but to convict and months. n d o e ; the prisoner, who had pleaded guilty, and he must sen ttaeunict o e f her p ay to m p e a n y t to be at fine ne of m l p o r o i l s . o t n o e d f t he or six Queen, course the prisoner's solicitor could apply to the Board of Customs for a mitigation of the penalty, and make any representations he thought proper. Mrs. Valentine, who sobbed loudly, was then sent to prison, and Mr. Young said he would lose no time in sending to the Commissioners of Customs. CONVICTION OFT WO BARONETS UNDER THE GAME ACT. JzohnndoLni;stseirr Charles Kaye , Bart., of plaScier,ib b s4 e t , s o P n o , r t a Portland place, Bart.,d of Blount's-court, Reading ; and Mr. William H. Fryer, solicitor, of Wiwborne Minster, were sum moned yesterday before the county magistrates at Wimborne for killing 38 pheasants out of season at Lytchet Matravers, Dorsetshire. The defendants did not personally appear, and after service of the summons had been proved, the cases were proceeded with separately against each. It appeared that on the 2d, 3d, and sth Feb. last the party were ont shooting together, %hen a number of pheasants were killed. The chief witness was the person who had been employed as gamekeeper ou the estate, and he had written a letter to Sir John Kaye, stating that he had been offered 201. to lay the informa tion, which he now acknowledged to be false. It was also stated on the part of the defence that he had counselled the killing of the pheasants on the ground that there were too many hens left by the Jeutleman who had the shooting up to the Ist of February. Sir John Kaye was convicted of killing 15, Sir Charles Ibbetsun 4, and Mr. Fryer 10, the penalty being 11. for each head, with all reasonable costs. The magistrates, however, expressed their readiness to grant a case for the opinion of the court above ou a point raised, that separate sum monses should have been issued for each day the party had been charged with killing pheasants, should application be made in proper time. I ch ange hag be Securit 37 5,00( there iE Will be Inc Ittlllion. Deo Ifeet .... Inc Publi c i Inc Oth er di 0 Dec "Ilen'dl Dec Governo Inc] Other BE Dec N otes in Dec Abou 'esterdE has bee ! d ravrals li det the t° l €l by 11 Lent. The *whit ed kone: Let uas re I, Fiaer ,0 1 , 1