The Sun. — London, England, 1858-04-23 00:00:00

IIIIEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. Lessee—Mr. Ben. Webster. THIS EVENING will be presented the drama of THE POOR S'T'ROLLERS, in which Madame Celeste, Mr. B. Webster, Pant Bedford, and Mr. Wright will perform. After which, a new operatic spectacle, THE CALIPH OF BAGDAD. The characters by Mr. Rolfe, Paul Bedford, J. Bland, and Misses Roden, Keeley, and Arden. STRAND THE —Les3ee and Diroctres4, Miss Swanborough. —Thu Evening will be prodneed the new comedy, by Stirling Coyne, Esi., called NOTHING VENTURE, NOTHING WIN. Supported by Messrs. Belton, Ray, Belfort, Kinloch, and Miss M. Oliver. Followed by a new Farce, YOUR LIKENESS, ONE SHILLING. Messrs. Charles Young, Kay, and Miss M. Ternan. After which, the new burlesque of ERA DIAVOLO ; or, The Beauty and the Brigands. Fra Diavolo, Miss Swan b.:rough ; Beppo, Mr. C. Young. ANTERBIIRY HALL, Westminster-road.-- OPEN EVERY EVENING.—The follow. tag company of Vocalists are engaged for the performance Selections from all the popular OPERAS, MADRIGALS, CHORUSES, GLEES, D VETS, dcc., viz. :—Miss Russell, Mrs Bi►dsey, Miss Brinell, Miss Ray, Madame Bartoletti, and Miss Montague; Herr F. Jonghmans, Mr. Henshaw, S. Jo ti es, J. Barker, W. Melling, Senor Antonio, E. L. Hime, Mr. Badzey, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Bell, and Mfr. 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,. dm., until twelve o'clock. Mr. AUGUSTUS BRAHAM will appear every Evening. Mr. WOODHOUSE (by permission of Ch irles Kcan, Esq. ) will have the honour of introducing, every evening, his highly successful Performance on the new REGULATION DRUM. THE WEATHER—Sus Ornoz„ APRIL 23. lIIIRMOMETWR, IN THE SRADE. 68—highest sines noon yesterday. 48—lowest this morning and during the night, 65—this day at noon. BAROMETER, 30.28. WIND, Sonth-Easterly ; rather fresh, with fine weather. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. I XIS DAY—Aforn., 22 min. aft. 10—Even., 1 min aft. 11 To-Monow —Morn., 34 min. aft. 11—Evon., 0 min. aft. 0 .4 f) . ~ .~ . -*lt:l',C T - ,'MI: ~~~ 9 :~ ' gees who have found a sanctuary in Great Britain against the persecution to which they had or might be subjected. The ground of defence for Dr. BERNARD, which his friends and the public should insist on, was simply that he was not aware of the purpose fur which the grenades were intended. Had it been otherwise he would have been justly liable to the extreme penalty of the law. And it was due to his cha racter to give him the opportunity of proving that such was not the case. The political refugees or their friends and supporters among public jour nalists have never put forward such a doctrine, which would in fact be playing the game of their oppressors, by showing the inadequacy of the English law to punish with adequate severity atro cious crimes, clearly established to the satisfaction of an independent and high-minded jury. The first charge against Dr. BERNARD merely for misdemeanour was artfully intended to prove the necessity of " a Conspiracy to Murder Bili," such as was introduced by the late Cabinet, and which very properly led to its expulsion from office. The accusation against Mr. Thomas ALLSOP was one, not of misde meanour but of felony. It was on that ground that so large a reward was offered for his appre hension. He was, to all intents and purposes, in the same position with Dr. BERNARD ; the indict ment should, therefore, have been of a similar class, and preferring the minor charge against the politi cal refugee was simply an artful dodge, to show that fresh legislation was required—legislation which would have pressed very severely against the comfort and security of the thousands of ►ionest and honourable men who have sought .helter and protection within the British do minions. Every sincere opponent of the Conspiracy to Murder Bill should therefore feel deeply grateful to the Attorney-General and to the Government ;enerally for having avoided the snare laid for :,hem, and prevented the necessity of that ill omened and inauspicious measure, or something of a similar character. The Times has unintentionally exposed the cloven foot. It says in its leader this day, " the failure of a prosecution for conspiracy would have laid the foundation for an improve ment in the law. But the Attorney-General has put it out of his power to try the question !" This is the true grievance to the Paimerstonians ; but will really liberal journals suffer themselves to fall into a trap that ought to he perceptible to any, save the most superficial Juservers Had the facts warranted a convie ,ion, the question would have been decided in ,he most satisfactory manner, which could not have been the case on an indictment for conspi racy. But happily such was not the case. The life of an innocent man was not sacrificed to a political exigency. We say an innocent man, for we thoroughly credit the assertion of Dr. BER NARD, that, however opposed to despotism in all its phases, he never was nor ever would become cm assassin. A very important motion will be submitted to lie House of Commons this evening by Mr. KINGLAKE. It has reference to the question of the Cagliari, and to the proceedings to be adopted with respect thereto. It is truly a momentous question, one that may lead to a European war, in which Great Britain must inevitably take an active, and we may add a leading part. Itis known that the Government have already put forward a claim tor compensation, on behalf of WATT and PARK, our fellow subjects, who were so cruel y and it legally treated by King Boma& and his sub ordinates. They have fully satisfied themselves of the justice and propriety of that demand, and having d one so, cannot, and, we believe, will no t shrink from following it up to its legitimate re sults. If the Neapolitan Cabinet were not justified in their treatment of the two English Engineers, they must have been wrong is capturing the Cagliari, and are therefore responsible to Piedmon t for its condemnation. We know the insolence of tone, the contumelious indifference to just de mands, which delights the soul of BOMBA. He has" already exhibited that insolence towards France and England which led to the suspension of diplomatic intercourse. How much more wil lingly would he indulge in it towards a neighbour who exhibited the strong contrast of a Constitu tional and Liberal Government, whose subjricts enjoyed the highest amount of liberty tolerated on the Continent, and against which he might enlist the sympathies of some of his despotic neighbours! Any opportunity for injury and in sult was therefore eagerly seized on, and not the less willingly because it was giving, at the same time, a side blow to Eng,laud. It is manifest frown what has already appeared, that much could not have been expected from Lord CLARENDON. He was manifestly disposed to leave Piedmont in the lurch, and permit Victor EMMANUEL to fight his own battle, or 'obtain the assistance of an ally, who would only have been too happy at obtaining so feasible an excuse for interfering in the affairs of Italy. We hope and believe better things of Lord MA LMESRURY. It is only by very energetic and decisive proceedings that the peace and tranquillity of Europe can be main tained, and very dangerous complications averted. In such points, the experience of the last two months teaches us that confidence can be reposed in the Government of Lord DERBY, and we shall not withdraw it until some evidence be shown that it is no longer worthy of support or fairplay. Our political recollections of nearly a quarter of a century ago are revived by the recent demise in his eighty-second year of James, the first BARON DUNFERMLINE, more popularly known as Mr. SPEAKER ABERCROMBY. It was by his election to the chair of the House of Commons on the 19th of February, 1835, that the effects of the last Reform Bill were first clearly demonstrated. Its effects, that is to say, as to the bearing of the proportions of the national representation—in other words, as to the nature of the relative preponderance discernible ,among the various sections of the constituencies. Remembering that, however dubiously, we are really and truly at this moment upon the eve of w it nes sing the introduction of a new and still more comprehensive measure of parliamentary reform and recollecting that the probabilities are note. i ously that sometime during the course of the very next ses•s:oe, this I nig looked-for revision of the p-pular branch of the legisl ti tire will be seriously adventured upon by her MAJESTY'S Government —it may be well t. recall more distinctly to mind the facts brought vividly to light in reference to the last Reform Bill on that 19 h of February, 1835, on the occasion of the division upon the election tl the Speakership. And first of all the character of the " situation" should be borne in remembrance. The passing of the Reform Bill, in 1832, had been followed, in 1834, by the dismissal of the Reform Administration. Sir ROBERT PEEL had been entrusted by WILLI,‘3I IV. with the responsibility of constructing a now C.ibinet—the Cabinet of four months' duration— the Cabinet having Mr. Gourzuriar as Homo ITER MAJESTY'S TH EATRE.-- Belart, Belletti. TO-MORROW EVENING, Saturday, April 24, LA FIGLIA DEL REGIMENTO. Maria, Piccolomini ; Tonio, Belart ; Ortensio, Castelli ; and Sergeute Sulpizio, Belletti. To conclude with the new Ballet Divertissement, by M. Massot, entitled CALISTO ; OU, LE RENVOI DE L'AMOUR. The principal parts by Madlles. Pocchini, Annetta, Pas quale, Morlacchi, Bioletti, F. Brown, La Petite Philipe, and M. Caron. A limited number of Boxes have been secured to the public. Price 21s and 31s 6d each, which may be had at the Box Office., at the Theatre. To commence at 8 o'clock. .11 ER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. LES HUGUENOTS. TUESDAY, April 27, and THURSDAY , Anril29 (Extra Night), will be repeated Meyerbeer's Grand Op - era, -- GLI UGONOTTI. DRAMATIS PERSONX. Il Conte di San Bris (Governor of the Louvre) 11 Conte di Nevers Signor ALDIGHIERI. De Cosse M Signor ERCURIAL'. Signor ANNONI. Dc Ret?avenues z Signor BORCHARDT. Meru Read of Night Watch Raul di Nangis (a Huguenot Gentleman) Signor GIUGLINI. Marcello (his Servant) Xergaritta di Valois (betrothed M to Henry IV.) adlle. ORTOLA N '. Urbauo (her Page) " Mdme. LUCIONI LAND I . Dame d'Onore Valentina (d inglater of San Brie) Madlle. TITIENS. Ladies and Gentlemen of the Court, Paes, Citizens, Soldiers, Students, Night Watch, M on ks , Musicians, &c. Conductor, Signor ADRITI. And the Ballet Divertissement CALISTO in which Meg. duke Poechink Annetta, Bioletti, Pasquale, and Morlacchi . • will appear. A.pplications to be made at the Box Office at the theatre. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Lessee—Mr. J. B. Buckstone. THIS EVENING, to commence at Seven o'clock, with MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING. A.fter which a Classical Extravaganza, entitled PLUTO AND PROSERPINE. Concluding with 'MY HUSBAND'S GHOST. o r dtiestra Stalls (which may be retained the whole of the evening). 6s. each. .(No charge for booking.) First Pi ice. s. d. Second price. s. a. Dress Boxes.. . ..... 5 0 Drees Boxes 3 0 Upper Boxe• i ........... 3 0 Upper Boxes 2 0 Pit Gallery . .. • 1 0 Gallery 0 6 e IIOYAL PRINCESS'S TFIEXTRE Proprietor, Mr. Charles Kean. THIS EVENING. will be presented the new fares entitled THE STOCK EXCHANGE ; or, The Green Business. After which,. the . Play of A MIDSUMMER-NIGHT'S DREAM. To conclude,with the new farce, entitlel SAMUEL IN SEARCH OF HIMSELF. 1,- ), LONDON, FRIDAY, APRIL 23, 1858. The proceedings against Dr. BERNARD have ter minated, and he is fully and completely exonerated from all the charges preferred against him in con . sequence of the , attempt of the 14th of January last. This is as it should be. This is exhibiting a constitiiti - onal respect for the trial by jury and for the glorious maxim of the criminal law—that no one shall be twice placed in jeopardy for the same offence. Every particle of evidence that could be adduced on the trial for conspiracy woul, have been applicable to that which, thanks to an honest and fearless jury, terminated so happily and so justly last week. It would have been an insult to that jury, to Messrs. LEYTON JoHN HEMMENT, AUGUSTUS WELLS, AUSTIN WITHERS, JAMES WHEELER, HENRY CHISLETT, CHARLES STOCKS, JOHN' HENRY POWER, WILLIAM LANG HEED, RAIN MACKEY, JOHN BIaMoRE, JO3EPH B. SPYERS, and GEORGE WHEELER, who had so nobly vindicated .The great palladium of the national liberties, to have sought for an adverse verdi,t on precisely the same facts that had already bt en considered inadequate to warrant a conviction. We know that such attempts have been made, and that a colour of legality has sometimes been given -to them ; but Sir F. KELLY is not the man to violate. the soh -stance, while he adheres to the letter, of the law. If Dr. BERNARD was guilty of the conspiracy to murder Louis NAPOLEON, Le was Also an accessory before the fact to the mur der of NICHOLAS BATTIE, for nothing has been more clearly established than the principle hid down by the Lord Chief Justice, that if one man meets his death in consequence of a criminal attempt spinet the person of another, all persons con cerned in that attempt are responsible, although they might have had no express malice against tJe victim, or were not even cognisant of 16 , 4 existence. The lesser crime, therefore, merged in the greater, and it would have been a solemn eioekery to have placed a man on his trial for a • misdemeanour, who, if guilty, should have 'wen convicted of felony, and that of the most serious character known to the law. As a corollary to • this proposition, it naturally follows that if th , ) deed were innocent of the murder of NICHOLAS itarrn,-he could not be guilty of Pao conspiracy to intr4ei.the EMPEROR, and should not, there fore, *subjected to all the annoyance and (x -pease of a second trial, which could only be insti tuted in,servile deference to the wishes of a Foreign Government—a matter that certainly cannot be objaeted against the present Cabinet. But it has been attempted to cast censure on Sir FITZROY KELLY, because he altered the nature o f the charge for which Dr. BERNARD wae tried, froit one of conspiracy to murder, w hi ch, under the existing law, is but a misdemeanour, to ti at of a capital felony. And we regret to say that his predecessor has lent himself to the paltry attempt. Had he done otherwise he would have sig nally failed in his duty to his SOVEREIGN, and to his country, and, in fair play, to thepolitical refu- THE SUN, LONDON, Secretary, Lord ABERDEEN as Colonial Secretary, and the Duke of WELLINGTON at the head of the Foreign Department—with Lord LYNDHURST as Chancellor, Earl DE GREY as First Lerd of the Admiralty, and (the only one of these Ministers still in the same place !) Lord ELLENBOROUGH— President of the Board of Control. As if to mark yet more distinctly an epoch in the annals of Par liament—the first great division in the House of Commons showing the actual results of the new Reform Bill was preceded on the 16th of October, 1834, by the total destruction by fire of the old Houses of Parliament. A little more than a quarter of a year afterwards, upon the heels of the new Cabinet came the necessity of choosing a fresh Speaker. Another Parliament had been called into existence--and this, of course, under novel circumstances. Under circumstances indeed so novel that in regard to one of the Irish elections, O'CONNELL had said—" Every one who dares to vote for the Knight of Kerry shall have a death's head and cross bones painted on his door !" while in regard to another, SHIEL bad cried out in a strain yet more impassioned—" If any one should vote for him (the opposing candidate) I will supplicate the throne of the ALMIGHTY that ho may be shown mercy in the next world, but I ask no mercy for him in this !" In the midst of such excitement as words like those sufficiently indicate, the new Parliament was called together at the commencement of 1835, beginning its career contemporaneously with the PEEL Administration. It assembled on the 19th of February, and, according to custom, on the day of its assembly the Speaker was elected—the opposing candidates being the late Speaker, Sir CHARLES MANNERS SUTTON, who for eighteen years had presided, to the universal satisfaction of all parties, over the deliberations of the national re presentatives, and a new and untried man, Mr. ABERCROMBY, the one just now deceased as Lord DUNFERMLINE, at the age of more than an octogenarian. In many particulars the division which then took place is very: remark able, and in some respects:it is altogether unparal leled. It occurred, for one thing in the fullest house upon record—namely with no less than 626 members actually there assembled together. It yielded a clear majority of ex•tctly 10 votes for Mr. ABERCROMBY, shewing that the numbers were in truth pretty evenly balanced. Those numbers being exclusive of the four tellers-316 to 306 Mr. ABERCROMBY voting for Sir CHARLES SUTTON and Sir CHARLES SUTTON voting for Mr. ABER CROMBY. The division in reality proved among other things that although a majority of 35 English county members supported SUTTON, and although the defeated candidate, in point of fact, was aided by a clear majority of 23 English borough and county members—that majority was reversed by the opposing division of the members for Ireland ! Notwithstanding a clear majority of 13 of the Scotch members voted for the successful c indi date, Sir C. SUTTON, supported by the English majority of 23, was still of course left with a clear advantage of ten over his antagonist. But—the Irish members, by bringing to bear a clear round score in favour of Mr. ABERCROMBY, transformed this majority of ten for Sir C. SUTTON upon the English and Scotch votes together, into a minority of ten upon the whole, viz., the aggregate of 622, told out in the opposite lobbies ! exac‘ly 41 of the Irish members voting for Sir C. SUTTON and 61 for Mr. ABERCROMBY. Another and a yet more striking revelation of this division was that of the county members of the entire of the United Kingdom being outvoted by the borough mem bets• in the proportion of a: clear fifteen gained upon every score, or,• in other words, by 35 to 20—the total of 622 being divided into 231 county and 391 borough representatives. Tnis analysis we have conceived not unworthy of par ticular mention at the present juncture in our Parliamentary history ; when the last breathing time is yet allowed to our legislators prior to the revision, let us hope, next session of the whole scheme of our national representation. The lesson first taughtto Reformers,twenty-three years ago, upon the election of Mr. Speaker ABER ORMSBY, has been now impressively enforced through the recollections naturally awakened by the recent demise of Baron DUNFERMLINE. Elected Speaker at a period of life, when at the close of a brief Speakership of four sessions, he had actually already attained what is called the grand climacteric, being then (in 1839) sixty-three years of age—Lord DUNFERMLINE has for nearly twenty years enjoyed his otiurn cum, dignitate, until he expires at last in his ripe old age, as more than an octogenarian. It may be not uninteresting to remember, in conclusion, in regard to the late ex-Speaker, that he was proposed for his high office by Mr. DENISON—the representative of whose ancient family now occupies the chair of the Com mons House of Parliament. DEATH OF ROBERT STEPHEN RINTOUL, ESQ., Late Proprietor and Editor of the Spectator. Death has terminated the life and labours of the above highly accomplished gentleman, honest poli tician, and good man. Mr. Rintoul expired last evening. Disease of the heart accelerated his death ; but there can ba little daubt that too close application to his eliiorial duties—in endeavouring to make the Spectator a perfect paper—has be n making sad inroads on his constitution for the last few years. Mr. Rintoul's connection with the press com menced in Scotland. On coming to London, Mr. Whiting placed the Atlas, at that time a very large sheet, but eclipsed since by many contemporaries,- under his editorship. Mr. Rintoul, with great tact, surrounded himself with the best talent of the day, and the consequence was, the Atlas soon. obtained tae reputation it fairly deserved. It is understood that th 3 unnecessary interference of the proprietor in the editorial departtnent of the paper indue?cl him to retire. Mr. Rintoul then started the Spectator, the uncontrolled power of which lie exercised most ably and honestly for nearly thirty yen's. Personal attachment to their chief indu ied the principal part of the Atlas editorial staff to join in the new paper. It is hardly necessary to say that with such an editor and so well-:.elec'ed a staff of coadjutors the Spectator at once took its position as a paper of the first class. The Spectator at this time had the advantap of the t dents of Mr. Fonblanque, whose articles in the Examiner in after years have so widely spread his name as a newspaper writ3r. The litcrary department of the Spectator was wisely placed by Mr. Rintoul (always himself exercising a vigilant eye over every depart ment of the paper) in the hands of that highly ac complished critic, Mr. Southern, a name well known in the literary world same twenty or twenty five years gone. The musical department, the fi it arts, sQ &c., were all place I under the super c:of the first men of t'te day. The con seqiience was, as might have been expected, the Spectator rose rapidly in reputation, aid gradually tit c'reulatien. But when the country demanded Reform, and the cry was, "The bill, the whole bill, and nothing btu -, the bill, M r . Ri n t ou l t oo k his stslid voted 3mong the leading r e f oreiera of the day,. d e ntiring energies t o th e cause of t h e ll in the columns of th e - S pec t a t or, e tle; his and, gr a s a s n i 3 .e 1 in carrying that measure. The ana tomy of the House of Commons ati,tl yf ;the Pee-age, published as supplements to the Speeirttor, remain to this day specimens of his untirlig'industry in carrying out any measures he bdieve.l to be con- FRIDAY E V ENING, APRIL 23, 1858 ducive to the public interest, and the permanent good of his country. It is not the object of the writer of these few lines to give the history of the career of Mr. Rintoul, or a review of his public life—for his has been an essentially public life, though not official. That will, doubtless, be performed by those com petent to the task ; but, having been asso3iatecl with him in a comparatively humble, at the same time confidential, situation, he feels that he should not allow his death to pass without paying a tribute of respect to one whose public life and worth were well known— whose private life was only known to a select circle of acquaintance—whose acts of be nevolence were unknown to his dearest friends, but not to the administrator of his money for private charity ; but well known to one who feels a melan choly pleasure, after 30 years' labour, in claiming to have, awl knowing he had, the privilege of being called his confidential friend. [We sincerely bear our own testimony to the correctness of the above tribute to the memory of a man who has done much to the cause of public improvement in the political as in the moral world. Mr. Rintoul was cordially esteemed by a large and influential circle of the mot eminent men of the day—literary and political. That he merited their friendship may be inferred from the standing which the Spectator held in public opinion for its frank and fearless inde pendence. In his personal manner Mr. Rintoul was perhaps rather shy and cynic a l, b u t hi s c austic remarks were never influenced by. bitterness of sarcasm. On the contrary, they were suggested by a keen appreciation, tact, and knowledge of the Fine Arts. His beau ideal of a newspaper was—what it will never attain to—perfection, and possibly in this he was fastidious overmuch, expending more time and diligence than the la t bour was worth. Still he hid the satisfaction to see and feel that his industry was duly appreciated by a discerning public. Mr. Rin toul was a truly worthy man, and we have a sad pleasure in bearing our own testimony to the grate ful homage to his memory by his old, devoted, and most worthy friend and helper in conducting the Spectator .—Ed. Sine.] I.A'I'EST NEWS. THE CASE OF THE CAGLIARI. TURIN, APRIL 22. The reply of the Court of Naples to the last Sar dinian Note Was officially communicated to-day to Count Cavour. It is couched in moderate terms, but contains a flat refusal of the Sardinian demands. FRANCE. PARIS, THURSDAY, A Council of Alinisters, the Emperor presiding, was held yesterday at the Tuileries. Prince Jerome was present. -- • The Patrie contains the following reflections on the acquittal of Bernard : " Let us hasten to declare that nobody could dream of conf mnding an enlightened nation like England with the inf %mous faction which has transformed the friendof an assassin into a hero. The demagogues have gained a genuine victory in snatching from the ignorance or weak ness of the judges the acquittal of Bernard. They have rendered this victory still more brilliant by the ova tions offered to the accused. Tnis truth ought to awaken in England the same reflections as in France. The ques tion at issue is not a national antagonism between the two countries, but the supreme struggle which exists everywhere between society and its enemies. The dema gogues are very skilful. They began by exciting national •11FiC ptibilities against France, and thus screened them selves behind En,:lish pride. In order to have displayed so much boldnese, this faction must have felt its strength. • It is certain that its opinions have made frightful pro gress in England. This great country, which comprises in it; institutions so many elements of authority and Conservatism, has been invaded, in its turn, by the scourge which it formerly braved or disdained. Mazzini has not wasted his time in London. We sincerely believe that when this state of things shall have been perfectly apprec:ated in England, he value of the alliance with Fr IJC3 will be enhanced.' The two countries formed their alliance with the view of preserving the independence of Europe ; they will main- Lain that altienca in order o prevent any social earth quake cor tinue to watch over, the life of the Emperor. The naiuteance of the alliance depends on the patriotism 4 the tea nations and en the wisdom of their govern ments." BOURSE, April 22.—The following were the closing quotations : per Cents 92 70 u 0 : end month Credit Foncier Belgian 44 Piedmontese (5) Roman B9 Austrian I Spanish Threes - home Debt FOR CASH. 3 per - Cent. ..... D. end month E 3 69 - Bank Shares Credit Mobilier 717 tO Do. Account 725 RAILW`AYB.• . i 255 Midi Western 6lO Strasburg Grand Central Sardinian Austrian THE GALWAY FREEMAN. MILITARY BANQUET TO MARSHAL THE DUG DE MALAKOFF. The members of the Senior United Service Club have taken the earliest advantage of the presence of Marshal the Duke de Malakoff in this country to give an entertainment to a great commander with whom many of them were comrades, and whose loyal action with his English allies throughout the Crimean war was admired by all. The subject was no sooner mooted than all the most eminent members entered their names for the dinner, and the capabilities of the club alone re stricted the number of guests to 130. The banquet was all that the resources of the club, aided by the skill and efficient assistance of Mr. °hater, of the London Tavern, could furnish. It was served a la Russe, every dish being carved and handed round to each guest, the more exquisite patisserie and dessert alone remaining on the table encircled and intermixed with elegant plate and flowers. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge occupied the chair, havi ng the Duke de Malakoff on his right, and Admiral the Earl of Hardwicke upon his left hand. The following is a list of the members of the club who sat down :—Admiral the Earl of Hardwicke, Lieut.-Gen. the Earl of Lucan, Rear-Admiral Lord G. Paulet, Rear-Admiral Lord C. Paget, Major- Gen. Rokeby, the Marquis of Westmeath, the Earl of Westmoreland, Gen. Lord Gough, Major-Gen. th e Earl of Cardigan, Major Viscount Hardinge, Rear-Admiral Lord F. G. Hallyburton; Col. Sir T. Troubridge, Col. the Hon. G. F. Upton, Lieut.- Gen. J. Aitchison, V.P., Lieut.-Col. R. A. Andrews, Col. W. H. Askwith, Major-Gen. Sir R.. Airey, Lieut.-Col. J. T. Airey, Col. Armytage, Major-Gen. W. Brereton, Lieut.-Gen. Sir T. Bro therton, Col. W. Blois, V.P., Gen. Sir J. F. Bur goyne, Major-Gen. E. W. Bell, Lieut.-Col. H. Brown, Vice-Admiral Ryder Burton, Capt. Alex. Boyle, R.N., Lieut.-Col. Thos. F. Blois, Col. Stopfnrd Blair, Major-Gen. Chas. A. Bentinck, Admiral Sir Thomas Cochrane, Hon. Col. George Cadogan, Major-Gen. Sir M. Creagh, Capt. Wm. Tarleton, R.N., Lieut.-Col. A. Campbell, Gen. Sir W. Codrington, Major-Gen. W. Cater, Capt. A. Cumming, R.N., Capt. Hou. J. Denman, R.N., Col. H. Daniell, Lieut.-Gen. P. Delamotte, Vice- Admiral Sir R. S. Dundas, Captain Hon. J. R. Drummond, R.N., Capt. Sir W. C. Dalyell, R.N., Major-Gen. Sir H. F. Davte, Lieut.-Col.,,Sir Hew Dalrythple, Rear-Admiral J. E. Erskine ' Major- Gen. W. H. Elliott, Commodore C. Eden, R.ar• Admiral H. Eden, Major-Gen. Sir J. R. Eustace ' Rear-Admiral Sir C. Fremantle, Colonel Henry J. French, Lieut.-Gen. C. R. Fox, Col. R. T. Gilpin, Rear-Admiral H. F. Greville, Gen. Sir W. Gomn, Major-Gen. C. Gascoyne, Major G. 0. Gavi n , C o l. T. Gloster, Rear-Admiral Sir R. Grant, Capt. G. T. Gordon, R.N., Capt. P. Gostlirg, R.N., Major- Gen. D. Goodsman, Major-Gen. J. G. Griffith, Colonel Hon. A. Gordon, Captain John Hudson, R.N., Colonel Studholme Hod;-on, Vice-Admiral Sir Thomas Herbert, Colonel W. Hyslop, L'eut.- Col. H. Hawkins, Capt. Charles Hillyar, R.N., Lieut.-Col. H. Hanmer, Col. J. S. Hodgson, Lieut.- Gen. S. H. Jones, Capt. T. L. Tones, R.N., V.P., Lieut.-Col. G. Knox, Lieut.-Col. B. Knox, Rear- Admiral Sir H. Keppel, - Col. E. Keppel, Lieut.- Col. J. C. Kennedy, Major-Gen. C. Kennedy, Cap tain St. V. King, R.N., Lieut.-Gen. Sir F. Love, Major-Gen. W. H. Law, Major Gen. Sit L. Lovell, Rear-Admiral Sir G. Lambert, Col. Lambert, Col. G. Malcolm, Rear-Admiral R. Mundy, Colonel T. Matheson, Lieut.-Col. D. Montgomerie, Major- Gee. A. 'l'. Maclean, Lieut.-Gen. J. Mitchell, Col. G. Moncrieff, Lieut.-Col. Sir D. M`Dougall, Lieut.- Gen. Sir W. G. Moore, Admiral Sir C. Napier, Lieut.-Col. P. Nevill, Col. T. O'Brien, Sir W. Pym, Major-Gen. Sir T. Phillips, Gen. Wm. G. Power, Major-Gen. H. E. Porter, Lieut.-Colone] Henry Ponsonby, Major-Gen. T. C. Parr, Capt. , John Robb, CoI. William J. Ridley, Major Henry Reid, Major-Gen. Sir Henry Storks, Lieut.- Colonel Cowell Stepney, Lieut.-General Thomas Shubrick, Gen. Sir J. Simpson, Major-Gen. J. D. Townshend, Col. G. Todd, Capt. J. W. Tarleton, R.N., Major J. Waller, Col. R. Westmore, Lieut.- Gen. Sir G. Wetherall, Col. C. Wright, Major-Gen. Sir F. Williams, Rear-Admiral Sir B. Walker, Col. E. W. Walker, Lieut.-Cul. F. Westenra. The Baron de Malaret, Minsieur de Monicault, Comte de Jaucourt, Lieut.-Col. Appert, and Lieut.-Col. Duval were in the suite of the gallant marshal. Lord Burghersh was in waiting on the Duke of Cambridge. The company, who were out of uniform, and exh bited few military decorations, having done ample. justice to the feast, His Royal Highness the Duke of CAMBRIDGE rose and said that, although the occasion might, to some extent, be considered a private one, still it was one of great public interest, inasmuch as they had met to welcome and do honour to the arrival of the Duke of Malakoff in this country. He was sure the gallant marshal must feel happy to find himself, at so early a moment, in such a party of English officers, and with them to be drinking the health of the Queen of England. (Hear, hear.) He begged to propose to them " The health of her most gracious Majesty Queen Victoria.'' Tne toast was received with loud acclamations, and a general " hurrah," which rang through the oom. The Duke of CAMBRIDGE, on again rising, said that he was sure the next toa,t he had to propose would be received with the same spirit. He begged now to give them the health of his Imperial Ma jest' y be Emperor of France. and with that toast he would couple the health of the Empress. (Loud cheers.) The manner in which this announcement had been received would sufficiently assure his friend the Duke de Malakoff that the name of the Empe ror of France was in itself a signal for the expi es sion of the warmest good feeling in this country. (Hear.) Whatever shade of politics might prevail among them—and, no doubt, politics of every shade had their represen'atives in that room— still there was not a man, there was not a heart among them, but rejoiced at the providential escape of the Emperor and his Empress from the late diabolical attempt to assassinate them. (Cheers.) He had himself a particular satisfaction in proposing this toast, for if ever there was an in dividual who had received marked attention from his Imperial Majesty, he was that individual. He had had opportunities of conversing with the Em peror under all kinds of circumstances, and at mo ments of entire privacy, and he could most con scientiously state that every expression and every sentiment of his Imperial Majesty was in conso nance with the public opinions he had expressed of the great value of the mutual alliance of France and England. (Loud cheers.) He for one attached great importance to that alliance. He was deeply sensible of its importance, whether in peace or war, and therefore nothing gave him so much satisfac tion as recording his hope that this alliance might endure to the end of time. (Cheers.) Though there might be little differences of opinion—and differ ences of opinion would arise in the management of even the same poli'ical systems—he was confident that alliance would continue, and fructuate to the good of the universal world. (Applause.) His Royal Highness concluded by proposing " The health of the Emperor and Empress of France," which was drunk with great enthusiasm. His Excellency the Duke de MALAKOFF, when the cheering had subsided, acknowledged the toast iu the following terms :—Monseigneur et Messieurs, le toast que VOUS venez de porter 4 I'Empereur et it l'lmperatrice lour sera particulierentent agteable ; et, ma _cneviotion se fonde ofoud4ment sur les parole's sympathiques prunoncees par mon Souve rain piled j'ai eu l'honneur do me separer do lui pour aborder les cOtes do la vieille Angleterre. (Loud ch-ers.) The Duke of Ca ABRIDGE next proposed " The health of the Prince Consort, the Prince of Wales, and the r, st of the Royal Family," which was drunk with all the honours. The Duke of CAMBRIDGE, on again rising, said he must now, after the fashion of the toast-master, call upon them to drink a " bumper toast"—'' The health of their illustrious guest, Marshal t he Duke de Malakoff." (Applause.) It would be needless for him to dilAte upon the reasons why they were assem bled on the present occasion to give a dinner to the illustrious warrior who sat on his right hand. Tree fact was, as officers of the united services, they w anxious to take the earliest opportunity of showing their estimaVon of one who had been associated with themselves in recent events which would oc cupy so grand a page in European history. (Loud cheers.) It was their desire to show how English gent!einen—soldiers and sailor—acknowledo•ed re cognis.ed, sod sympathised with those great quali ties as a soldier an d a g eneral wh had elevatedthe illustrious marshal to the eminenetze it d ior t a h h a ( t , • no w occupied. (Cheers.) He was P hi s Excellency was already welia(liuriuted with appreciation h i l l. h . i.3 great n!r thewllcglitability ,a members u ud genius, of the m united re a ree services and he was sure his gratification w renewing in this country the assc l i l c i ia, b !. e io g n r s ea a t n i d n fr iend-hips which he had formed in h o u rs o f mu t ua l peril in a distant land and in a most difficult ser vico. (Appltus..%) It would not b2coine him to ven ture upon any 1- nuth-ne_d detail of the services of their illustri o us gues'. He could boast the honour of having known the mars h a l' s grea t pre d ecess ors —Sr. Ai‘naud and Caurob;rt—and that knowledge satisfied him that n o ' one better than Marshal Pe litisj could- have condu&ed to a successful termi nation the grand lliied operations which had been ini tittA i yi s t h h e t d r, g allied generals. (Hear, hear.) Their (listing long t tune asso ciated with the 'l Briticili army, een f ri .o n r d a hac learnt with himself. to value the advantages of the alliance. That alliance, he was prepar ed to contend, would be as fortunate to both nations in peace as in war, and it was their duty to both countries to avail themselves of every opportunity to cement an al liance which tended so much to advance the inte rs:s of the whole world. (Applause.) Entertaining these sentiments himself, and believing they were reciprocated by the whole empire, be was only too happy to fill the chair on an occasion when the members of the club came forward to do honour to whom honour was due. (Loud cheers.) He should not detain them by making a long speech, but he thought it only respectful to give utterance to the sentiments which he individually felt, and in which he was sure they all sympathised. He gave them the health of Marshal Pelissier, Duke de Malakoff. This toast was welcomed with loud acclamations, and drunk with great animation amid general cheering. His Excellency responded to the toast as follows: —Monseigneur et messieurs, Je vous sais un gre infini des bienveillantes expressions que vous ma clressz, et je vous en remercie en touts sincerite. En apparaissant au milieu de vous, j'ai la confiance de rappeler aux deux pays le souvenir le plus glo rieux de lour alliance, et mon plus vif desir, croyez le bien; est d'etre accueilli comme le symbole d'une politique loyale, digne et ferme. (Cheers.) Ma canduite toujours sera degagee d'arriere-pensee ; et je ne cesserai d'en puiser la mobile dans cette grande idee, qu'apres avoir eu tant d'occasions de Ctstimer en face ou cote a cote, une alliance s9lide et durable entre d eux gran d s peuples implique la condition necessaire que l'honneur de Pun ne soit jamais sacrifie a l'honneur de l'autre. (Renewed applause.) Je viens a vous vous tendant une main bien amie ; j'y liens plein de respect pour yos institutions et pour votre gracieuse Souveraine ; et c'est de tout cceur que je m'associe de nouveau au toast porte a sofi auguste personue, et que je bois a la prosperite de I'Angle terre, Et it, la perpetuito de son alliance avec le noble pays que je represents parmi vous. (Con tinued applause.) [TRANSLATION.] My Lord and Gentlemen,—The toast whi c h y ou have just propos e d t o the Emperor and Empress will be particularly agreeable to them ; and my conviction of this is based on the sympathetic words pronounced by my Sovereign when I had the ho nour of parting from him to approach the shores of Old England. My Lord and Gentlemen,—l am infinitely grateful for the kindly phrases you have addressed to me, and I thank you in all since rity. In appearing in the midst of you lam con fident that I recal to the two countries the meat glorious recollection of their alliance ; and my most vivid desire, you may believe, is to be received as the symbol of a loyal, dignified, and firm policy. (Cheers.) My conduct will always be devoid of hidden meaning, and I shall always find its motive power in this grand principle—that, having had so many occasions to value, side by side, a solid and durable alliance between two great peoples, it im plies the necessary conditiom, that the honour of one should never be sacrificed to the honour of the other. (Renewed applause.) I come to you, hold-: ing out a friendly hand. I come hither, full of re spect for your institutions and for your gracious Sovereign ; and it is with all my heart that I par ticipate anew in the toast proposed to her august person, and that I drink to the prosperity of Eng land and to the perpetuity of her alliance with the noble country which I represent among you. (Con tinued applause,) The Duke of CAMBRIDGE next proposed the " Armies and Navies of England and France," formerly gallant fees, and well conscious o f eac h other's merit s ; but now having stood together, he hoped they would long and always continue to do so. (Applause). His EXCELLENCY acknowledged the compliment as follows:—Vous venez d'accorder de loyasx eloges a l'armee et a la m ar i ne f rance i ses ; elles y seront sensibles, n'en doutez point, et sauront re trouver dana les nobles souvenirs que vows ()vogues tout ce qu'elles portent de cordiale estime et de franche consideration a Parmee et ala marine britanniques. TRANSLATION. His Excellency acknowledged the compliment as follows :--You have just accorded honest praises to the French army and navy. Do not doubt they will be deeply insensible of it, and will find in the noble memories that you awaken all that they im part of cordiality, esteem, and frank consideration to the Britannic army and navy. The Duke of CAMBRIDGE followed with a few brief and forcible sentences on behalf of the British united services. His EXCELLENCY presently rose and said—Mon seigneur, Je suis heureux de voir que Votre Altesse Royale preside la noble reunion que m'admet aujourd'hui dans son sein ; je suis heureux d'y re' voir, au milieu de tant de fibres d'armes, un des premiers soldats de l'arnafEe de Crimea, un ami de . l'armee francaise ; e t j e me livre l'espoir que nous sommes assembles sous les auspices de Pullout cel!e qui doit reguer entry nous sera desormais eter- Pennettez moi un toast sincere a Votre Altesse Royale. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIB,—A. principle of legislation in reference to the suppression of corrupt practices at elections has just been affirmed for the first time by a maj 3rity of the House of Commons. It is a principle of such great mo ment—one that is likely, if permanently recognised, to be productive of such important consequences, that I deem it desirable that public attention should be more particularly directed to it. As the adjourned debate upon the disenfranchisement of the borough of Gal way is fixed for this evening, I think the present is an oppor tune time to make a few remarks on this important sub. jest. Hitherto the only penalty really inflicted upon elec t - re convicted of corrupt practices has been the total disenfranchisement of the borough. This system of punishment violates a principle of natural justice, inasmuch as it involves the innocent in a common punishment with the guilty. In the most notoriously corrupt boroughs which have undergone the sentence of disentranchisment there have always been a considerable numb;.r of voters who have been free from participation in venal practices, including many poor electors who, end whose ancestors, bad long and honestly exercised their elective privilege. Tue law that punishes these equally with the guilty, by a total disenfranchisement of the borough obviously violates a first principle of natural justice ; but no such principle can be infringed without its en ta ling in the long run injurious consequences which far more than neutralies the apparent gain immediately attained. lam well aware that statesmen who have re lied upon the universal application of these simple but great principles of truth and natural justice, and have sought to press them into the service of political affairs have been too often called Theorists" and doctrionnaires ; but, sir, let the public depend upon it, these are, nevertheless, the principles which must and will ultimately prevail. We are rapidly passing into an era in the progress of civilisation when the universal application of these simple, bul great prin. ciples of legislation will be more and more recognised ai a paramount necessity, and when those who yet oppose them, upon utilitarian considerations of present gain, will be regarded as products of a past age. As one out of the many evil consequences of this un just law we have this result, that those constituencies which have been guilty of the most flagrant corruption escape unpunished, because petitions against bribery will not, as a general rule, be promoted when the known result would be a disenfranchisement of the borough. So that this system, thus based upon a glaring viola tion of a principle of natural justice has this for one of its natural results, viz., it defeats its proper cm' as a penal enactment, f instead of operating to suppress, it actually becomes the means of sheltering the vice it is framed to punish. Now, sir, the House of Commons has, in a division upon the last debate upon the bill brought in by Mr. Clive to disenfranchise the borough of Galway, for the first time affirmed the principle that the disenfranchise ment shall be confined to those electors only who have been convicted of corrupt practices. I would fain hope that the strong go d sense of the country and the House of C.Aumons will support Mr. Walpole in this the first attempt to give Parliamentary sanction to this just principle of legislation. It requires some moral courage to propose and ci - rry any measure that involves novel principles, or is unsanc tioned by precedent ; and in this respect alone, I doubt not, the measure will encounter serious oppo,i ion. But I would press upon those who would oppose this measure to weigh well the benefits that will surely flow from its adoption. One of its immediate and direct consequences will be to withdraw the im pediment which has hitherto prevented the bring ing forward of p,titions against bribery at elections ; for so soonas it will beknoccn that the di. e.ifranchisement cf the borough will not be the inevitable penalty of gross bribery, but simply the disenfranchisement of the guilty voters, the result will be that petitions will be preferred simply for the purpose c•f purging the register of electors' names, who, and, too often, whose ancestors are known for generations, to have made a venal use of the fran chise whenever occasion offered. In all habitually cor rupt constituencies such men are well known. To give the uncorrupted electors the opportunity of ridding the register of such members without incurring the risk of a total disenfranchisement would, I am convinced, do more to suppress c rrupt practices at elections than any other measure that has yet been directed to this object. For taut) reasons I woull appeal to the strong com mon sense of the country and the House to support the Secretary of State in this the first attempt to give legislative sanction to this principle. There is only one honest objection that can be urged against the measure, viz., that its tendency would be to diminish the franchise ; but in fact there never was an argument more essentially hollow, or base I upon a more transpat ent fallacy ; because, though it will, it is true, diminish the number of electors, it will o❑ly do so by the removal of those who maks a corrupt use of the franchise, a result which must prove a positive gain, in stead of a loss, as every honest politician must admit. In conclusion, I may be just allowed to say that I am, I think, entitled to speak with some authority on this subject,* having for a long time advocated the adoption of the principle, now for the first time affirmed by a . majority of the House of Commons, and endeavoured to press it uuon the consideration of successive govern ments. At the same time, lam desirous of adding that I am in no way connected with the borough of Galway, and therefore advocate the measure sclely upon general principles and abstract merits, I am, Sir, &c., E. T. WAKEFIELD. Lincoln's Inn, April 23, 1858. * In 1851 I published a pamphlet advocating the prin ciple of this measure ; " A Letter to Lord John Russell upon the Suppression of Bribery at Eleetions." London : Wildy & Sons, publishers. THE PRINCE OF WALES AT KILLARNEY. DUBLIN, We.lnesday.—The Royal tourist is ex citing the liveliest interest in the districts through which he is passing. Every little town on his route has its story to tell of what he said and did. At Skibbereen the Prince has immortalised the hostelry of a certain Mrs. Doyle. MONDAY EVENING.—Hi 3 Royal Highness is still quietly domesticated at the Victoria, visiting each point of attraction from day to day, and at inter vals enjoying with all the keen appetite of a fine spirited boy, the duck and rabbit shooting which the shores of the Lower and Middle Lake just now furnish in great abundance, and ever and anon wiling from" its watery homethe silvery trout. The weather is glorious, which leads to the hope that his Royal Highness will prolong his stay to the end of the week. I have reason to think he will then proceed to Valentin, to visit the notables of that interesting locality and the terminus of the Trans atlantic Telegraph. The Admiralty yacht, now at Bantry, will, my informant states, then take leave of the Prince on board, and having given him an opportunity of viewing the wondrous Skelligs— where, by the by, he can enjoy right royal shoot ing, the magnificent scenery of the Dingle coast— steam away for the Shannon. A lively letter from a lady in the Cork Constitu tion gives the following account of the Prince on his way to Glengariffe : " Two great events have happened since Sunday —the arrival of a whale in this harbour, and a live Prince in our western metropolis. The papers have informed us of his royal highness's arrival in Cork, but we hardly believed lie would have the good taste to visit that very celebrated and interesting locality, Skib., which must have appeared to advan tage in a down-pour such as we had all day Thurs day. However, he did not much seem to mind, though the people remarked that he was " very badly clothed,' aiAl he was driven by the gingle-boy to Mrs. Doyle's hotel, where he went in and asked for a tumbler of . Bass's ale, which he took standing at the counter. then asked if she had-any real potheen, and, being answered in the affirmative, lie ordered a glass, which he tasted, and then mixed with the Bass, which his suite all shared. Miet. Doyle took the party foe people come about Mr. Madder's promised steamer, and on the Prince remarking that Skibbereen so:met' a ri,ing place, she said 'lt would be, if there was any one there who had interest to have the river deepened from the quay at Old Court, to allow the steamers to come up to the town.' Shortly after a crowd began to collect, as a rumour spread of a Prince, an actual live Prince, le in; to be seen, so he speedily mounted the gingle and set off for Bantry. The gingle driver, who ill, of course, be immortalised as 'the boy who dr. ve the I Prince,' is now an object only secondary, and e is full of all the Prince said and did. How he told him to get some of the sods of turf as they Ot,ve al.mg, with which lie amused himself pelting, or, as the boy said, cruisting, everything as they passed. I think some of the magistrates were disappointed that the Prince did not commit some breach of the peace, and, like a second Prince Hal, get himself brought before the worthy bench. Mrs. Doyle is, of course, in eestaci,s, and Mrs. Hegarty in pro portienate despair at the celebrity of her rival, who Is going to get a case for the liimily-honoured-d tum bler, thriutl,h she remarks, with ? ' no little mortifica t!on, that it was unfortunately the most diicul oured glass in the shop, and had a bit out of it.' Everyb >cly was running to look at the glass Yes terday and to hear all about it, and the happy Mts. Doyle is going, of cot': se, to call her hotel The Prince of Wales'—in fact she seems to cons:der that she has now some priva c property in the Princ and she ca,lkd the gingle-boy an ' impudent ruffian,' to dare compere himself 10 a Prince, because he said he was about li s height, as if he was like such a fellow in any way.' 1 fully expect that the highly-honoured gingle will, like Ne•son's ships, the Vi , ry and Royd. George, be eu , , up in frag ments and couver ed inro all s , ,rts of knick knacks, and no doubt the st,:flinp' of the cushions—if in. deed they were ric - jt i>tuff s ed with stones, as one I last travelled on certainly llbe sold for putting into ring, See If you wish for any mo ment° you ought to apply for it in time, for the fever of royalty is now at its height." Orleans Northern ....... 941 New Ditto 755 Lyon and Mediterao. 7926 New Ditto.... ....... .... 762 i Geneva 4-t4O. SARDINIA. The following note has been addressed by Count de Cavour to Count Della Minerva, Sardinian charge d'affairs at Rome, on the subject of certain expulsions ordered by the Roman Government : " The system of expulsion practised on a I.,rga scale by the Pontifical government—since on the Sardinian soil the number of subjects expelled from the Papal States amounts to several hundreds—cannot but be attended with the most disastrous consequences. A man exiled n suspicion or for bad conduct is not always corrupted, or indissolubly connected with revolu tionary sects. When kept in his own country, watched over, and certain to be punished when such a course is justly necessary, be ''may amend his conduct, or at least would not become a very dangerous character. On the contrary, if he is exiled, becoming irritated a., what he consiJets an illegal measure, constrained to live out of honest society, and frequently without the means of subsistence, he necessarily puts himself into c)mouunicv.tion Kith the favourers rf revolutions. the cc neequence is that it is easy for those persons to Endue.) him over to their party. Thus, in a short time, the disciPle becomes a master hand in conspi racy, itrd frequently a. dangerous character. From this it may be readily concluded that the system fol lowed by the Pontifical Government has for effect to Encourage the recruitment of fresh soldiers for the revolutionary bands. So long as this system 'acts, all the efforts of foreigs Governments to de stroy revolutionary association s will be useless, because as fast as some are sent away from the dangerous centres, others arrive from the Roman States. It is to this system that must be attrib‘ted the extraordinal y Tit dity of Alazzini's party, and what most contributes 0 its etrangth are the measures adopted by the Ponti fical government." RXTRAORDINARY CASE OF SWINDLING. Information has reached the police cf a daring act of swindling - perpetrated byaravomaa on several traniesmea at the west-end. She obtained possession of a furnished house, No. 14, Radnor-place s Paddington, by represent ing it was fur Mrs. J. Campbell, to whom she was lady's maid, and immediate possession was given to her in consequence of her urgent statement that she expected her mistress frets the continent almost every hour. On Wednesday aft , moon last, about five o'clock, she cal-ed at Messrs.- Hunt and Raskill, jewellers, Band- t:•eet, and made e s i m il ar. representation, requesting that a quantity ef brooches, ricgs, and other articles fj -wellerY, m ight be sent to the above address for 'inspection and selection by Mrs. cunpi„),ll.• To make certain, Messrs. Hunt arid Rosk e ll sent two ass i s t ants w ith the articles, valued at 2,000/., with instructions that one shou!d take them into the house, whlat Atte other reman al on • (le to watch the premises, and see that no one left during the time the other was in the house. On the assi taut knocking at the door, about 9 o'clock that night, it was opened by the female in question, who showed him into the drawing -room and requested to be allowed to take the articles to her mistress up stairs. Tna assi taut de clined, but , allowed her 'ter take a bracelet valued at 2501. fir that purpose. After waiting her return near y ten minutes his suspicions were aroused, and on going to the door he found is was locked on the outside. He then went to the window for the purpose of giving an alarm, when he found the bar of the shutters was na le down, and on examining the room he found that the fire irons and every artc'e likely to be useful in regaining his liberty had beeri carefully removed from the room. After much difficulty, ilk which the assistant broke his right fare -finger, he collVived to open the shutters and raise an alarm when he learnt from his fellew assistant that he -saw a female 1-ave the house during the time he was upstair , but ',that he had no suspicion of her, cous , queatly she was allowed to get off. The woman, who is supposed to come from I the continent in consequence of her buying ail a passport v tcCl the day before in the name of Joaea succeeds I also in obtain Eng from another trades- Wan in Oxford -street, jewellery to the value of 501. by Similar reireseutationt. She obtained possession of the aousee Cu Monday, }rid retained the woman who had charge ef it in her service till Wednesday, when she dis charged her. She olio hired a pae, and supplied him with a suit of livery,,,but about an hour before she tx• eted the jewellery she sent him to deliver a note at a d stance to get hirn,out f the way. The case is in the hands of lasi-motor Bhicher, chief of the detectives at Bow-street, and thare is dcuitt that through his - -- Xvatious the woman will speedily be captured, TRANSLATION. His Excellency presently rose and said,—MY Lord, I am happy to see that your Royal Highness presides over the noble assembly that receives me to-day. lam happy to meet again here, in the midst of so many brothers in arms, one of the first soldiers of the army of the Crimea—a friend of the French army—and I surrender myself to the hope that if we are assembled under the auspices of the alliance, that which reigns among us will be hence' forth eternal. Permit me to propose a sincere toast to your Royal Highness. The Duke of CAMBRIDGE, in acknowledging the compliment, said Le felt extremely gratified at the honour conferred on him. He could truly say that no one had a higher admiration of the French army and navy than himself. He had seen its gal lantry and devotion in war, and shared its good feeling in the peaceful vales of Chalons. The cos' eluding sentence of his Royal Highness's address was lost in the applause which acknowledged the sentiment, and in the midst of this pleasant excite• ment the party retired to the Drawing Room. Before leaving the banquet-room, the Marshal observed that, although his ignorance of the Eng lish language prevented him from knowing exaatlY the meaning of his Royal Highness's words, he bad understood them with his heart if not with his ears, and he could not better express the sentiments with which they inspired him thanby asking of the Duke of Cambridge permission to give him "a heart/ shake-hands," as he could not d o so w ith all the it' lustrious officers then present. This extempore ill' cident produced a strong sensation of enthusiasm. GERMAN GALLERY. In these times of vast collections of valuabl works of art, and at the time when "Exhibitions of all kinds are either opened or on th e p o int of opening, it may seem strange to call attention to two pictures only, but their merits, and the put' pose for which they are submitted to public inspee tion, will at once explain the seeming mysterft and command interest. To name Sir Edwin Land' seer, and his celebrated picture of the Early Day l of her Royal Highness the Plincess Royal, w ould of itself suffice to insure ample satisfaction in visit' ing Messrs. Day and Sons' Gallery, 68, New Bond' street ; but we would not urge this as an incentive, knowing how few there are who are not familiar with that splendid work of our great artist. Rather would we stize the opportunity of introducing our readers to one of our brothers across the Atlantis, who deserves our attention the more, as heltakel Nature for his guide and study, and boldly at tempts to pout tray her noblest works, and most successfully too. Great as the credit is which W. claim for our own artists in this respect, we are in duty bound to say that Mr. Y. E. Church deserves our warmest praise for the elaborate yet masted'', artistic yet natural, manner in which he has pre sented to our eyes that great and wonderful scene, the Great Fall of Niagara. The more we viewed it, the more we admired tLe air of truth spread over every feature in the l an d scape, an d the absence of all attempt at " making a picture" of it. It P clear that Mr. Church has adopted far his device that Nature, like beauty, is, " when unadorneds adorned the most." Nor would we let it be sue" p sed that if he avoided the aid of meretriciou s ornaments, he did so from any other motive than the conviction of their futility, fur the picture itself contains abundant evidence of his eel f i i command, and vi ew i ng i n th a t li g ht hi s beautiful introduction o f th e ra i n b ow, ( many v i s i tors not believe it is a mere effort of the pencil), to is remain satisfied his naturalness of style is til result of a deep-seated conviction. But there another feature in this exhibition, which calls fo r . our a-tendon and merits our praise. Or the_sl wo pictures, one cannot much longer be view ed by the public, having been lent for a special put, pose by her most gracious Majesty —the other slicvly to return to its owner, and be lost to of, admiration. Not so, says art, which ever cor e Lines with science for spreading a love of knowlea and a taste for the beautiful, and by the aclaß tS i ; tion of a new process, with every stage of wil ic we became acquainted on v i s iti ng Messrs. Day. Bna Sous' Gallery, under the name of " Chromo-Dt; io grapliy, these pictures will not only rei n amongst us, but b e access ibl e t o us a ll, so MOd e f a te ov . will be the cost o f th e b eau tif u l reproduetl o t But to become fully aware cf the startling fact----the be made sensible how closely it approaches originals —w e m us t see b ot h ; an d we strongly 4u .. ite the publi c t o ava il th emse l ves o f the opp,'",, g laity n )w and fo r a .sklrt time to c , . me °flared til e . " - r. t) compare and judge. 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