The Sun. — London, England, 1858-02-05 00:00:00

P R SASS ENT CLERKS' MUTUAL LIFE ERA.NCE ASSOCIATIOIT.—EstabIished 1640. MCS'rEIS Thomas Baring, Esq., M.P. 1 Wm. Cleo. Prescott, Esq. Th o mson Hankey, Esq., X.P. 1 Baron L.N. de Rothschild,lif.P. The seventeenth Annual General Meeting of the above Association was held at the London Tavern, on the 3d instant, when the follow ing statement of the business for the year 1857 was exhibited : New Policies issued-688 for .. .. £ 116,665 • • New Annual Income .. .. • • .. 3,150 Total Ditto . • • • .• .. 28,900 Amount added to Capital .. .. .. 15,200 Total accumulation after providing for all claims, and after two divisions of profits .. 98,000 The Report and Accounts (which may be had at the Office, 15, Moorgate street), were unardmou.sly adopted, and thanks were voted to the Board of Directors. W3f. THOS. LINFORD. Secretar7• A third division of profits, to the 31st of December last, will take plats as soon as the calculations, which are now in the hands of the Actuary, are completed. OIL II ER MAJESTY'S THEATR E . — EXTRA PERFORMANCES fo . the first On SATURDAY, Feb. 6, will be pr oduced, time in England, LA ZINGARI, being V e Italian version of Bal'e'a Opera of The Bohemian Girl, by Madlles. Piccolomini and Sa,nuier ; Signori Belletti, Violetta, and Giuglini. To conclude e Ach Evening with the successful Divertisse. meet, by M. Massot, entitled L'HYMENEE, by Madlles. Clavella, Morlacchi, and Pasquale. Prices :—Pit Stalls, 12s 6d; boxes (to hold four persons), pit and one pair, 2/. 2s; grand tier, 3/. 3s ; two pair, 3s 55.; th r ee pair, 15s ; gallery boxes, 10s ; gallery stalls, 6d ; pit, 3a 6 gallery, 2s. THEATRE -ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith. THIS EVENING, will be performed T3O MUCH OF A GOOD THING. After which, a new comic drama, A LUCKY HIT. Followed by the new grandl , pantomime, LITTLE JACK HORNER. Ckmmence at 7. T HEATRE ROYAL, SAYMA.RKET. Lessee—Mr. J. B. Buckstone. THIS EVENING, to commence at Seven; o'clock, with THE RIVALS. After which, a new comic Christmas Pantomime, entitled THE SLEEPING BEAUTY IN THE WOOD; or, Harle quin and the Spiteful Fairy. Harlequin, Mr. A. Leclereq ; Columbine, Misa Fanny Wright ; Pantaloon, Mr. Mackay ; Clown, Mr. Charles Leelereq. Orchestra Stalls (which may be retained the whole of the evening). 6s. each. (No charge for booking.) First Price. s. d. Second price. s. d Dress Boxes 5 0 Dress Boxes 3 6 Upper Boxes .. 3 0 Upper Boxes 2 0 P. t 2 0 Pit 1 0 Gallery ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.—Under the management of Mr. Charles Kean.— On MONDAY NEXT, Bth inst., Mr. CEIARLES KEAN will RE-APPEAR in the character of HAMLET. R OYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Proprietor, Mr. Charles Kean. THIS. EVENING, will be performed Shakspero's Play of A MIDSUMMER-NIGHT'S DREAM. After which, a new grand eomie Christmas Pantomime, entitled HARLEQUIN WHITE CAT ; or, The Princess Blanche Flower and her Fairy Godmothers. The Princess Blanche (White Cat), Miss Kate Terry ; Harlequin, Mr. Cor mack ; Clown, Mr. Huline ; Pantaloon, Mr. Paulo ; and Columbine, Miss C. Adams. THEATRE ROYAL, A. DELPHI. Lessee—Mr. Ben. Webster. THIS EVENING, will be performed the new drama, THE POOR STROLLERS, in which Madame Celeste, Mr. B. Webstar, Paul Bedford, and Mr. Wright will perform. With the Farce of THE SPITALFIELDS WEAVER. ROYAL LYCEUM THE ATRE. —Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. C. Dillon.— Grand Combination of Attractions—Fifth Night of a new Domestic Tale, by Westland Marston, Esq.—Leigh Hunt's highly successful play—and the gorgeous Spectacle, [Alla - Rookh. THIS EVENING, will be performed Leigh Hunt's new Play, LOVERS' AMAZEMENTS. Supported by Messrs. Charles Dillon, J. G. Shore ; Mesdames Charles Dillon and Woolgar. After which (sth time), a domestic tale, by Westland Manton, entitled A HARD STRUGGLE. supported by Messrs. C. Dillon, Barrett, J. G. Shore, Mesdames Charles Dillon and Conquest. To conclude with the Burlesque and Pantomime, LALLAH ROOKII, and the PRINCESS, the PERI, and the TROU BADOUR ' • or, Harlequin and the Ghebers of the Desert. Supported by Mesdames Charles Dillon, Buckingham White, Eliza Webb, Maria Ternan, Esther Jacobs, and Woolgar ; Messrs. Barrett, Calhaem, Holston, Poynter, and J. L. Toole. Cl owns , M essrs. T . Matthews and R. Stilt ; Harlequin, Mr. J. Ricketts; Pantaloon, Mr. A, Stilt ; Sprites, Herr Zeleski and Sons ; Columbines, Misses Malcolm and Lees. Gorgeous Feast of Lanterns.—Fenton's Grand Trans formation Scene. Doors open at half-past 6, to commence at 7. 3ozoffice open from 11 to 5 daily. ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Lessees, Messrs. Shepherd and Creswiek. THIS EVENING, will be performed WILLIAM TELL. After which, QUEEN MA.B ; or Harlequin Romeo and Julliet. Clown, by the Surrey Buck ; Pantaloon, Mr. Brad bury. CA—NTER,BITRY h LL. Wwitmin3ter-rn , i(l. OPEN EVERY EVENING.—The follow ing company of Vocalists are engaged for the performance of S lections from all the popular OPERAS, MADRIGALS, CHORUSES, GLEES, DUETS, dm, viz.:—Miss Russell, Mrs. Badzey, Madlle. Marietta, Miss Brugell, Miss Ray, Madame Bartoletti, Miss Montague, and Madame Marietta ; Herr F. Jonghmans, Mr. Henshaw, Russell Grover, 8. .rones, J. Barker, W. Melling, Senor Antonio, E. L. Rime, Mr. Badgey, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Bell, and Mr. Ber nard; Messrs. W. T. Critchgeld and E. Mackney. Piano forte, Mr. Cecil Hicks ; harmonium, Master Williams ; Director, Herr F. Jonghmans. Commence at Seven o'clock precisely. Suppers, dzs., until twelve o'clock. Mr. AtTGUSTUS BRAHAM will appear every Evening. "SUN" MAP OF CHINA. SUN OFFICE, 112, STRAND. On Wednesday, the 10th of February, we shall print an Outline My of China in The Sun. The capture of Canton may be expected by the next mail from China, so that our readers will see the contiguous position of surrounding places. Orders received by all news-agents, and at The Sun Office, 112, Strand. Prica only 4d., stamped sd. by post free. ' —we should not accept it when tendered at the I point of the bayonet, or swallow the leek while threatened with the cudgels of the French " FLUELIANS." Should we do so, nothing will persuade many of the people of France—we do not say all, for there are men of sound judgment and clear understanding among them—that we have not yielded to pressure what we refused to reason and justice. Should this impression once take root, many untoward results may follow before it can be completely and permanently eradi cated. Although there was no Speech from the Throne, Lord DERBY availed himself of the opportunity of making a really admirable speech, in which, and especially in reference to the refugee question, he put forward sound and healthy views, that must make a large addition to his political capital, and more especially so if the Premier should make any unworthy and uncalled-for concession. There was scarcely a word that fell from the Noble Earl on that interesting and important topic in which he will not receive the cordial concurrence of an over whelming majority of the people. We have no sympathy for the atrocious and indefensible crime of secret assassination. It is utterly repugnant to our feelings ; even when it assumes a shape in which it might be designated as " the wild justice of revenge," it is still odious to every truehearted Englishman. It comes in shape so questionable, that it cannot be tolerated for a single moment ; and any punishment to which the perpetrators of murder or accessories before the fact, could be rendered liable, would be sanctioned by the community without difficulty or hesitation. But, as we have already stated, the existing law of the land is amply sufficient for every purpose. Our assertions on this point are now sustained by the high authority of Lords BROUGHAM and CAMPBELL, and we could not find more unexcep tionable or trustworthy witnesses on such a ques tion. Lord BROUGHAM said that " there was no doubt that, if persons met together, either in public or private meetings, or employed publica tions and set forth doctrines that led not merely to a general and abstract defence of murder and assassination, but to the roost mischievous act of attempting that assassination, then the parties so offending were liable to prosecution, and, if convicted, to punish ment." Emphatically adding, " without the commission of any overt act, these persons might be punished." And, be it remembered that, in this country no person could be found guilty of High Treason without an overt act being charged i❑ the indictment, and clearly and distinctly esta blished by unquestionable proofs. Mere sus picion, or " public notoriety," as it has been euphoniously termed by a leading diplomatist, constitutes no ground whatever for arbitrary pro ceedings in this country, and we cannot do for others what we refuse to do on our own behalf. It has been well remarked that we might get rid of the organised bands of thieves and save an enormous amount of cost, and loss by robbery and otherwise, if we would merely act on noto riety, and remove well known thieves, and receivers. But knowing how the law if once sanctioned might be strained beyond its legitimate operation, and made to include innocent persons in its meshes, we have refused to sanction it, although it promised if adopted to achieve that great desideratum. Again, enthusiasts have talked of means by which " the greatest social evil" might be materially mitigated, if Rot alto gether abolished. And yet our free spirit and inborn love of liberty forbid the attempt, not withstanding the value of the prize by which We are tempted. Why then should it be supposed 'that we weald at the die.ation of a fireign potentate accept a principle which we have de- liberately rejected on our own account ? The speech of Lord CAMPBELL, however, went directly to the point. While sincerely and earnestly deprecating any change in the criminal law which would extend the power of the Government over re fugees who sought asylum in this country, he clearly showed that there were ample means for vindi cating the majesty of the law against any wrong doers, whether natives or foreigners. He em phatically declared that " there could be no doubt that, as the law now stood, a consplacy in this country between British subjects, as well as between aliens, to assassinate a foreign sovereign or to commit murder, or t 3 disturb the peace be tween this country and any other with which we might be at amity, would be a misdemeanour, and liable to severe punishment. There could be no doubt that words might amount, for that purpose, to a misdemeanour, and the moment the speaker had finished his speech, he might be arrested and tried." Surely this is or ought to be conclusive. It shows that the modest demand of the French government, backed by the insolent menaces of the soldiers, promulgated through the official journal, is that we shall change our time honoured institutions at the dictation of foreigners, and render Great Britain, in place of being an inde pendent kingdom), merely a French department bound to register the decrees of the French autocrat. Votes of thanks are to be moved in both Houses to the Army and Navy for their truly efficient services in India. This just and well-merited recognition of their brilliant exploits will be carried by acclamation. As Lord DERBY truly declared—" We have had to rejoice over victories and successes achieved over the enemy by comparatively small numbers of men—we have had to rejoice over the gallantry and endur ance of our troops on repeated occasions—and we have had many other causes for congratulation afforded by the conduct of our bravo army in India ± But all these were, to a certain extent, marred by the deep feeling of regret, that to the long list of heroes who have fallen in their country's cause, we had to add the name of that illustrious man who unhappily died in the hour of victory, and died, too, without the gratification of knowing the honours which a grateful country had con- ferted upon him !" Are we going to repeat that mistake merited a public, Sir COLIN CAMPBELL has well • inestimable services. Surely a Royal recogn iti on of his t exertions, "expressing our d eep sense o f th e Should no t an ear l y opportunit g y re b a e taken of the signal valour, the happy mixture of exemplary prudence and distinguished talent, and the mili tary skill which have characterised the victories of the gallant Sir COLIN CA3 , 11'13E1,1, ?" Has he not already pre-eminently merited a peerage and a pension, or is he, like HAVELOCK, to be suffered to perish before he is made appreciation in w hi c h aware of the just be is held by his country men ? We mourn the might show that, b ecause the y dead ; b ut let us y have perished, we. are not oblivious of the claims of the living. Let mot the British nation be rendered liable to oth sr well founded reproaches for the tardy recognition of merit, when not displayed by members or aristo cratic families, who can call many of the hereditary legislators near relatives. I An unpretending but admirably lucid pap er has been sent us, published by WATERLOW and SONS,' and compiled by Lieutenant-Colonel KE24 NEDY, from the 13test returla to Parliament, wl tich is well worth the attention of all persons interested in Representative Reform. It exhibits to the eye, at a glance, in a simpler mode than any statements we have seen, the gross inequality orißorough Re presentation. Lord JOIN RUSSELL may plead as hard as he will for his quack doctrine of repre sentation of classes, and he may defend his Reform Bill of 1832 on that principle, if principle it can be called, but the simply arranged figures and diagrams presented by Colonel KENNEDY, convict the existing Act of either gross blundering, or of gross fraud on the people. We think it was a mixture of the two. Lord JohN pleaded guilty, after he had got the bill passed, of intending to preserve the predominance of the landed interest, but we can hardly think that he intended his bill to be a representative swindle, under the style and title of representative reform. The smaller boroughs are nearly all more or less under the influence of the country gentlemen around; by retaining a large number of these, and by dividing the counties, he easily contrived to swamp the intelligence and energy of the great seats of enterprise and commerce, and to obtain a House of Commons which would put up with a Cabinet, we may almost say a Ministry too, of aristocrats, and which would tolerate such shameless promotions as followed the Crimean war, and the appointments which have recently furnished our friend Punch with two or three of his most racy tableaux. Had the thirty boroughs, which contain much more than half the registered borough electors, but had their proportionate share in the representation, these insolent freaks of aristocracy would never have been Attempted. Colonel KENNEDY gives us first a list of all the boroughs which have fewer than their fair pro portion of members. The average number of registered voters for each of the borough members is 1,288, and assuming that the boroughs should have members in proportion to the average, there are thirty-nine which have too few. We might have supposed there were more, perhaps, in this class out of the 202 existing boroughs. The fact, however, is, that there are not less than 115 boroughs having under 1,000 voters, and twenty nine more with less than 1,500 voters. Hence, while numerous boroughs have no title, unless they were amalgamated with others, to return a member at all, others return but two members, whose fair proportion would be not less than ten, or even than twenty representatives. We know of nothing parallel with this attempt to subor.• dinate commerce and intelligence to agriculture and serfdom, unless it be the trick by which the American slaveholders contrive to secure a majo rity in the Legislature, though in a decided mino rity in the number of registered electors. The next table, which not only gives the figures in a very simple form, but displays by lines the discrepancies to the eye, arranges the boroughs in sixteen classes from those containing under 400 electors, to those containing 21,000. It gives the number of members sent by each class, and the number which each class would return on a fair apportionment. And what a revelation of Reform Act cunning have we here ! Take the first class, those whose voters do not amount to four hundred each : there are fifty boroughs of this purchaseable or thoroughly manageable class. They return not less than seventy-three members Yet the total of their voters hardly exceeds 16,000. Were they still to retain their rights as representative boroughs, but by amalgamation to return only their own share of members, they would lose sixty and return but thirteen. Now, if Lord JOHN cannot get ri 1 of his cluis crotchet, surely the most he could ask for his pet class would be these thirteen members. They would fully represent all the influence which such a class ought to exercise. But let us turn to the other end of the table— the nine classes having above three thousand and under twenty-one thousand electors—these classes have actually twelve members less than the first numerous class of pocket boroughs. They have but sixty-one members against the other seventy three—while their voters, on the other baud, amount, in round numbers, to TWO HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-TWO THOUSAND against the SIXTEEN THOUSAND of the other class With seven teen times more voters the thirty large con stituenaies return fewer members by thir teen, than the fifty petty boroughs of the Reform Act ! ! We might pursue these com parisons, but the paper we have referred to, which is but half a sheet, in good bold type, will enable every one to make them for himself. What remains for us is, to ask whether the metropolis and the other larger and more intelli gent constituencies in the kingdom, will, under any pretext, tolerate this outrageous deprivation of their social, political, and constitutional rights ? As Mr. Br.rara told the people of Birmingham, the other day, in a letter every way worthy of JOHN BRIGHT, the Home R-Aormer, it would be perfectly easy to construct a Reform Bill, bestow ing universal suffrage, which should place us more than ever in the hands of the aristocracy. The existing act, if the suffrage were made universal without the Ballot, and without a reasonable equalisation of the constituencies, would do it. So would any other which the patron of the Prurrses and CLANRICARDES may propose, if wanting these two essentials. We begin now, however, to hop that the Premier may not find the country quite so passive under a sham as he might have expected. Birmingham, Manchester, Bradford, and Norwich, not to mention smaller places, are beginning to move with enthusiasm, and probably, as soon as the Ministerial announcements appear, they will find the more in telligeat part of the country pre pared to give them a warm, reception. It is for Lord PAL2rIERSTON to decide of what character the warmth shall be. - In another part of our columns will bq found a report of the annual meeting of an institution whose rise and progress we have chronicled for a period of seventeen years, and to whos3 steady improvement it has afforded us sincere pleasure to bear witness. We allude to the Provident Clerks' Benevolent Fund, an institution which merits the title of a " charity" in the best and noblest sense of the word, and the promotion of which falls, therefore, within the legitimate province of the journalist. For many years the annual meetings of this Fund have taken place under the presidency of the gentleman, to whose able and untiring advc cacy it owes in a great measure its present inde pendent position, and whose valuable support well merited the graceful eulogy pronounced by the Chairman—Mr. T HO MAS BARING—on Wednesday evening last, when alluding to the lamented ab sence of the Treasurer, Mr. JOHN ABEL SMITH, and its still more lamented cause. gentlemen of have also been held occasion of public dinners, Among others, under di s ti ngu i s h e d pres id enc y. Many of the meetings of this Fun d, on the the M 3 . rqu i s DALIIOUSIE, and other high standing, have warmly and ably advocated its claim s t o public support, and we are very gla d to obse rve, b y the report of the directors, that it is prop ose d to renew those festivals from which, on former occasions, such valuable results have been obtained. There are few institutions which in this great commercial country have a fairer claim on the aid of the benevolent. It has been said that this Fund should be self-supporting, i.e., that the Clerks themselves should contribute sufficient to meet the cases of distress arising among their own body, but to effect this the contributions must be calculated on a scale which would remove it entirely from the position of a charitable or benevolent fund, and also place it beyond the reach of that very portion of the clerks, for whom more especially its benefits are designed. It would of course be easy to secure for every widow and every aged clerk an ample annuity, if the parties interested were prepared to pay its commercial value, but a transaction of this kind in no way way merits the title " benevolent." It is to give to the widow and the orphan, to the afflicted or unfortunate clerk, that aid which their necessities require, and which their incomes, too often very very narrow, will not allow them to purchase. This is benevolence ; it is for this purpose the Provident Clerks' Fund has been established, and these are the objects which it has already to a large extent effected. While we thus urge the claim of this Fund to the contributions of the wealthy, and especially of the mercantile classes, we feel that from the clerks themselves, a hearty and unanimous support should be accorded. The assistance of their • employers, though both merited and required, should be regarded as an auxiliary, not as the mainstay of the institution, nor can we doubt that this fact will be fully recognised by a body so intelligent and so edu cated as the clerks must of necessity be. We rejoice sincerely to find that year by year the institution has extended its sphere of useful ness, and we cordially trust that its future will realise all the hopes of its able and energetic founders. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tia DAY —Morn. , 20 min. aft. 6—Even., 36 min aft. C To-Moasow—Morn., 56 min. aft. 6 —Even., 16 min, aft, 7 THE WEATHER—SUN OFFICE, FEBRUARY 5. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 51—highest since noon yesterday. 49--lowest this morning and during the night. 51 —this day at noon. BABoxrrza, 30.03. WIND, S.W. ; light, with fine weather. qs 3 ft Atu, - . , LONDON, FRIDAY, FEB. 5, 1858. The Parliamentary campaign of 1858 has corn meneed in good earnest. The actual business a : the country must now be transacted, and there remains no valid excuse for further procrastina_ tiow. The first evening was not wasted, for, in addition to the notices of motion, and incidental discussions that took place, Sir GEORGE GREY introduced the promised measure for Municipal Reform in the Metropolis, and obtained leave to bring in a bill. The Corporation have certainly r.ot aufferad by the determined opposition which they so long offered to any change. It may b e questioned whether the propesed It go far enough, or whether the Some Secretary has not regarded existing interests with too fa.vour ithle au eye. These are matters, however, which will receive calm and attentive consideration before the principle of the proposed bill receives the fiat of the representative branch of the Legislature. Lord PaLmmtstox gave notice that on Monday Ire would " move for leave to bring in a bill for the purpose of amending the laws in relation to conspiraciea to commit murder." Tiiis declaration was received with partial cheers, such as Minis terial toadies, those seeking for the crumbs of patronage that may fall from the Government table, could bestow. But there was an ominous silewce on the part of the independent members. Tb.ey bided their time, until the provisions of the tontemplated measure were fully txplained, tiad then should it go beyond what is just and proper, the Premier will have bitter cause to deplore his fatuity in yielding to the bluster and "bunku}n" of a set of insolent soldiers, more ready to indulge vapouring gaseonades than in deeds of arms. Even if the measure were imperatively required — and we unhesitatingly deny that such i# the case I THE SON LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 5, 1858, LATEST NEWS. WEST INDIA, MEXICAN, AND PACIFIC MAILS. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, FRIDAY MORNING. The Magdalena steamer, Captain Abbott, has arrived with the West India, Mexican, and Pacific mails. Her dates aro—Vora Cruz, Jan. 4 ; Ilavannah, 9th ; Greytown, sth ; Colon, 10th ; Jamaica, 12th ; Damerara, 11th ; Trinidad, 11th ; Bar ba.does, 14th; and St. Thomas, 19th. The Magdalena brings the most valuable freight sent home by any ship from the West Indies for many years. Specie amounts to $2,223,893 ; jewellery, &a., value 8,456 dols., 2,520 serons indigo, 631 serons cocoa, besides quantities of sarsaparilla, cochineal, cigars, nuts, dsc. Among her passengers are the Bishop of British Guiana and the Rev. Ir. Wyatt, from Damerara. A large Spanish fleet was in commission on the 9th of January at Havannah. Rear-Admiral Sir H. Stewart was expected at Barbadoes from Bermuda about February Ifit, in H.M.S. Indus. At 3.35 p.m. on the 19th the Magdalena spoke the Orinoco steamer, off the Virgin Islands ; all well. The subject of direct steam communication between Demerara and England via Madeira was again being agitated. Weather at Demerara showery, with squalls, which has occasioned some damage to thet coasting craft. The schooner John Walker was capsized in a squall, and all but one man perished ; several other vessels laden with produce wrecked or damaged. Produce was coming in in large quantities. Markets Well stocked, and business dull. At Trinidad crops looking well. Business dull. In Rirbadoes the canes are reported to be of sugar expected to be t r h ip e en i ianrgget st' andeve croprreap reaped. American provisions scarce and dear. Col. Tucker, of tho Royal Engineers, died at Port Royal on the 10th of January. Nothing particular from Jamaica. Business dull, and produce market inactive. Exchanges on Loudon, 11 per cent. prem., 90 days ; 2 ditto, 60 days ; 2i ditto, 30 days. No fever at St. Thomas, either afloat or on shore. Business very flat. e ffect at Greytown, as th ere was hope The extermination of Walke r ' s F i lib usters had uan route being re - opened. oafc F thhe i e v e e rNin o ige f ar tl i g e saloon servants of the Royal Mail steamerlying at the a b ove place, were dro Tham es,nedo ntheevening of the 4th of January, by Henry the upsetting of a small punt. Their names mPeasrwroetrfe, Alfred Edwards, Guy,Ed-war ds,Edw and i Barnes.Morgan, Thomas COPENHAGEN, FEE. 3. The Kiug of Denmark was suddenly seized, the evening before last , with an inflamm a ti on o f th e ho has before su ff ered on several The malady show e d it se l f bya frequent cm which cough, attended with fever. Yesterday, these 'symptoms bad abated, and last night was tranquil. His Majesty is much better to-day, FRANCE. PARIS, THURSDAY EVENING. Th e Emperor and Empress yesterday gave a pri vate audience to Prince d'Ottajano, gentleman of the chamber of the King of the Two Sicilies, ac companied by Count de Hatzfeld, th e P russ i an mi nister, f ipo o rn r i oa e ft r e t h lbeingletter t te charged to deliver to the Emperor r Written by his S ov ereign theon attempt of the 14th ult., and to express his Majesty's congratulations verbally. With Prince d 'Ottaiano were the Commander otheo occasion a a s Versaco, the Chevalier Fulgori, and the Duke Furneri-Imbert. The Emperor received also a letter of congratnlation from the Grand Duke of Oldenburg. A Council of Ministers, at which the Emperor presided, was held yesterday at the Tuilleries. The First President De'angle has been appointed reporter of the committee on the senatus-consultum having for object to require an oath of allegiance from persons proposing themselves as candidates for a seat in the Legislative Body. The ilioniteur publishes three decisions from Marshal Vaillant, Minister of War, relative to milfl ary service " Tile first - - - fixes at 1 , 800 fr. the sum to be paid for exemption by young men comprised in the contingent of th e c l ass of 1857. The second fixes the conditions for re -enlistments. Those for seven years will give a right to the sum of 1, 5001 ., of which 200 f. are payable at the time of re enlist ment; 300 f., eith er at the same per i o d o r during the time of service, as may be fixed by the council of admini3tration of the corps ; and I,ooof. at the expiration of th e term. The par ty re-enlisting has also a ri g h t to the pay of 10c. a day. Re• enlistment f or l ess than seven years will give a rigl.t, up to 14 years' service, to a sum of 153 r. for each ye ar ' s re-enl istment--251• payable at the c?mmencement ; 25f. &vie(' the course of ser . vice ; and 100 f. at the expiration of the term, and also to the pay of 10e. a day. After 14 years' service that pay will b e i ncre ased to 20c. Volun tary re-enlistaient after liberation fr )m the service will give the same advantages as those a.bove speci fied. The third decree fixes the sum to be paid by soldiers now serving, but who are desirous of being discharged at 350 fr for each year remaining of their term." • ) _ __ A Paris letter ; i n th e Nord, givo3 some details relative to the Privy Council. It says : " It was at first intended to nominate a consi derable number of persons members of the Privy Council and to give them important attributions. But the Ernp3ror decided on selecting only repre sentatives of the church the army, and the three great bodies of tho State' ; and that is why Cardinal Morlot, Markihal the Duko de Malakoll, and MM. Troplong, de Morny, and Baroche have been nominated. By his high functions as Minister of State, M. Fould had naturally a place in the coun cil ; and as to M. de Persigny, a personal friend of the Emperor, honoured by his confidence in exile as well as on the throne, every one has under stood the choice of the Emperor. According to the Imperial message, the privy council will only have very ,restricted attributions, which arey a„Fuely described by these words, " It shall be consulted on, the great affairs of the Sate, and shall prepare itself by the study of the duties and necessities of government, for the important part the future may reserve to it.' That part will begin on the accession of an Emperor under age, and then the privy council will be transformed into a council of regency. But then all the ac tion of the government will be concentrated in the hands of the Empress, and of the council of ministers. Ths two French Princes nearest in the order of succession, who in virtue of the Imperial decree are to be called on to form part of the coun cil of regency, are Prince Jerome and Prince Napo leon. In default of the Empress, the regency will be exercised by Prince Jerome, and after him 'by Prince Napoleon. The presence of the Duke de Malakoff in the council explains why he has not been nominated to one of the great military com mands in the departments—the marshal, in the eventualities foreseen, not being able to leave the seat of government. TIIE BOURSE, Feb. 4.—The following were the closing quotations:— ii per Cents .. Lin: end month 95 - 3 per Cent. . .. 69 10 Do. end month 69 40 Bank Shares 3200 Credit Mobilier 960 Do. Account 957 5) RAIL' Orleans Northern Credit Foncier Belgian 4 Piedmontese (5) Roman BB Austrian Spanish Threes Home Debt — Midi Western 6864 Strasburg Grand Central Sardinian Austrian New Ditto 802?; Lyon and Mediteran. 872, New Ditto 8374 Genova SPAIN. The Madrid journals of the 30th ult. have arrived. In the Congress, the previous day, the debate on the address in reply to the speech from the throne was continued, but it presented nothing remarkle. In the sitting of the 30th, M. Bravo Murillo, amidst marks of great interest, proceeded to address the chatnbent He said that he should support the ad dress, as, when residing abroad, he had formed the resolution not to oppose any ministry govern ing on conservative principles. As to the reform of the c institution, respecting which many questions had been put to him, he said that he could not express any opinion, inasmuch as he was not a minister, and it would be ridiculous in him to say by anticipation what he should do in the event of his becoming one. He was speaking when the post left. The new minister of marine, M. Quesada, having arrived at Madrid, the ad interim, administration of the department by the Minister of War had ceased. STRAND TEEATRE. Mr. Leicester Duckinghatn's new farce, "A Pleasant Time of It," is an amusing trifle, which fully merits the approval with which it has been greeted. The plot is ingenious, the situations very amusing, and the dialogue abounding in fun. The story of the piece turns upon the disagreeable dilemmas in which one Felix Frank! ledge is placsd, by staking and lcminz his lliberty in a game at cards with a Tidy whom he encounters in his journey ing, and who forthwith employs him to rescue liar spouse from one Nancy Noggs, a damsel of the corps de ballet. Mr. Buckingam played Frankpledge with much ease and animation, and Miss Craven imparted to her performance of the danseuse all the grace and vivacity which invariably cbaracteriscs her efforts, and are rapidly making her an established favourite with the public. THE SEA SERPENT AGAIN. The following is an extract from tho Board of Trade Meteorological Journal kept by Capt. Har rington, of the ship Castilian, from Bombay for Liverpool : " Ship Castilian, Dec. 12, 1857, north-east end of St. Etelena, bearing north-west, dis tance 10 miles. _ " At 6.30 p.m., strong breezes and cloudy, ship sailing about 12 miles per hour. While myself and officers were standing on the lee side of the poop, looking towards the island, we were startled by the sight of a huge marine aroimal which reared its head out of the water within 20 yards of the ship, when it suddenly disappeared for about half a minute and then made its appearance in the same manner again, showing us distinctly its neck and head about 10 or twelve feet out of water. Its head was shaped like a long nun buoy, and I suppose the diameter to have been 7 or 8 feet in the largest pairt, wit.i a kind, of scroll, or tuft of lu,sJ ' 'encir cling it about two feet from the top ; the water was discoloured for several hundred feet from its bead, so much so that on its first appearance my impres sion was that the ship was in broken water, pro duced, as I supposed, by some volcanic agency since the last time I passed the island, but the second appearance completely dispelled those fears, and assured us that it was a monster of extraor dinary length, which appeared to ire moving slowly towards the land. The ship was going too fast to enable us to reach the mast-head in time to form a correct estimate of its extreme length, but from what we saw from the deck we conclude that it must have been over 200 feet long. The boatswain and several of the crew who observed it from the topgallant forecastle, state that it was more than double the length of the ship, in which case it must Lave been 500 feet ; be that as it may, I am con vinced that it belonged to the serpent tribe ; it was of a dark colour about the head, and was covered with several white spots. Having a press of can vass ou the ship at the time I was unable to round to without risk, and therefore was precluded from getting another sight of this leviathan of the deep. " GEORGE • HENRY HARRINGTON, COM.Dianderl " WILLIAM DAVIES, Chief Officer. "EDWARD WIIEELER, Second Officer." LETTER FROM INDIA. The following extract from a private letter throws light ou the state of affairs on the southern fron tier of Oude AZIMGETUR, DEC. 22. The district is now quite quiet, and I trust we shall not be interfered with by the rebels any more. We are catching lots of Sepoys running away to their homes from Lucknow ; they are all laden with rupees and gold mohurs, which of course are divided between the captors and government. The Sepoys disguise themselves as villagers, Fakeers, and other characters ; but the police are very keen. Last week they caught six men, who collectively possessed 1,250 rupees worth of gold and silver, in rupees and mohurs. They will be hanged. Yesterday six more men were caught dis guised as villagers ; they said they had been looted (robbed) by villagers, but we found 300 or 400 ru pees on them. The case of one man was doubt ful ; he said he went into Oude with money to buy bullocks and had been robbed, but on examining him we found the marks of eight leech bites on his left side ; he said they were the marks of a lancet, but he looked very foolish when the marks were dis covered ; but do what they will they are sure to be discovered somehow or other, either by the contents •of letters or some colic o their Sepoy profession found on them. General Franks is now in this aistriCt marching on hero with a wing of her M ajesty's 13th , and four guns, two companies Madras Native Infantry. Jung Bahadoor is at Segowlie • with his army preparing to march into Gorruck pore. In that district the rebel B.azim has collected 2,000 "sepoys, 700 or 800 sowars, and new levies of several thousand matchlock men, with six or seven guns. General Franks will have to watch our frontier bordering on Gorruckpore, to prevent the rebels coming this way, so as to compel them to congregate iu Oude, and Jung Bahadoor will follow them up, leaving a force to keep Gorruck pore, and Franks will march into Oude at two or three points, viz., from the Azimghur frontier, and from Juanpore, via Sultanpore (Oude). The Com mander-in-Chief, with Outran], will co opera!e with all their forces from LuCknow and Cawnpore, and perhaps another column will march in from Futty ghur, to which place a force has already gone to take the fort. At present the whole of the Doab, from Allahabad up to some 20 miles beyond Cawn- Pore, is de a., but with the exception of the Alum bagh and 81111311, we do not po=sess a single village in Oude. A rebel force is still in possession of Lucknow, but there are very few sepoys left there, as many have bean killed and wounded, and many are escaping in disguise, ane 2,000 or 3,000 are now in G•n . ruckpore. There will not be much opposi tion shown to our force in Lucknow ; in fact, when a large force is collected in the Alumbagh, I fully expect the re :dine of the royal hiuse and their rabble will fly t Fyzabad, and then the Gado and Gorruckpere rebels will congregate there and be hemmed in on all sides, and be massacred to a man. It is satisfactory to know that the revenue is coming in rapidly. The emitidence of the people hereabouts is quite restored, and travelling is no longer a matter of difficnity or danv,or. The object of F,rukh Khan's vis.t to Rome is to con clude a treaty of commerce with the Pope, and to arrange on a better basis tho position of the Catholic Bishop in Puraia. TEE ARRTVAL OP TILE PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF PRUSSIA AT ANT WERP. Our readers have already been informed of the arrival of the Prince and Priv cess Frederick William of Prussia at Antwerp, and their departure by special train for Brussel.. Up to the last moment the minds of the authorities here, civil and military, were kept in a continual state of perplexity by tLe numerous, and contradictory rumours as to the time when the Royal squadron might be expected to appear in the port. At one period, indeed, it was by no means certain whether Antwerp would be honoured by the presence of the illustrious travellers. Oa Monday night a violent storm of wind raged from the south-west. The Scheldt rose above the quays, washed away a considerable por tion of the valuable merchandise collet ed there, and inundated the cellars of the houses facing the river. The hurricane lasted all night, and yesterday morn ing a report got abroad that, in consequence of the unfavourable state of the weather, the Royal couple, instead of coming to Antwerp, would land some where on the coast of France—an impression which was strengthened by a statement in L'lndependance Beige that if the gale continued the Prince and Princess would disembark at Calais. Moreover, the Burgomaster, who is a member of the Chamber of Representatives, was absent in Brussels, attend ing to his parliamentary duties, and no instruc tions had been received by any of the resident authorities relative to the arrival of the Royal squadron. During the course of the afternoon, however, intelligence came from Brussels that the flotilla had left Gravesend at half-past 2 o'clock, and might be expected to reach Flushing about midnight. Upon the receipt of th:s news the Municipal Couucil immediately assembled at the Hotel de Ville, and adopted the necessary measures for giving a fitting welcome to the Prince and Princess. The Governor of the city issued invita tions to the Consuls resident in Antwerp, to the members of the Chamber of Commerce, to the civil and military officers of the town, and to all the principal inabitants to assemble on the Quai Van dyok at an early hour this morning to receive the illustrious visitors on their arrival ; and later in the evening two squadrons of Cuirassiers came in by train to escort the Royal procession through the I streets. It was thought probable at that time that. the squadron would remain at anchor abreast of Flushing all night and ascend the river to Antwerp before noon to day, so as to permit the Prince and Princess to visit some of the principal places of in terest in the city before leaving for Brussels. Among the public edifices which they were ex pected to visit were the Bourse, the Cathedral, the Museum, and one or two of the most celebrated churches in the town. It will be seen, however, that their arrival was unfortunately delayed to so late at an hour that they were compelled to abandon the intention of making any stay in Antwerp, and to content themselves on the present occasion with a mere glance at such of the public buildings as were visible from the line of procession between the quay and the railway station. About 10 o'clock last night Lord and Lady Howard de Walden ar rived from Brussels and took up their residence at the Hotel du Parc in the Place Verto, and they were shortly afterwards followed by the Prussian Minister, Baron Broeckhausen, who alighted at the Hotel St. Antoine. The weather had now cleated up, and the good people of Antwerp retired to rest in the confident hope of passing a pleasant day on the morrow. _ _ Vain were their hopes ! When they opened their eyes in the morning they found the city, the river, and all the country around enveloped iu a thick gray fog, and no news of the Royal squadron. Nevertheless, the Cuirassiers, in obedience to the orders of the previous evening, left the barracks about 8 o'clock, and took up a position in the Canal au Sucre, a short street leading to the quay, where the Royal party were expected to land. Crowds of people, among whom were many peasants from the surrounding districts, then began to collect on the quays and the adjacent streets, and every now and again might be seen a civil or a military officer, in a gorgeous uniform, hurrying to his post. The King, accompanied by the Duo de Brabant and the Comte de Flandre, and attended by a brilliant suite, arrived from Brussels at 10 o'clock. He hai been expected somewhat earlier, but the train did not leave Brussels until an hour after the appointed time, in consequence of the dense fog which covered the railway. The Governor of the Province of Ant werp, the Burgomaster, and many other distin guished personages received his Majesty at the station, and the people who had assembled outside greeted their Sovereign with enthusiastic shouts and cries of " Vive le Roi !" His Majesty and the Princes passed in review the battalion of Carbi neers which formed the guard of honour at the station, and then drove in a coach with four horses, preceded by two outriders, to the Palace in the Place de Meir, wuither thelocal authorities imme diately hastened to pay their respects to the King. The presence of his Majesty was signified to the inhabitants generally by the waving of the Belgian flag from the topmost pinnacle of the cathedral, and also from 'the highest points of the Palace and the Hotel. After a brief interval a mounted orderly left the Palace and rode at a rapid pace to the Canal au Sucre, where be made a communication to the officer commanding the Cuirassiers, the effect of which no one was at a loss to guess, when the troops wheeled into _line and retained to their barracks. It was apparent that the Royal couple were not now expected to arrive so soon as had been antici pated ; and on making inquiry I ascertained that a telegraphic despatch had been received to the effect that, owing to the fog, the Royal squadron had not crossed the Channel during the night, but had cast anchor somewhere about the mouth of the Thames. The despatch added the, unless the weather cleared, the squadron would not put to sea till an advancei hour iu the Morning, in which ewe it could not arrive at Antwerp before 3 or 4 o'clock in the afternoOn. As soon as these facts became known the crowds in the streets and quays gradually thinned, but still many hundreds re mained lingering about, fearful lest by going home they should miss the spectacle. Several hours thus pawed without any further tidings of the expected visitors, altlicugh the authorities at 03teud and Flushing had been ordered to use the telegraph the moment the flotilla came within sight of - cifher of those places, and at last the apprehension began seriously to be entertained that the Prince and Princess had changedtheir minds and goneto Calais. Happily these forebodings turned out not to be correct. At half-pan 2 o'clock came a telegraphic message to the Pilot-house that the Royal squadron had arrived at Flushing at 11, and would probably enter the port of Antwerp between 3 and 4. Why the intelligence of the arrival in the Scheldt had been delayed for three hours and a-half I could not ascertain. The news quickly spread through the town, and it was brought to the knowledge of the deafest and most indifferent by the loud booming of the great bell of the cathedral. Crowds again gathered upon the streets, and in an incr. dibly short space of time the quays were filled from end to end with people. The Cuirassiers again appeared on their stout Flemish steeds, and a regiment of Chasseurs and soldiers of the line marched on to the quays. By a few simple manoeuvre', executed with precision, they soon succeeded in clearing an open space on the landing wharf and covering it with carpets brilliant in colour and elegant in de 3 ign. They then formed in a double line round three sides of the spot thus prepared for the reception of the illustrious travellers, and their band gratified the multitudes which pressed upon them on every hani by playing a number of favourite airs. The Minis ters, Consuls, and civil and military functionaries, all wearing their richest -uniforms, now began to assemble, and, as eachwheu he artived wasadwitted to the carpetted space, that little oasis ere long presented a splendid appearance. Unfortunately, although the fog had almost wholly disappeared, the sky remained of a dull leaden hue, and there was not even a single ray of sunshine to 'exhibit the scene in' all its dazzling brilliancy. Tho effect of the spectacle was still further heightened by the arrival of the King, the Princes, and a brilliantstaff of officers. His Majesty wore a milit ary uni form with the insignia of the Order of the4 , Black Eagle of Prussia, and after bowing acknowledg ments to the prolonged acclamations of till people, entered freely into conversation with several of the distinguished personages by whom he was sur rounded, while the military bandplaycd the national air of the " Biabanconne." The firing of the guns of Fort St. Lillo nine miles below the city, precisely at 3 o'clock, was tho first signal of the approach of the Royal squadron. After passing that station, which marks the fron tier line between Belgium and Holland, the Riyal travellers beheld on either side nothing but a flat exparse of iand, brown, bare, and marshy, and in tersected in all directions by muddy and stagnant canals. Plantations border the horizon in the di - tance, but nearer the river one solitary oak stands, the solo representative of his tribe over a la!ge tract of country. ' At le n gth the tow er attic cathe dral of Antwerp was seen lifting its beautiful and delicate form into the sky, and, as the flotilla r( muted bend after bend of the river, the spires of the magnificent churches which embellish the city came one by one into view. The squadron was saluted by Fort du Nord, the guns of whic!i were just visible above the earthworks, and amid the noise and smoke thus occasioned the Royal yachts passed the heavily armed batteries on the south bank of the Scheldt, the entrance to the new docks, and the double line of foitifieations. A few more 'ATS. turns of the paddlewheels, and they glide majesti cally into a scene of singular beauty. As far as the eye can reach, the river, here as broad and as deep as the Thames at . Greenwich, flows in a straight line, its bcsom unvexed by the stroke of a single oar. Along the left bank is a green dike, so high that it almost con ceals the landscape behind it, terminating in the fortified point known as the Tete de Flandre. But on the right bank are seen a series of magnificent quays, more than a mile in length, planted with a douSle row of tree, and liued by handsome edifices. They are crowded .with people, some of them wearing costumes of the most quaint description, and from the windows of many of the houses are flying the flags Of England, Prussia, and Belgium. Only a few vessels, chiefly small river steamers, are lying alo ngs id e the quart but the basins at *bottom of the to wn are well filled with shippin g , galy dressed in th e b r i g h tes t co l ours. The Victoria and Albert, with the Prussian flag at the main and the Union Jack at the fore, and de corated in the most tastr.ful manner, moved slowly , up amid the shouts of the spectators. She an chored in the centre of the river, nearly opposite the Porte de L'Eiceut, and was saluted by the guns of the citadel and by those of the Tete de Flandre. The Fairy passed between the Victoria and Albert and the quay, and dropped her anchor a little further up the river. Her example was fol lowed by the Osborne and Vivid. The Curagoa also steamed up in the same direction, but before taking up her position by the side of her tiny con sorts she returned the salute of the citadel with two broadsides, which seemed almost to shake the earth. As soon as the firing bad ceased the King pro ceeded on board the Victoria and Albert, and, after exchanging affectionate greetings with the young Prince and Princess, gave them a h ear ty we l come to his dominions. Lord and Lady Howard de Walden also went on board the yacht and offered their congratulations to their Royal Highnesses. A few minutes were spent in receiving the parting homage of the officers of the ship, and, the last word having been spoken, the Princess Royal was con ducted by the King down the ladder to an elegant 12-oared boat, painted white and gold. Prince Fre derick followed, and the ladies and gentlemen in attendance were landed in the boats belonging to the Royal yacht. The moment that the Princess left the side of the Victoria and Albert the crew— officers and men—mounted the paddleboxes and gave three such cheers as probably the good people of Antwerp never heard before. The crew of the Curagoa, too, who now manned the yards, as well as those of the Fairy, the Osborne, and the Vivid, sent forth' repeated "hurrahs !'" in a style which evidently astonished the amiable but somewhat stolid Flemings. The Princess Royal was handed on shore and conducted to the carriage by the King, her auga4 husband following between the two Belgian Princes. The utmost anxiety was manifested by the people to see her Royal High ness, in whom they apparently felt an unusual interest, and , she traversed the short distance be tween the river side and the carriage amid the most enthusiastic applause, accompanied by the waving of hats and handkerchiefs. She conversed with the King in a cheerful, lively manner, and seemed nothing the worse for the voyage from Gravesend. She wore a dress of light-coloured moire antique, a black velvet pelisse, and a gray silk bonnet, trimme I with 114wers and cherry-coloured ribands. The Prince wore a Prussian uniform. All the Royal party, with the exception of the Comte de Flandre, entered one carriage, drawn by four beau tiful bays. It was intended that the Royal car riages, of which there were two, should be followed to the station by the coaches of the ambassadors,' consuls, and civil and military authorities in some thing like order. The result showed that the arrangers of the ceremonial had reckoned .without their host. It is not the practise in Antwerp to line the streets with soldiers or policemen on such occasions as the present, and the consequence was, that the moment the carriage containing the King and the young Prince and Princess moved from the quay, the crowd, disregarding the military escort, rushed in behind it and isolated it from the others. Any attempt to rejoin the head to the body would have been perfectly hopeless ; the distance between them became greater every minute ; common street cabs insinuated themselves at different points- along the route, and at last not even the semblance of a procession remained. but every one tried to get to the station as soon after the Royal party as possible. To reach the railway station from the Quai clyck the procession, if it may be called such, had to go a distance of about a mile and a-half, passing through most of the principal streets and open places of the city. There was much to attract the notice and elicit the admiration of the august visi tors in their route. The streets aro generally nar row and lined with lofty houses of a sombre, antique appearance, presenting in many cases the most grotesque architectural combinations. Some of them are six or seven stories in height, their fronts adorned with elaborate tracery, and termi nating at the top in those notched and pointed gables which are familiar to all acquainted with the pictures of the Flemish school. Nothing could be more dissimilar to the tame uniformity of a modern street than the Vieux Marche au Bld, with its irre gular but richly ornamented fronts, its projecting windows luxuriantly sculptured, and its sloping roofs partly concealed by quaintly decorated tower' and gables. In the short space of half-an-hour the Prince and Princess saw samples of the different styles of building which have been in vogue froni the 11th and 12th century to the present time. r do not know whether Mr. Gilbert Scott has visited Antwerp, but I am sine he would gaze with wonder and admiration at its exquisite examples of these forms of architecture for which he pleads so elo quently in his recent work, proving as they do that the Gothic, with its various modifications, is as capable of being applied successfully to civil edi fices, and even to dwelling-houses, as to ecclesias tical buildings. But, after all, there is perhaps no sight so i n t erest i ng as that of human beings con gregated together in large masses, and when to this is added an infinite variety of strange cos tumes, the spectacle brcomes at once impressive and amusing. Such it w e es to-day. The male dres3 seems to be nearly the same all over Eu rope ; it is not remarkable for either elegance or picturesqueness ; but, happily, ire the im mense applauding crowds that welcomed the Prince and Princess to Antwerp this afternoon the women far outnumbered the mon, and their long black Sp an i s h c l oaks, their tiny caps worn with a coquettish air, and adorned with ribands and span gles, and, in the case of the riper beauties, their odd-looking straw bonnets, covering a pure white lace cap, with broad lappets hanging down to the shoulders, had a peculiarly strdcing effect. At Ye riots, points on the line of procession, at everi, public buildi ngs, at the different consulates, at all tho principal hotels and cafes, and particularly at the Hotel St. Antoine, and the Hotel du Parc, the flags of England, Prussia, and Belgium floated in the air. In passing along the Canal au Sucre the Royal party obtained an excellent view of the cathedral tower, one of the loftiest in the world, light and elegant in form, and celebrated for the beauty and delicacy of its Gothic ornamentation. A little further on they caught a glimpse o f the Hotel de Ville in the Grande Place, the tree of liberty planted by th e B elgians at the time of the revolution, and the venerable and interesting man: sion in which the Emperor Charles V. used to reale• when he visited Antvterp. They moved slowly through the Place Verte, a large open space planted with trees, having in its centre a colossal statute of Rubens, surrounded by the Palais de Justice, the Post-office, and other public institutions. Travers ing the March 6 aux Souliers, in which are the finest shops in Antwerp, they entered the Place de Meir, I the vast area of which was completely filled with people, who greeted the Royal cortege as it passe& I along in the most cordial manner. After leaving ' the Place de Meir, as it was now getting dark, the pace was increased, and, crossing the ramparts at trot, the Royal party arrived at the station about 5 o'clock, and were received with military honours by a regiment of Rifles, while the band struck UP, "God save the Queen." A special train Was ill readiness to convey them to Brussels, and in a fell minutes it moved slowly out of the station, followe d by the plaudits of those admitted to the platform* In the evening the use treated the townspeeP le t to a display of fireworks, which had a very brilliant effect, and gave great delight to the crowds assem bled on the quays. The Victoria and Albert alt the Vivid will, I believe, leave early to-morrow morning for England, and the Fairy on Friday It is prob a bl e th at the Curagoa and the Osborn o . will remain for a few days longer. IRELAND. DUBLIN, THURSDAY NICJIT• THE IRISH VICEROYALTY. Lord Carlisle was present this evening at the Lorf l .. Mayor's b anque t , an d in t i ro course of his Bac ot' leney s sp3och he r e f erre d t o th e quest i on of to abo4tiou of the Viceroyalty in these terms " It may lie allowed to me to observe, osPeci' ua aftrr you have drunk my health in so friendly of 611 encouraging a manner, that a certain degre 6) d interest, to which the Lord Mayor has retel l( ' may at this pericd attach it se lf to the office I hav e the honour to till, which I c er t a i n l y cou ld no t da l _ pl.rsondly to myself ; b u t, as we" have seen, it ali nouncod of late in se vera l quarters, and witll.o certain appearance of gravity, that it has boo° 0 the contemplation cf the Government to Vat a a extinguisher at onc e upon au aka so elevated A ll oh upon a person so hu m bl e, I can only say t h a t oa t 3 a project is without m y pr i v i ty, as on m y P" clearly would be without my sympathy,"