The Sun. — London, England, 1858-05-20 00:00:00

n ER -MAJESTY'S THEATRE. DON GIOVANNI. THIS EVENING, THURSDAY, May 20, will be pre- Muted Mozart's chef d'ceuvre, DON GIOVANNI. Donna Anna, Madlle. Titiens ; Donna Elvira, Madlle. Ortolani ; Zerlina, biadlle. Piccolomini ; Don Giovanni, Sig. nor Beneventano (his first appearanee this season); Leporello, Signor Belletti ; Masetto, Signor Aklighieri ; Il Commenda tore, Signor Vialetti ; and Don Ottavio, Signor Ginglini. Conductor, Signor Bonetti. To conclude with the new Ballet, FLEUR DES CHAMPS. The principal puts by Madlles. Pocchini, Annetta, and M. Durand. The Opera will commence at 8 o'clock. 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. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.— Titiens, Alboni, Giuglini. Piccolomini, Ortolani, Belletti, Beneventano, Aldighieri. The following arrangements have been m tde : WITS EVENING, May 20—Extra Night—DON GIO VANNI and the new Ballet, FLEUR DES CRAMPS. Friday, May 21— IL TRO YATORE and Ballet. Saturday, May 22—LA TRAVIATA and Ballet r Friday, May 28—Grand Morning Concert, in which all the artistes of the establishment will appear. Monday, June 7—Grand Morning Performance. In answer to numerous communications, it is announced th it, for the convenience of the gentry residing in the envi rule, a Grand Morning Performance will be given on Monday, June 7, in which all the artistes of the establishment will par&rm, including all the artistes of the ballet. Applications to be made at the Box.oflice at the Theatre, R OY AL ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT-GARDEN. THIS EVENING (THURSDAY), May 19, will be per formed (for the third time this season) Meyerbeer's Grand Opera, LES HUGUENOTS. Valentina, Madame ar'si ; 'Margarita di Valois, Marine. Marai ; Dama d'Onore, Madame Tagliafico ; Urbano, Madlle. Didiee ; Marcell°, M. Zelger ; Il Conte di San Brig. Signor Polonini •, Il Conte di Nevers, Signor Tagliafico ; Meru, Sig. Pierini ; Tavannes, Signor ossi ; Huguenot Soldier, Signor Soldi ; wad Raoul di Nangis, Signor Mario. Conductor—Mr. Costa. The Incidental Divertissement will be supported by Madlle. Delechaux, Madlle. Esper, and M. Desplaces. Doors open at half-past 7, the Opera to commence at 8 o'clock. Pit, 108. 6d. ; amphitheatre stalls, 108. 6d., 75., and ss. ; amphitheatre, 2s. 6d. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE Proprietor, Mr. Charles Kean. Isms EVENING will be presented the new farce entitled THE STOCK EXCHANGE ; or, The Green Business. After which, will be revived FAUST AND MARGUE RITE. Mephistophiles, Mr, C. Kean. To conclnde with the new farce, entitled SAMUEL IN SEARCH OF HIMSELF. riIHEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. 1 Lessee—Mr. J. B. Buckstone. THIS EVENING, to commence at Seven o'clock. with THE SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL. Lady Teazle, Miss Rey nolds ; Mrs. Candour, Mrs. Wilkins. After which a Classical Extravaganza, entitled PLUTO AND PROSERPINE. Followed by JACK'S RETURN FROM CANTON. Orchestra Stalls (which may be retained the whole of the evening). 6s. each. (No charge for booking.) First Price, s. d. Second price. 8. d. Dress Boxes- .......... 5 0 Dress Boxes 3 0 Upper Boxes P.t Gallery T HEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. Lessee—Mr. Ben. Webster. THIS EVENING, will be presented JANET PRIDE, in which Messrs B. Webster, Keeley, Paul Bedford, Selby, and Madame Celeste will appear. To conclude with THAT BLESSED BABY, in which Mr and Mrs. Keeley will appear. Commence at Seven. TRAND THEATRE.—Lessee and Directres, 1.7 Miss Swanborough.—This Evening will be presented MARRIAGE A LOTTERY, supported by Messrs. Emery, Ray, Belford, Mesdames M. Oliver, Portman, Victor, and Selby. Followed by TAKE CARE OF YOUR POCKETS. Miss Turtle and Messrs Swanborough and Ray. After which, the new burlesque of FRA. DIAVOLO ; or, The Beauty and the Brigands. Fra D.avalo, Miss Swan borough ; Beppo, Mr. C. Young. CANTERBURY HALL, Westminster-road.— OPEN EVERY EVENING.—The follow ing company of Vocalists are engaged for the performance of 8 Ilectiens from all the popular OPERAS, MADRIGALS, CHORUSES, GLEES, DUETS, dm, viz. : —Miss Russell, Mrs. Badzey. Miss Brunel', Miss Ray, Madame Bartoletti, Miss Montague, Mrs. Lawrence, and Mrs. Anderson ; Harr F. Joughmans, Mr. Renshaw, S. Jones, J. Barker, W. Melling, Senor Antonio, E. L. Hime, Mr. Badzey, Senor Tiroli, Mr. Cozens, Mr. Bell, and Mr. Beraard ; Messrs. W. T. Critchfield, John G. Forde, and E. Mackney. Pianoforte, Mr. Cecil Hicks ; harmonium, Mr. Courtnay ; Director, Herr F. Jonghmans. Commence at Seven o'clock precisely. Suppers, &a., until twelve o'clock. Air. AUGUSTUS BRARA.M will appear every Evening in a Selection from "Li DAME BLA.NCEIE" (THE WHITE LADY), first produced at the Canterbury Hall. English words by Desmond Ryan, Esq. THE WEATHER—SUN OFFICE, MAY 20. IHEIMONETER, IN THE SHADE. (s—highest since noon yesterday. 47--lowest this morning and during the night, 66—this day at noon. BAROMETER, 30.14. WIND, Westerly ; light and fine. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. THIS DAY—Morn., 22 min. aft. 7—Even., 58 min. aft. 7 To•Monnow —Morn., 37 min. aft. 8 —Even., 13 min. aft. bg, • , LONDON, THURSDAY, MAY 20, 1858. IMPORTANT INTELLIGENCE FROM INDIA. SPOLIATION OF OIJDE. SUN OFFICE, 3 P.ll. Just as we are going to press, a rumour reaches us, in which we have every reason to place entire confidence. It is said that important communications have been received from various officers holding the highest positions in her Mijesty's service, in which the CANNING Proclamation is unreservedly condemned, and the worst consequences are anti cipated from its promulgation. We are unable to state whether these commu nications are of a private or of an official charac ter, but we must express our earnest hope that their subtstance, at least, may be at once commu nicated to the country. Mr. VERNON SMITH, in answering the question fairly asked by Mr. CRAWFORD on Tuesday even ifig, as to " whether Lord CANNING'S proclama tion had been issued in obedience to instructions sent out from this country," declared with the sua vityand politeness for which he is eelebrated(!) that it was " so obviously ridiculous" " that it scarcely required an answer," and that " the first inti mation which he had of the proclamation was from the letter, the substance of which he had stated to the House." We are bound to believe the ex-President of the India Board, but merely as to the literal meaning of his words. He has, unfortunately for himself, and the party with whom he was associated, proved himself to be a skilful special pleader, capable of suppressing the truth, and creating a perfectly false impression as to the actual state of affairs—the true facts that ought to influence Parliament and the country. Had he been in the witness-box, with a skilful cross-examiner before him, the real state of the case might have been elicited. It would have been discovered whether he h a d !suggested the policy indicated by that re markable document ; or whether he had approved „f and sanctioned it, on bin; interrogated through pseudo-" private '' communication. ri„,, ioneFRANKS recently a General in India, a n d who in that capacity gained verdant laurels, has atated that, from con versations with Lord CANNING, he inferr e d th at , the proclamation could only have been the result, of instructions from home. The circumsta nce , were, certainly of a very extraordinary character, and must have fully justified that gallant officer in arriving at such a conclusion. One who had ac quired so high a reputation would scarcely risk it by ventilating such rumours, unless there were ample grounds to rest on. It might have been but a "general impression," and the Hero who achieved two glorious triumphs in a single day by his brilliant strategy, might be unwilling to com promise a friend by disclosing the particulars of their confidential conversation. But the interests of Great Britain and of India imperatively demand that Colonel—he ought to be GeneraIFRANKS, and Mr. SMITH, formerly of Cannon-row, should be examined before the House or a Select Com mittee, before a decision be taken. It is a matter of such magnitude such vital importance to the community at large, that the verdict should not be delivered on inadequate or possibly erro neous premises. We have, therefore, a right to demand that there should be a stringent investi gation into all the circumstances, and that every witness who could throw light on the subject should be examined, and that before the final division. What will be the result of that division ? What will be the course adopted by the independent and really liberal members ? It is in their hands that the issue depends, and heavy indeed will be the responsibility if they should disregard the vitally important duty that now devolves upon them. The recognised leaders of the party, Mr. RoEßucx and Mr. BRIGHT, have justly supported not merely the Government, but the policyof Lord ELLENBOROUGH. They well know that the policy of confiscation—the policy that must prolong the conflagration in India, originated in London, and that, though Lord CANNING is the party really responsible, Mr. SMITH is the one that should endure the censure. He feels that he winces under the unpleasant truth. But still he must bear the consequences of his own wilfulness and fatuity. The vote of last Friday in the Lords was either way of little consequence. Had it been adverse, its only significance would have arisen from the singularity of a majority in the Upper House against a Conservative Ministry. It has not been the custom, of late years, that a Ministry enjoy ing the confidence of the Commons should resign because of a hostile vote in the Lords. At least, it has not been the practice of Whig Ministers, and therefore Conservatives would not be abso lutely bound to abide by the decision of the Con servative House itself. However, a majority of ten decided in their favour, decided that they were not called upon to censure her Majesty's Ministers for the premature sending of a despatch, when the Minister who sent it had already resigned, and the Chief of the Ministry had expressed his regret that it had been sent. Lord SHAFTESBURY might, if he had chosen, have applied the cen sure to Lord ELLBNBOROUGH only; and, probably, as opinion then stood, his resolution would have passed. That, however, would not have suited his purpose. He knew that Lard ELLEN BOROUGH was just the man to care nothing about the censure of a majority of the Lords or of the Commons either, if he had done what he thought a right and bold deed ; and the Ministry would net in that case have been affected by the vote. Lerd SHAFTESBURY'S object, however, as we believe, notwithstanding his repeated appeal, in a politi cal squabble, to the awful name of the Most High, was neither more nor less than to oust Lord DERBY, and to reinstate his favourite Bishop-maker. Perhaps, indeed, we do Lerd SHAFTESBURY injustice after all. He does not regard bishop-making as political work, although bishops aro nominated by the political chief of the day, and expected to vote with him. His appeals to the Great name, by which we swear, probably meant, that the Searcher of hearts well knew that he had nothing at heart, but getting Bishops of his own sort into tin Church of England. Well, be it so. To get Evangelical Bishops into the State Church, and to keep Jews out the State Legislature, are, doubtless, in Lord SHAFTESBURY'S opinion, Chris tianity—not politics We are free to admit, however, that the small ness of the majority in the Lords on Friday last was received by many as a rather untoward circumstance. Since then, indeed, opinion has rapidly changed, and the effect of the debate itself on the country has been greater than that of the decision. The factious nature of Mr. CARDWELL'S motion—it ought rather ti be called the Cambridge-house Sunday motion— has become every day more apparent. The fair majority, however, in the Lords, was twenty-six. That was the majority of votes, though a majority of sixteen in the proxies reduced the recorded majority to ten. But, though it would not have affected this case practically, is this system of almost unlimited voting by proxy reasonable ? Is it fair to the country ? Is it fair to the House of Commons ? The only excuse for the Lords voting by proxy that we know of, is that the questions which come before the Upper House have generally been well dis cussed both by the press and the Lower House. Of what passes in "another place" the Lords are technically and conventionally supposed to be in blissful ignorance ; but even if we permit these noble sticklers for form and ceremony the benefit of knowing what they are only technically unac quainted with, ought proxies to avail when a motion, or business in any shape, originates in the Upper House ? Is it not discreditable beyond con ception to find that on a motion like Lord SHAFTESBURY'S the proxies were more than half as many as the votes ? One hundred and fourteen Lords thus voted on a foregone conclusion. They had heard neither Lords SHAFTESBURY and GRAN VILLE on one side ; nor Lords ELLENBOROUGH and DERBY on the other. These must all therefore be set down as simply party votes. The noble lords had heard no arguments on the subject whatever. Information satisfactory, even abso lutely conclusive against their proxy view of the question, might have ' been furnished at the eleventh hour, They may reply, We have read the d e b a t es , an d our op i n i on is unchan ge d. And we may rejoin—But how, unless you were inspired, could you be sure that reading the debates might not have induced you to change your vote? If it is replied to this that the Noble proxy-voters never had known their opinions to be changed by any debate, we m i g ht i n return ask, then why not dispense with such useless time-wasters as debates altogether ? In Committees of the L )rds, proxies aro n available, on the alleged ground that, on set %its, a decided opinion cannot well be formed by those who are absent. But surely the rule ought at least to be generalised, and proxies not allowed on any question which the voter has not heard ful; discussed. Our jud judges might with equa l, or ever) greater propriety, decide points of law without hearing the arguments of counsel, since the'sta tutes and lcgal decisions are as open Li the juclgi as to the barrister. The whole system, however, is bad. Proxi , are, as the rule, only a device to enable the ind. - lent to vote without trouble, or the antiquated partisan to effect his purpose through those who sympathise with his prejudices. Tile votes of men too old and infirm to be more than relics of other times and circumstances, of men too fond of sport, or of rustic quiet, or of town dissipation, to be in their place while the nation s business is proceeding, are not the votes which ought to decide a question or even to add weight to the votes of those who were present. If the country tolerates hereditary legislators, it. ought not to tolerate idlers, or drones, as legisla tors. To put the matter in its best light, what would the country, what would the Lord, think, if it were proposed to give proxies to commoners, on all bills which came down to them from the Upper House ? The proposal might be worth making by way of exposing the unfairness of allowing proxies in the Lords. Now, if ever, is the time for the independent Liberals to become a power in the house, and in the country t)o. The " ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY" who have openly seceded from mere Whiggism, who have so far organised themselves as to name a convener, or, in the elegant phrase ology of Parliament, a " whipper-in" or a " whip," have now an opportunity which may not soon occur again. It is indeed remarkable that, almost immediately on their profession of a better, a more decided political faith, a testing case is put before them. Will the " hundred and twenty" be consistent ? is the question anxiously asked, not only in the house but out of it. Will they again throw incense on the altars of PALMERSTON to escape political martyrdom, so far as the Whigs can inflict it ? or will they stand firmly to their new creed, and found a political party which shall either permeate with its influence the ranks of Whigs and Tories, or in no long time supplant them ? We confess to deep interest in the answer which the division lists shall give to these votes. We saw with the highest pleasure the prospect of a union of really independent members to free themselves from subserviency to sham liberalism. We can there fore but feel a corresponding solicitude for their consistency. We do not know that we have any reason to doubt that they will be consistent—that they will vote in a compact body for Mr. DILLWYN's amendment. Still they will excuse us if, em bodying as they do by their secession the views we have so long maintained and urged, we date our reasons for entreating them to support Mr. DILLWYN. His motion, to . all of us without, goes much further in up holding Lord CANNING's needful authority in India than the " previous question" would 10. He himself, till the promised explanations arrive, can hardly ask more than that we should pronounce no opinion on the proclamation. We may allow to each other that there may be fair ;round for difference of opinion ; Lord CANNING would allow it ; it is, therefore, all he could ask of the House, to abstain for the present from wither censure or blame. With commendation for he past, which his friends should think suffi cient, and which his opponents, for the sake of :"air parliamentary co-operation, aro willing to i3oucede, it should decline t) pass any judgment either on the proclamation or on the despatch. We need hardly argue that the independent Liberals are not required, by the " situation," to censure the despatch, or rather its premature publication. The writer and sender has resigned, his chief has acknowledged his imprudence ; that, for reasonable men, is practically atonement enough. That the country generally would think it mere partisanship and faction to inflict further ounishment on a Ministry, we are pretty confi dent. The universal opinion out of Parliament —surely in Parliament too—is that broadly as ierted. by Mr. ()amiss and Mr. ROEBUCK, that tr. C AILDWELL' S motion is really intended neither to uphold Lord CANNING'S authority in India, oor in the interest of India itself, but simply and purely to unseat Lord DERBY and put Lord PAL ILERSTON in office. The entire House knows, and the speeches on both sides show it, that the mere technical misdemeanour condimned by the Whig resolution, is not its real objeit. The whole dis cussion has tak3n a much wider range than that. Will any one deny that the division of Friday night will be simply and purely on the question whether DERBY or PA.LMERSTON should be in minority ? It is a battle for the premiership-.--a struggle for office. Every Member will vote nei ther for CANNING nor Indio, but for DERBY or PALMERSTON. Men of sense will surely, like the jury oa BERNARD'S trial, turn a deaf ear to all the sophisms of special pleaders, and all the constructive crime-making of judges, and vote on the real issue, DERBY or PALMERSTON. As the Government has accepted Mr. DILLWYN'S resolution, the course for the " hundred and twenty" is surely then clear. They commit them selves by it to nothing, except to the object of their own published resolution : they will refuse to be parties to reinstating hollow, untrustworthy liberalism. With the constituencies, we are certain that this course will be the popular one ; and, should a dissolution ever come of it, will be safe. Phey could not have a better account to give at the hustings than that they refused to restore to office the author of the Conspiracy Bill, the en dorser of Lord CLinENDON'S anti-liberal foreign policy, the Premier who slighted Sardinia in favour of Austria, and who allowed our fellow countrymen almost to rot or go mad in a Neapo litan gaol. There is not a liberal constituency which did not exult when the confederates with Warnw against English honour were cashiered, and when the Premier who could patronise a CLANRICiRDE and give the go-by to Reform, was sent to the " Reformatory School" of opposition. Irieved, indeed, would liberal electors be with a vote which should take the ox-Premier from that school b3fore he had learned what Liberals mean by reform. From all we can gather, nothing can prevent a dissolution but giving a maj)tity to thoGlavern neut. Lord PAL lER.STON mina in any case command a sufficient majority to make it unrea sonable for Lord DERBY to diS3OIVJ ; and he will, therefore, cart dilly do it. Now we put it to the Endependent Liberals—how could a dissolution serve their objects? First --iffronted as the coun try now feels wit'i Lord PALIISEBTON, and dis gusted at his factious struggles for office, the Advanc3d Liberals would be in danger of losing many seats in favour of nine conservative men. Next, the issue presented to the c)uutry would be so confused that liberal objects would be vary ouch hidden fro n sight. Tile quarrel would be Otis it VI, t)0 nl , lOll, last year, about men more than about measures, and this time L)rd DBRBY is in cffiie, and with PALI/gRiT)N in the back ;;round, app ears unquesti inably to great advantage, e)rnparecl with what ha did list year. But of all rmsibilitio4, surely tint of a m Ority fir Tilr.l PALNIEItiT .N which shoul I, with out a dissolution, plao) him in offlAe, is the mast to laiirabla. ITocantrollabh Moro, he would ba 103aff3raYa restirc Iby snih ma 3 4 . If after hir iag ovary clasi of ref )ronaN, ha now founl them voting for him, he would think all the pa3t. con d one d. Of gratittula he wiuli know nothing ; Church Rate Abolitionists would again find that they had come from all partsofthelYn hitetclat King dom only to be joked , and to learn the scoramthiattnee allof f L a i ls y e al ho e o n d ,: of Report,L . iri S h li ad AFT: the facts of abolitionists. So it would: be weighto3l3reultir' THE SUN, LONDON, EVENUNG, _ MAY 18_58. with all reformers who meant business; As to Parliamentary Reformers they would, of course, be told to wait for a grand bill—which, again, afkr Raster• would be found literally blank paper. According to our last advices, however, wes re peat that we regard the alternative as really being —a dissolution, or the carrying of Mr. DILLWYN'S amendment. We do not write thus merely to in timidate. If wo thought the occasion worth a dissolution, we should be among the first to say vote for the right, and let the Government dissolve or not as it pleases ; we cannot, however, think the occasion one which justifies an appeal to the country, or that the country will think so. We could not blame Lord DERBY for trying the chance of strengthening his party in the Commons by an appeal to the electors, while his rival was de servedly unpopular ; but we should blame the "hundred and twenty," and all considerate libe rals, if they gave him the chance of doing it. THE SUNDAY CABAL.' We have reason to believe that the Earl of Shaftesbury has consented to act as whipper-in for the Palmeratonian faction in the House of Lords, and that in the event of Lord Palmerston being called upon to form an Administration, his noble son-in-law will be appointed " Master of the Buckhounds," an office recently held by the Earl of Bessborough. The Jesuitical character of the Cardwell resolu tion has been frequently noticed, although it has not yet been explained. In our opinion the well known PUSEYISM of the Right Honourable Gentle man will suffi..liently account for the tortuous and disingenuous form of the resolution which he has submitted to the house. Mr. Cardwell so signally failed in his opening speech, which called forth the well-merited sar casms of Sir Robert Peel, that we were for some time at a loss to coac.iive how it came to pass that the Cambridge House place-hunters ever en trusted their cause to the Right Honourable Gen tleman. We are now informed that the object of the conspirators was to establish their intrigue upon a wide basis, and that as an Evangelical Peer was to advocato their cause in the House of Lords they thought it prudent to select a notorious Pusegite as their champion in the House of Commons. PA SI'S PREDICAMENT. The 'cute Bottleholder and Letter-withholder Perused the Despatches of CANNING ; With quite as much honour the letters of Connor Were conned by the late Mrs. MANNING. The difference is this, between them and the wh—, Who swung from the Old Bliley rafter, That she cut the throat of her victim before, While they cut their own throttles after. -t TEST NEWS. THE AUSTRALIAN SHIP RED JACKET. (BY ELECTRIC TELBGRAPEL) LIVERPOOL, TEIIIRSDAY MORNING. It is reported in the Underwriters' Room that the Red Jacket is on fire. Three days since, a fire having been discovered among the wool, a portion of it was taken out and the hatches battened down, but the smelt caused apprehension. She is now at anchor in the Mersey, and her gold is being got out. TRIESTE, MAY 18. Rivato 13ttera from Ragusa announce that the mjority of the Montenegrins returned to their homes after dividing their booty. One band, commanded by Vakulowitz, and assisted by the inhabitants of arahovo and the neighbourhood, pillaged and burnt several Turkish villages and blockaded Kloback. It is positively stated that Hussein Pacha has in his possession an original declaration of the agent.of Danilo, which leads to the belief that the attack of the Montenegrins on the 13th was made during a suspension of arms agreed upon, and when the Turks were retiring from Grabovo on Klobuck. BERLIN, MAY 19. According to the Zeit, the Porte has shown itself disposed to accept the proposition of Prussia, England, Fr.nce, and Russia to settle the affair of Montenegro by au amicable arrangement, and to submit the question of fixing the line of territory to a commission of the five Powers." MADRID, MAY 18. A❑ accident has occurred on the Aranjuez Rail way, and tae Minister of Public Works received same injury, The Marquis de Turgot has taken leave of tue Qoeen, being about to proceed to France." FRANCE. PARIS, WEDNESDAY. The return of Count Migeon for the department of the Hut Rhin is confirmed. The .ivLniteur says that the Municipal Council of Paris has decide 1 that a medal commemorative of the birth of the Prince Imperial shall be given as a prize at the.various public schools. " This gift," says the Government journal, " has been every where received with the liveliest gratitude. The principal objt.ct of the mission of M. Mako vich, adjatant to Prince Danilo, to Vienna is to endeavour to induce the Austrian Cabinet to accept the Anglo-French proposition of having the conflict betwem the Porte and Montenegro arranged by the great powers. It was believed in Vienna that the Austrian Ca binet would not oppose the project provided it obt lined the support of the Porte. It is also said that M. Makovich is to endeavour to obtain per mission for the Archinintrdrite Nicanov to proceed to St Petersburg to be consecrated bishop. Nica nor was architnandrite at Zira • he is an Austrian subject, and the Governor of Dalmatia refuses him his passport, and requires him to be consecrated by the Patriarch of Carlowitz, in Croatia, where pre• vious Vladicas of Montenegro underwent that ceremony. The success of M. Migeon, who never dreamed that he was a man of so much importance, is felt in every official quarter as vexatious and humiliating in the extreme. No Paris paper has ventured to allude to it ; and the Illonitetcr it elf passes it over in complete silence. The thing is unprecede nted since the establishment of the Empire. Hera is a man of no political weight or influence whatever, prosecute 1 by the Government on various charges, foaled guilty only on one, viz., the unauthorised wearing of a decoration, which was an act of puerile vanity rather than a moral offence, just vtleased from prison, foelha-dy enough to start as candidate with the whole of the formidable machinery of the G.tverntnent arrayed against him ; Marshal Can robert stepping into the field and summoning the elect.)rs of the district comprise I in his command to vote for Isis opponent ; the Prefect issuing his ukase 63t, him, thJ sob prefects and mayors cajaling or k4timidating ; and, greatest of all, the military Mini-star of the Interior dictating his will to the deptrtment, and, rather in lec,erously it must Le said, in troditc:ng the name of the Sovereign himself; not io speak of the clergy, whom the Univers and the Bsh)p of Strasburg ell' upon to j th-3 goo-1 cto e;—yet M. Migeoa d3fle3, and beats them all. This result is more serious than it the whole of the Deputies elected for Paris belonged to the Meuntain. It is now said that M. Mignon means to resign in faour of a gentleman named Gros, a rich manufac turer, of the same department. If this be the case, an:l that M. Migeou be satisfied with his victory without taking his seat, the Government will pro bably start the first equerry or orderly officer they ran conveniently lay hands on against M. Gros, though w;th no better chances of SUMS. It will not be a matter of surprise if the defeat of the Go vernment candidate was avenged on the unfortu nate Prefect. BOURSE, May 19.—The following were the closing quotations :- 4z per Cents 93 Do. end month, -- 3 per Cent. . .... G 9 GO Do. end month 69 60 Bank Shares... 3115 Credit Mobilier Do. Account 632 50 Credit Foncier Belgian 4 Piedmontese (5) — Roman 93:i Austrian - Spanish Threes Home Debt 3B -FOR CASH. RAILWAYS.. Orleans Northern New Ditto 755 Lyon and Mediteran. 7471 New Ditto 745 Geneva Midi Western 555 Strasburg Grand Central Sardinian Austrian RUSSIA. A letter from St. Petersburg of the 10th says : " Official communications between the Cabinets of St. Petersburg and Naples are just now very ani mated. They have been caused by a letter addressed by the King of Naples to the Emperor on the sub ject of his relations with the Western Powers, and particularly with Sardinia, with regard to the ques tion of the Cagliari. The reply has been sent off to Naples, and it is stated that the Emperor Alex ander has recommended a policy of conciliation." SWEDEN. A letter from Christiania of the 9th says :—" The Government intends to request from the Legisla ture authorisation to contract on the best conditions possible, either at Hamburg, London, or Paris, a loan of from 22,000,000 francs to 25,000,000 francs to pay off the money borrowed in England for the relief of Norwegian commerce in the late crisis, to buy up mortgage bonds issued by the State, and to construct railways. The government also intends to bring in a' bill for allowing the import free of duty of all materials, timber excepted, which will be required for die rebuilding of parts of the towns of Moss and Christiania, which were destroyed by fire. The Morgenbladet of this city publishes a table which shows that the financial situation of Norway, this year, is much worse than it was last year. The same journal states that several new bankruptcies have taken plac3 at Bergen." AUSTRIA. A letter from Vienna in the Bourse Gazette of Berlin says :—" The deliberations relative to the affairs of Italy have been brought to a close. It is stated that the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian has obtained a triumph for his views, and that his personal power will be increased. Ho will thus be enabled to decide on many questions without pre viously referring to Vienna." M. Photinos, Chancellor of Moldavia, has just arrived at Tieunt, said to be charged with a mis sion from Princ,4Vogorides relative to the desire of the latter to be nominated Hospodar of Moldavia ; and he had been received by Count Bud., Minister of Foreign Affairs. The Giornale di .Roma of the 12th announces the arrival of the King and Royal Family of Naples at Porto d'Anzio, as already stated by telegraph. It also mentions the interview between those h.gh p-rsonage3 and the Pope and the presence of Don Sebastian, but it differs from the telegram in one particular, as it does not confirm the assertion that Queeu Christina was present. METROPOLITAN COUNTIES AND GENE. RAL, LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY. The annual meeting of the shareholders in., this prosperous undertaking was held on Tuesday after noon, at the Company's offices, Regent•stre3t— H. P. Fuller, Esq., in the chair. Mr. CAMIWITX, the manager, having read the notice convening the meeting, then read the follow ing report : " The Directors of this Society have to report to its members, at the close of the tenth year of its operations, a continued steady progress of the business, notwithstanding the unfavourable circumstances which, during the past year, have affected all Assurance Societies. They have issued during the lest twelve months 214 policies, • assuring the sum of 80,910/. and producing an annual in come of 3,0301. 101. 10d. ; which raises the annual income of the Society to 19,5791.175. 2d. Twenty proposals have been declined, amounting to 9,6501., and there are now accepted and waiting completion twenty-two proposals for the sum of 8,975/. The ratio of the claims from the death of parties assured to the total income of the Society, con tinues of a satisfactory character, and proves the soundness of the principle upon which its operations have been con ducted, namely that of avoiding business of a speculative character, and assuring only healthy lives carefully selected. At the same time, as the Society grows older, the amount of claims paid must necessarily increase. During the past year they have risen to 5,1491. 18s. 6d. making a total paid since the commencement of the Society of 29,9721.185. Id., of which 3,500/. has been covered by re-assurances. While your directors are perfectly satisfied of the healthy condi tion of the business of the Society, they are fully aware of the importance of giving every legitimate extension in their power to your operations, and with this view they have especially applied themselves, during the last six months, to increase the number of your effective agents. The measures which they have adopted for this purpose have added very considerably to the number of agents employed by you, and from the influential position of many of these gentlemen, your directors anticipate a con siderable increase in your business through their exertions. The diminution in the number of competitors for Life As surance business, through the disappearance from the field of many of the societies which commenced their operations about the sama time with your Society, or soon afterwards, is an encouraging circumstance to efforts for the extension of your business, and can scarcely fail of being productive of advantage to you. In connexion with the exertions thus making to extend more widely the benefits of the Society, we would advert to the question which has been raised in consequence of a recent legal decision, as to the effect of the death of an assured person within the days of grace allowed for payment of his premium ' but without having paid it. The directors feel confi lent that they express the general feeling of ,the shareholders and other members of the Society, in the determination to which they have come, to treat a policy under such circumstances as still in force, and pay the sum assured as in the ordinary course, deduct ing the amount due for the premium unpaid. They are satisfied that the true interests of an Assurance Society are inseparably bound up with the confidence of the public, that no advantage will be taken of accidental omissions to the prejudice of the assured ; and in order t 3 remove all doubt on this subject from the minds of your policy-hol ders, they intend to propose to you to-day to sanction by e formal resolution the course which they have adopted. Yotir directors have filled up the vacancy in the direction caused by the death of Admiral the Hon. George F. Hothaw, by appointing Charles Frere, Esq., of the lions.' of Lords and Commons, whose name will be submitted to you for approval according to the provisions of the Deed of Settlement. Henry Peter Fuller, Esq , Edward Yan sittart Neale, Esq., and Sir Thomas Newby Reeve, retire by rotation as directors, but being eligible for re-election, offer themselves accordingly. Henry Peach Buckler, Esq and John Soper Streeter , Esq., the auditors of th e S oc i e t y , also retire, but being eligible for re-election offer them selves accordingly." The CHAIRMAN, in moving the reception and adoption of the report, reminded the elder members of the society then present, that when he had the honour of being first called upon to fill the chair, some years since, he informed the mem bers that he had the greatest confidence in the undertaking, and was certain it would ultimately do well, because the directors had started with the determination that whether they acquired business sl)wly or quickly they would do it in a manner that should lay the founda tion of an Insurance-office of a permanent and flourishing character. Last year he informed the shareholders that he considered the society must go on not only progressively, but in an n creased ratio ; but neither he nor any one then present could by possibility have anticipated the cloud of troubles that subsequently enshrouded money and commercial matters, both in this coun try and generally throughout the civilised world. He was, however, proud to be able to inform the shareh ilders and those who were insured in the offic., that the society had passed through tha: cloud of troubles with a continued course of prosperity, tho' not in that ratio he had anticipated, and which in all probability would have been the case had it not been for the period of depression to which he had referred. they had, he was happy to say, passed through the crises safely and we'', and they might now look forward with confidence to future prosperity. (Hear, hear.) Witheut exaggeraiien, but speaking in the plainest way possible, he could safely state that their prospects were essentially good, and they had learned one thing which they would constantly carry out—the necess ty of being more and more careful of bad lives. (Hear, hear.) The directors of the Metropolitan Counties and General Life Insurance Society h a d a l wa y s been extremely jea lous of bad lives, and th it course of conduct ha, I been increased this year. They intended on all occasions to refuse bad lives whatever might be the tempt &on held out to them to take them. (hear, hen ) —an 1 he could not believe that any one con nec t e d w ith th e soc i e ty would - Ufa the directors h id c .me to a wrong co ,clusion that respect. ( Hear.) Measures had been taken dur ing the past year for isle: e ssing the staff of agents iu the country, and there was no do tb: that at t e next annual meeting is wool fours I they had wade au advan;:t d step towards greater prosperity. Still it should be borne in mind that notwith standing the increased number of agent:, tho. connected with the society should not remain idle or supine, but on the contrary continue t ueeevery exertion with their friends to induce them to insure in this °tile... The direAors would con tinue to use their utmost exertions among their friends, and the shareholders migh , cmfidently dr the same, because the society was thoroughly and firmly establish-d, and those who now joined them would benefit by the bonus t be declared in about two years' time, which the:, was every reason to believe would be a very good one. (Hear, hear.) This was not positively what was called a mutual office, but it might be made so in the sense of every member mutually as sis►ting each other in advancing its prosperity and advantages. Mr. Itifvek had much pleasure in seconding the motion, and also in cordially seconding what had fallen from the chairman as to the extreme caution thedirectors had on all occasions manifested in the management of the affairs of the company— (hear, hear)—which was fully borne out by the results of 10 years' working. (Hear, hear.) The claims during this year had been exceedingly mo derate, being only a little over 5,0001., which was a c invincingproef of the caution displayed by the direc tors in selecting healthy lives for insurance. It was impossible for them last year to have foretold the commercial crisis that had undoubtedly affected every insurance institution—in many cases decreas ing the business 30, 40, and 50 per cent—that when he found that notwithstanding that crisis this society had done such a respectable amount of busi ness within the year, he had cause to congratulate the shareholders, and hold out hopes that in more prosperous times the amount would be doubled and trebled. He was happy to find the directors had the cenrage to spend a little money in the appoint ment of new agents in different parts of the country, because whether doing a great or a small business the house expenses were comparatively the same, and he congratulated himself to find that those expenses were now distributed over 20,0001. worth of business, instead of 5,0001. or 10,0001., when he first joined the society. Were they to increase their business to 50,0001. or 100,0001. the increase of expenses would be but trifling in comparison with the magnitude of such increase of business. Ho was convinced the company was so respectable and substantial that it only required to be made known to become one of the first of its kind in the metropolis. The report was then unanimously agreed to. The CitAIRMAN called the attention of the meet ing to a resolution about to be submitted to them for confirmation, relating to the non-repudiation of policies in the event of the premium not being paid within thirty days of grace. In point of fact, the resolution was unnecessary, because not one of the present directors would have attempted to have repudiated a policy under such circumstan ces ; but in order to satisfy the public, the direc tors had thought it right to propose the following resolution for the consideration of the meeting : " Resolved, that where an assured life shall die within the 30 days of grace allowed for the payment of the re newal premium on a policy without the sail premium having been paid, the policy shall remain in farce, and the amount of such premium in arrear be deducted from the sum assured." MT. VANSITTART NEALE seconded the resolution. The effect of it, as stated, waste give an assurance to the public in order to prevent calumny or doubts being cast on the intentions of the directors, as was too often the case with regard to young and enter prisieu officers. It was therefore thought desirable to ask them by a formal resolution to sanction the course of policy which the directors had hitherto adopted. (Hear, hear.) The resolution was carried unanimously. The CHAIRMAN said the society had greatly to regret the loss by death of the services of Almiral Honourable G. F. Hotham, one of the di rectors. His loss they all greatly deplored, but, as far as possible, it had been com pensated by the election by the directors of a gentleman to fill his place, who would in every respect be a benefit both to the board and the shareholders. That gentleman was Mr. Frere of the House of Lords and Commons, and he (the Chairman) asked the meeting to confirm that ap pointment. _ _ _ Mr. G. CHAPMAN seconded the motion, which was carried unanimously. Mr. G. CHAPMAN said the next business was to elect three directors in the room of those retiring, and as those gentlemen were eligible for re-election, he called upon the meeting to mark their sense of the manner in which they had hitherto discharEed their onerous duties, by unanimously re-electing them. These directors had carried the society safely through ten years, and as they were all satisfied with the manner in which they had done it, he thought they could not do better than re-elect them. The affairs of the society were admirably conducted, but yet, atjthe risk of being considered a °Tumbler, he must make a remark on one point, a/id that was the only point upon which he thought itpossible for any ono to raise a question. The CHAIRMAN—The directors invite explAna tion. They are much pleased to see shareholders feel an interest in the progress of the society. Mr. G. CIIA.PMAN—What he objected to was the large amount of money said to be in the hands of agents. - The CHAIRMAN explained. The amount men tioned in the hands of the agents did not repre gent that amount of actual money in their hands. The accounts were made up monthly, when the receipts for the premiums were forwarded to the different agents, they being immediately charged with them ; but it might be, and no doubt fre quently was, the case, that the whole of the money had not been collected by them when the accounts for the year were made up. There was no other way of Charging it but as money in their hands. Mr. G. CHAPMAN considered the explanation per fectly satisfactory. He had much pleasure in proposing the re-election of the following gentle men. :—Henry P. Ful'er, Esq., Edward Vaunt tart Neale, RI., and Sir Thomas Newby Reeve. Mr. J. OLIVER seconded the motion, and the retiring directors were unanimously re-elected. Mr. KING considered the balance in the agent's hands a very moderate sum for the amount of business the office was doing. He bad seen the balance-sheets of two insurance societies doing a small business, where the amount in the agents' bands was 2,5001. in one case, and 5,0001. in ano ther ; and he knew of a large company where the balance amounted to 12,0001. He mentioned these circumstances to show that their agents held only s moderate amount in their hands. It was impossible for them to transact their business without allow ing some to be in the hands of agents. He moved the re-election of the auditors, and the usual remu neration of 20 guineas for their services for thc.l past year. Mr. CHAPMAN seconded the resolution. He had every confidence in the auditors. Tfie motion was unanimously agreed to. The CHAIRMAN congratulated the society on having secured the valuable services of two gen tlemen as auditors who would not deviate from the strictest examination of the ac counts. The directors were happy in having such gentlemen appointed, because they desired that the accounts should be unreservedly audited. Mr. STREETER, one of the auditors, acknow ledged the compliment. He hoped the auditors would be found to discharge their duty as satisfac tory the next ten years as they had done dulling the past. Mr. CHAPMAN proposed a vote of thanks to the directors, generally, for the great care they had taken in conducting the affairs of the company. He had bean connected with it since its formation, and could speak with confidence to their abilities and desire to promote the interests of the society. Under their direction it had prospered, and he had no doubt it would continue to prosper. Mr. HAY seconded the resolution, which was carried unanimously. The CHAIRMAN, i❑ return, thanked the me3ting for their renewed expression of good-will towardi the directors. ThQy had studied the interests of the shareholders and policy-hollers, and had looked upon those interests as one, and that course they should continue to adopt. Every year's experience gave them an insight into lives they should and should not insure, which they intended to act upon. They would endeavour to enlarge the sphere of their operations cautiously and safely ; in proof of which they had not appointed agents in those parts of the kingdom with which it was not consider° I desirable to be connected. The shareholders might rest satisfied that every director would We his interest to promote the prosperity of the society, and give the shareholders and policy-holders satisfaction. (Hear, hear.) Mr. W. FULLER proposed a vote of thanks to the manager and officers connected with the so ciety. The manner in which they discharged their respective duties reflected the highest credit on them, and tended not only to raise the society in the estimation of th 3 public, but to increase its usefulness. Mr. STREETER had great pleasure in second ing the motion, and spoke of the satisfactory manner in which the accounts were kept. The resolution was carried unanimously. Mr. CAM ROUX returuel his sincere thanks and those of his brother officers to the meting for the very kind manner in which the resolution had been proposed and received by the meting. The last time he had the honour of aldreseing them he expressed a hope that they should have made m .re rapid progtress than they hat d )ne during ttie past year; but it was to the circumstances that had at iseu in e )nnection with the commercial world that it had not beet realised. He, however, trusted they might this year be more successful. He felt certain if they had ten times the amount of busi ness to transact, it would be readily and cheerfully done by the officers in connection with the society. A vote of thanks to the chairman terminated the proceedings. It is no means unlikely that the success of the Mcn tenegtins, who are said to be about 15,000 strong, will induce the Coristiai a in the Herzegovina and 13.isnia to rise en mane against the Turku. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—(This - Day.) THAMES. STEALING A SHIP'S LIGHTNING CONDUCTOIL — Jo bn Mahoney, an Irish labourer, of No. 9, Harris'a-conrt; Brook-street, Ratcliff, was brought before Mr. Selfe, charged with stealing 1 lb. and 14 ounces of copper wire,. part of the lightning co n d uc t or o f th e s hip H arr iet, lying in the West India Dock. Charles Douglas, a dock constable, said he stopped the prisoner as he was leaving the dock at the principal gateway yesrerday morning, and found 1 lb. 14 ounces of new copper wire. Tne prisoner said he picked it up, and that was all the i n f or m a ti on h e cou ld ge t f r om his). Mr. William Cangley said he represented the owned! of the ship Harriet. Tie wire produced was part 0 ' the lightning conductor of the ship. The whole of O. conductor was gone, and it was worth 301. Mr. Sells—There is no evidence whatever that he took the remainder of the wire. Mr. Cangley—l believe he bas taken it away piece' meal. There were 50 yards of it, and the ship is notr without a lightning conductor. Selfe—How came the prisoner on board the Harriet ? Mr. Cangloy—He wad employed on board as 4 labourers at one guinea per week. Mr. Selfe—How much is owing to him. Mr. Cangley—Only three days wages. Mr. Selfe said the prisoner had committed a very wig' chievous and dishonest act, and fined him 20s. for the unlawful possession of the copper wire found upon him, and in default of payment 14 days imprisonment. Mr. Cangley asked if he was bound to pay the three day's wages awing to the prisoner ? Mr. Selfe—No, you are not, he has committed an act of dishonesty. MARKET NEWS.—(This Day.) METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. ------• Although the supply of beasts in to-day's market wag very moderate, the demand for all breeds ruled very iliac' tive, at Monday's quotations. There was a fair show of sheep, and the mutton trade was rather heavy, except for the primest old Downs, at unaltered currencies. We had a dull sale for lambs, the supply of which was by no means extensive, at a decline of 4d per 81bs. From the Isle of Wight 320 head came fresh to hand. There was an ira proved sale for calves, at very full prices. Pigs and milch cows were dull, but not cheaper. Per Sibs to sink the °gala. a. d. a. d.l a. d. 9. d. Interior Beasts.... 3 oto 3 2 PrlmeSouthdown 4 4 4 I Second quality... 3 4 3 6'Lexgo crse. calves 4 0 4 6 Prime large oxen 3 8 4 0 Primo small do 4 8 5 v n Prime Soots; dm" .4 2 4 4rarge hogs Inferior Sheep ...3 2 3 6 Small porkers „ 4 2 4 , 4ccond quality ...3 8 4 0 1 / 4 Suckling calves 19 0 23 °rime orse.-wlled.4 0 4 2141i:tarter old pigs 19 0 22 0 Lamb, 5s 8d to 6s Bd. TOTAL SUPPLY. Beasts 912 Sheep and lambs Calves 3BO Pigs 340 FOREIGN SUPPLY Beasts 6O Sheep and lambs.. OO 250 Calves Pigs MEAT MARKETS. NZWGATE AND LEADENHALL.—The demand for 0 1 1, 11 kind of meat rul e d i nac ti ve, as f o ll ows :—Beef, from 311 r, to 4s 03 ; Mutton, 3s 2d to 4s 4d ; Lamb, 53 Od to 6d ; Veal, 3s 8d to 4s 8d ; Pork, 3s 2d to 45 2d Pa Sibs by the carcase. SOUTHALL, May 19.—The supplies of stock here to - c lll / were only moderate, and the trade generally ruled inactiv* as follows :—Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s 4d ; Mutton, 3s 4d t° is 6d; Lamb, 6s Od t o 6 8 8 d ; Veal, 38 8a to 48 oat Pork, 38 4d to 4s Od per 81bs, to sink the offal. ROMFoRD, May 19.—We had a steady trade here 0 : day, at full prices :—Beef, f rom 3 s 4d to 48 4d ; 21111' ton, 3s 4d to 4s 6d ; Lamb, 6s Od to 6s 8d ; V 6 ' 4s Od to Ss Oil ; Pcrk, 3s 8d to 4s 4d per 81bs ; Stow Pigs, —s to —s ; Mulch Cows, 141 —s to 171—s ; Leas Cows, —1 to —1; Suckling Calves, 17s to 248 each. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, 2/ 10 a t o 41 Os; 01overa 3/ 103 to 5/ Os ; and s t raw , 1/ 4 s to 1/ 8s per WI" A dell trade. CUMBERLAND. —Meadow hay, 2/ 103 to 4/ 20; clovers 31 103 to 51 Os ; and straw, 11 5s to 11 9s per load' A. full average supply, and a heavy demand. W HITEOHAPEL.—Meadow hay, 2/ lOs to 41 Os; cloiott 3/. lOs to 51 Os ; and straw. 1/ 4s to 1/ 8s p er WA' Both hay and straw sold slowly, at our quotations. LLOYD'S SHIPPING. —(This Day.) LONDON, May 20. —Wind this day at noon, - r Y.; light breeze and tine. FALMOUTH May 19.—Wind W.—Arrived—Eds°° l Ablasund, for Havannah, with foretopmast and jibboolu carried away. OFF QUE2N STOWN , M a y 19.—A rr i ved—Al i ce , frolu Demerara, and proceeded for London. QUEENSTOWN, May 19.—Wind W.—Arrived_galcat, from Callao; George Ri vers , C a ll ao; T emplar, f rom B.r badoes. CHATHAM, May 19.—Arrived—Abbayland, fr °lll Belize. COWES, May 19.—Arrived—L. von. Loolandorf, flo or Callao. CARDIFF, May 19.—Wind N. W.—Sailed—Robb rl Barker, for Panama. - - DARTMOUTH, May 19.—Wind W.—Arrived—J"s n ,. from Sierra Le one . S a il e d—Ci ty of Manchester, for Ch raltar and Algoa Bay. MILFORD, May 19.—Wi n d W.—Arrived—Paton*, from Liverpool, for Honolulu, with mate disabled, and Win been struck by a h eav y sea th e same day, off Water for' Flora, ditto, for Bombay, with master sick. CRONSTADT, May 15.—Th e s hi p B urge i me i s t er Peterio, _ f from Newcastles, g o t on s h ore on the Northern Reef, o f, Tolbuken, and is in a d angerous pos i t i on, but still tigh t' An agreement has been entered into to get her off. . o .a LIVERPOOL, May 20.—Wi n d W.—Arr ived—,l-74 Jacket, from M e lb ourne , w i t h 46,000 ounces of gold II" 23,000 sovereigns. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, Thursday MorninS' Wind W. Arrived, May 19.—Rome, from Saavnnah ; 1 1 , Queen, screw steamer, Havre; Scamander, screw stesEa e t !, Alexandria; Juno, Pillau; Pelican, screw steamer, 1347 terdam ; Emilie, St. Übes. Arrived, May 2 0.—Matokah,,from Savannah ; Thompson, Charleston ; Sp e y, Li ca t a; A g l ae, Poca Hontas, New Orleans. SOUTHAMPTON, Thursday liforniok Wind W. Arrived— S wanage, from Swanage ; Despatch Awl n o r/ - Jersey. of Sailed.—Ocean, f or N ewpor t ; Alli ance, steame r, f Havre; Courier, steamer, Jersey ; Lewellyn, Cardiff. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Thursday Mornifig' Wind W. ; tide three-hours' ebb ; fine. Arrived, May 19—Ide, from Leghorn. Arrived May 20.—West Charton, from Faro ; Caesar, Terceira; Oriental, B ass i en ; K ate, Wave, Daotzic; Schiedam, and Earl of Auckland, ; terdam ; Derwent, steamer, Palermo; Holland, OM BaronOsy, Antwerp. DEAL, Thursday Norm' Wind W.N.W., moderate. ' Passed—James Holm e s, an d F e li c ity, b arque , for -Lon don ; Wilton, Jamaica. Sailed—Lord Ashley, Chester, Alma, Wave, Einer., Mizah, Northern Light, W es te rn Chi e f, o nstaa o frh, h o Dorisina, Palestine, Soltice, Millicent, with nearly "'" whole of the outward bound. The French naval squadron in the Pacific is Mon., be reinforced. The command of the squadron has .1 1/ been given to Commander Saisset. , Instructions have been sent from P ar i s t o B aro n Ciro in China, to treat with the Imperial Commissioner A r id/ , out going to Pekin. The Chi nese Commissioner 13°A, the rank of Prince, and consequently it will not be " o w rogatory to the dignity of the English and F.... r r eP it t Plenipotentiaries to co mmun i cate w i t h him. PAI moreover, supplied with all the necessary power'. of The Impetueuse, French steam-frigate, left Toulon.ol the 17th for Alicante, to escort Queen Isabella de r/ her voyage to Valencia. The St. Petersburg Gazette of the 15th inst. annsoi that the navigation at Cronstadt, at Nerve, and AO' . (on the Volga) is now open. It is not yet decided that the Paris Conference' meet on the 20th as proposed. th r ° Count Walewski and Lord Cowl e y are among . 1 .11 earliest invited to Fontainebleau. The court circle be there by the 22d. TREMENDOUS HAIL STORM. —The Journal Pyrenges-Orientales stat es th a t a v i olent storm t h ° • 10 11 place in that neighbou r h oo d th ree days age, /1„0-0# caused considerable d amage , part i cularly in the 11 munes of Tautavel Baho, Pezilla, and Corneilhe Riviere. The journal adds :—" An idea may be for d of the quantity o f h a il w hi c h f ell at Perpignan "' i i s te is stated that it req u i re d more t h an ten large O r ; iitt carry away wh a t was swept up i n t h e small Iliac- Col' 6ge." ob DEATH or ANOTHER Haveraome.—We regret 1,, o f to record the death of Lieutenant C. W. H a veloc ,ops . I the Ghoorka Regiment, nephew to the lat e Major ll , o o. ral Havelock. He belonged to Sir E. Lugerd ' s e(;"bori which marched to the support o f A z i mg h ur sotne " o rst time ago. It appears that on marching out of Jo % sir a large body of rebels were on the qui via's to Ott ° TO. Edward in the rear on his approach to Azimgber: d bite caused the Colonel to alter his plans, and compelloile before proceeding further to disperse this b o dy, ee u b . hunting up these fellows poor Lieutenant Haveloo' o• et shot from a hut in an obscure village. Havelock if . o y of Goruckpore and Azimghur at the time o f the rel u ele the 12th Irregulars, of which he was adjutant. d quently be went up a volunteer with his uncle, si li =ca been before Lucknow ever since. His fate is dey t ip to by all who knew him. His remains were bretlfq 1 7. B Jaunpore and but ied there.—ellti Gazette, APIIrioCIY LOUD CANNING'S EXPLANATION OF THE C°''' do upsl TION CLAUSE.—Dete,rthiued to leave nothing in 0 00 6 he Governor-General has instructed the .G 0 11; ,de Secretary to address to the administration of th i s clt despatch explanatory of his Proclamation. ll' ea. .patch we ar e t o ld-Ist, That "thi s prociatcso ° 'o ti dressed to the chiefs and inhabitants of Oed e ' op icie n With respect to those who are free from the 6 , 13 , 0 001 of having put to death or injured Europeans, 0 1. _ men their lives are guaranteed and their honor2ol0 .J is, in native acceptation, they will neither be tra n s ,r e across seas nor placed in prison." 3d. That t . c e n i istir_ surrender and give security for their peaceable D _L: 00 10: may be allowed to go home ; but that " the ne.rt". • t to return to their homes must not be considers(' 7_ o, for natalment of them in the possession of their Ist", will the deliberate disposal of which the Govern:lou' preserve itself unfettered."—Daily News. I kria ' Dal li ci Ix bee di / to, tral Ban 3131 3 p c Nel Lon Ind Ind COL FAO Pit JiYa 0 per 2% 1 1 Vet