The Sun. — London, England, 1858-02-17 00:00:00

atk• 4 e • 0 H ER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.— LAST NIGHT BUT FOUR. TO-MORROW EVENING, the opera of LA TRAVIATA. To conclude with the successful Divertissement, by M. Massot, entitled L'HYMENEE, by Madlles. Clavella, Mor lacchi, and Pasquale. Prices :—Pit Stalls, 12s 6d; boxes (to hold four persons), pit and one pair, 2/. 2s; grand tier, 31. 3s; two pair, it. 55.; three pair, 15s; gallery boxes, •10s; gallery stalls, 3s 6d; pit, 3s 6d; gallery, 20. H ER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. LAST NIGHTS. Piccolomini, Spezia, Sannier, Belletti, Vialetti, Aldighieri, Luchesi, and Giuglini. TO-MORROW, Feb. 18 (Last Night but Four), LA TRAVIATA; SATURDAY, Feb. 20 (Last Night but Three), LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR. TUESDAX, Feb. 23 (Last Night but Two), LA FIGLIA DEL REGGIMENTO, and Last Act of LA FAVORITA. THURSDAY, Feb. 25 (Last Night but One), LA ZINGARI, being the Italian version of the Bohemian Girl. SATURDAY, Feb. 27 (Last Night), IL TROVATORE. Applications for Boxes, Stalls, and Tickets to be made at the Box-office at the Theatre. R E-R Y A C., DRURY-LANE. Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith. TO-MORROW EVENING, will be performed the coml.! drama, A LUCKY HIT. After which, TWO HEADS BETTER THAN ONE. Followed by the new grand pantomime, LITTLE JACK JIORNER. Commence at 7. T HEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Leisee—Mr. J. B. Buckstone. TO-MORROW 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. Leclercq ; Columbine, Miss Fanny Wright ; Pantaloon, Mr. Mackay ; Clown, Mr. Charles Leclercq. Orchestra Stalls (which may be retained the whole of the evening). 6s. each. (No charge for booking.) First Price. g ' d. Second price. s. d Dress Boxes 'Upper Boxes 3 0 Upper Boxes 2 0 Pit 2 0 Pit 1 0 Gallery ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Proprietor, Mr. Charles Kean. TO-MORROW EVENING, will be presented THE OORSICAN BROTHERS. After which, a new gran,' comic 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 muck ; Clown, Mr. Huline; Pantaloon, Mr. Paulo ; and Columbine, Miss C. Adams. T HEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. Lessee—Mr. Ben. Webster. TOMORROW EVENING, will be performed THE FAIRY CIRCLE. Mr. and Mrs. Barney Williams. After which, YANKEE COURTSHIP. To conclude with LATEST FROM NEW YORK, Commence at Seven. R OYAL LYCEUM THEATRE.—SoIe Lessee and Manager, Mr. C. Dillon.— ' TO-MORROW EVENING, Shakespere's Tragedy of MACBETH. Lady Macbeth, Miss Helen Faucit ; Macbeth, Mr. Charles Dillon. With Locke's celebrated Music. To conclude with the Burlesque and Pantomime, LALLAH ROOKH, 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 Woolg, , ar ; Messrs. Barrett, Calhaem, Holston, Poynter, and J. L. Toole. Clowns, Messrs. 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. lox.office open from 11 to 5 daily. STRAND THEATRE.—Lessee, Mr. T. Payne. Under the management of Mr. W. H. Swanborough. THIS EVENING, 2(l...night of a new Drama, adapted from a work of Mr. Charles Dickens, entitled SILVER STORE ISLAND; or, Perils of Certain English Prisoners. Supported by Messrs. H. J. Turner, Bolton, Howard, Dean, Van Buren, dm; Misses Portman, Hastings, Victor. To be followed by the highly- successful Bueesque of THE LADY OF LYONS; or, Twopenny Pride and Peany-tence. Characters by Messrs. Gomersal, Bolton, Howard, Swan borough; Misses Victor and Tempest. To conclude with the screaming Farce of A WOMAN IN MY DUST HOLE. Messrs. L. Buckingham, Turner, and Miss Craven. Commence at Seven. Boxes, 2s. ; Stalls, 3s. ; Pit, le. ; Gallery 6d. Hal f price at Nine. Commence at Seven. OYAL SURREY THEATRE. Lessees, Messrs. Shepherd and Creswiek. THIS EVENING, will bo performed an original English Play, RIGHT AND. WRONG. After which, QUEEN INIA.B ; or Harlequin Romeo and mulliet. Clown, by the Surrey Buck ; Pantaloon, Mr. Brad. bury. CANTERBURY HALL, Westminster-road.— OPEN THIS EVENING (ASH WED NESDAY), and Every Evening.—The follow ing company of Vocalists are engaged for the performance o Selections from all the popular OPERAS, MADRIGALS CHORUSES, GLEES, DUETS, drc., viz. :—Miss Russell, Mrs. Badzey, Mad lle. Marietta, Miss Bruiell, Miss Ray, Madame Bartoletti, Miss Montague, and Madame Marietta ; Herr F. Jonghmans, Mr. Henshaw, S. Jones, J. Barker, W. Melling, Senor Antonio, E. L. Hime, Mr. Badgey, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Bell, and Mr. Bernard; Messrs. T. Maclagan, W. T. Critchtield and E. Mackney. Piano forte, Mr. Cecil Hicks ; harmonium, Master Williams ; Director, Herr F. Jonghmans. Commence at Seven o'clock precisely. Suppers, &s., until twelve o'clock. Mr. AUGUSTUS BRAHAM will appear every Evening. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tata DAY—Morn., 8 min. aft. 4—Even., 26 min. aft. 4 TO-MORROW —Morn., 43 min. aft. 4—Even., 59 min. aft. 4 THE WEATHER—Stm OFFICE, FEBRUARY 17. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 47—highest since noon yesterday. 36—lowest this morning and during the night. 44—this day at noon. BAROMETER, 30.13—rising. WIND, Easterly ; rather fresh, with fine cold weather. Frost in the night. LONDON, WDDNESDAY, FEB. 17, 1858. The anticipated discussion on the Government of India Bill did not take place last night. The Honourable Gentlemen, the members for Dublin and for Inverness, refused to comply with the request of the Government, and the almost unanimous desire of the House, by relinquishing the privileges to which they were respectively entitled for the motions of which they had given notice. - The first question, which ought not to have been brought forward in the absence cf the Attorney-General, who had a bill in preparation on the very subject, was speedily disposed of by the rejection of the proposed inquiry by a majo rity of nearly two to one, or 200 to 105. The adjourned debate might then have been resumed. Mr. RiILLIE was, however, inexorable. He was de termined to deliver his speech, and would not relin quish theopportunity, notwithstanding the general anxiety to have the more important topic dis- Posed of with the least possible delay. There was, therefore, no alternative, and the Ministerial bill was necessarily postponed until to-morrow — Mr. netzntrox having kindly waived his claim to pre-audience. We are not by a n in rate the im eansy disposed to under - p of the matter referred to by Mr. BAILLIE. We have ourselves repeatedly corn plained of the "policy of annexation," and the gross injustice inflicted on many of the Native Princes, and their rightful successors, under that unwise and inequitable system. Indeed, the very terms by which it is recognized—" The policy of annexation" sufficiently indicates its character. But every opinion —every sentence—put forward by the Honourable Gentleman might properly have been introduced in the general discussion, and as the Government were quite ready to give the papers asked for, if in existence, there was not the slightest advantage to be derived from his perseverance. He brought forward an elaborate bill of indictment against the Honour able India Government. It was but of trivial con sequence, whether the Board of Control or the Court of Directors were the chief delinquenfr. Assuming, therefore, his statements to be correct in every particular, he ought to have voted in favour of the Ministerial bill, which would deprive those very parties of the powers they had so grossly misused, and established a Government carried on in the name of Queen THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 17, 1858. VICTORIA, and responsible to the British Parlia ment for the important duties confided to its charge. It is not always, however, that the votes and speeches of honourable gentlemen are in ac cordance, and therefore it is by no means impro bable that Mr. BAILLIE was fighting the battle of the Company by producing the delay for which they are so very solicitous. If any of the annexations that have taken place could be justified, it was that of 0 ude. It was iu the interest of the suffering population to remove the misgovernment and oppression under which they were groaning, and to place them under the protection of the British law. It was not like the confiscation of a pension, the sole remaining token of sovereign power which could have been dictated by the greed of gain. There might be doubts as to the legal right to interfere with the internal government of an independent kingdom —there might be questions as to the power of deposing a Sovereign because he was ignorant and voluptuous ; but if we had the power to do so, it would be for the welfare and happi ness of millions that it should be exer cised. Many European Sovereigns may not govern in accordance with our views and wishes, but we do not on that account claim the right to dethrone them and amalgamate their dominions with our own. It might be well that it were so, but certainly the doctrine would alarm other Powers who felt that their turns would come on in due course, and that they could only hops to avert the evil by early and organised resistance. We believe that there can be no doubt that the annexation system wail one at least of the causes of the mutiny. It gave a direct interest to many parties to subvert the Anglo-Indian Government, and every available pretext was eagerly sought after to shock the prejudices and shake the fidelity of the native troops. A large body of trained soldiers had been thrown out of employment in Oude, and therefore naturally became turbulent and restless. The sepoy, troops were recruited from their brothers and relatives, and naturally sympathised with their sufferings. But while the danger was increasing, there was no corre sponding addition to the European forces in India. The most important stations were left in the hands of discontented soldiers, who had the power, if they possessed the will, to obtain great temporary advantages. There was a grevious want of foresight displayed by the Anglo-Indian Government. But surely it is on that very account that we should strive to remove it, and substitute a better one in its place, which will be more amenable to public opinion, and sooner compelled to yield to "the pressure from without," when firmly and unflinchingly applied. The long-delayed negociations for the extension of the system of electric telegraphs along the bed of the Mediterranean to Alexandria are actually— it now appears—not even commenced ! Such, in truth, was the admission made the other evening in the House of Commons, with matchless effron tery, by the First Lord of the Treasury. It was in answer to the inquiry of Mr. CRAWFORD whether arrangements had been entered into by this means with a view to the establishment of direct telegraphic communication between this country (by way of Egypt and the Red Sea), and our remote East Indian possessions. Invariably the burden of the reply vouchsafed to all ques tions of this kind is comprised in the "damnably ittorated" dissyllable of—Nothing. What has been done? Nothing. 'What has been attempted to be donee Nothing. What may reasonably be expected to be done / Well, honestly and frankly, next to—Nothing. The Noble 'Viscount, ever gay and ever sprightly, under the load of his seventy-five winters, lounges there in an easy attitude, night after night during the session, upon that comfortably-padded Treasury bench, with his hat rakishly cocked on one side, ready at all times, with all possible good humour, at everybody's summons, to say his catechism. The interrogative ordeal, indeed, Is easily enough to be passed through by any one upon the same terms of consistent and persistent negation. Mr. CAN NING'S knife grinder, for that matter, might just as lief assume tke reins of Government. "Story, GOD bless you, they have none to tell, sir 1" if you come down hopefully to the House some fine afternoon, about four of the clock, primed, some times with a single-barrelled, sometimes with a double-barrelled poser in the way of a preliminary inquiry l--sometimes wren confronting my Lord PALMHZEITON and the Ministerial cyphers on either 'Liana of him with a regrlar six-barrelled revolver, loaded, capped, cocked, and hair-trigged. The coolly-confident and even hilarious air assumed at these times by the gay, sparkling, " light-in hand, touch-and-go" young veteran at the bead of the Administration, is only comparable to that of the jolly Tar in JOll MILLEZ, who replied to the highwayman's challenge, looking coolly from the coach-box down that agreeable metallic vista presented to him by the muzzle of the blunder buss—" Shoot !" (together with a rather strong expression in allusion to the eyes of his new acquaintance), "better lose one's life than one's money." The "air" of my Lord PALUERSTOX is precisely similar, if his language be slightly different. He surpasses even the fame won for himself by Sir JAs. GRA.HAIt as Home Secretary during the late Sir ROZEAT Pima's Administra tion. And Sir Jlatzs, it will be remembered, was famous enough in his time for replying at any moment to all sorts of inquiries in the moat plausible manner imaginable, and sitting down at the end of his courteous explanation—having really explained Nothing. Never letting the cat out of the bag, simply because there was no cat in it to let out. So it is with Lord PALMERSTON. Nothing is revealed—because there is no material for explanation. Nevertheless, look for a moment at the signi ficance of the latest vacuity thus presented to our observation. Nothing whatever has been done with a view to the continuance of the eleotrio wire to Alexandria, and ultimately by way of Egypt and the Red Sea to Calcutta ! Nothing—with India in revolt—with our Asiatic empire jeopardised— with a new war with China upon our hands—with 70,000 sepoy mutineers to deal with on the one side, and on the other a nation of foes numbering 40 0,000,000 as its population. With every in ducement, and every facility, before up, nothing , absolut e l y not hi ng i n t hi s ma tt er even Begun by the Government. Red. tape again ! What the keenest Observer of cur Age has aptly called Cir cumlocution 1 Here is another charming speci men of it. It is the latest sample with its fresh aroma still around it. Aroma ! Does it not rather " stink into the nostrils" of the community? Why, it is scarcely endurable to think of ! " As yet," Bay s Lord PAIaIIiRSTON, " no definite pro eway Governme n t th e it ?: c s a o r a r 3 t • 0 - p i n o g a lt hheaTsebleeeguramphadbeytoththe India." Can anything be well more monstrous, more frivolous, m ore preposterous t Why, it i: the Government itself that ought to m a k e t h e proposal instead of waiting to have the proposal made to it ! The dead-lock of the situation is simply ridiculous. Meantime, while we are laughing at such absurdities, are we really to go on indefinitely without even attempting one ener getic effort for the completion of the electric tele graph from London to Calcutta ? We put our Question not to Lord PALMERSTO; but to the Imperial Legislature. LATEST NEWS. merchant ships, it will simply be in conformity with ordinary regulations in such matters, and with the intentions and requirements of the masters of said vessels ; nothing more and nothing less. " Moreover, let the Patrie reassure itself ; the crews of the old Russian squadron in the Black Sea are dispersed—one part in the Caspian Sea, the other in the Pacific Ocean. With respect to the cannon with which it is pretended the Russian merchant ships in the Euxine are to be armed, there is in this nothing more than one of those mystifications of which the Austrian journals have at all times had the monopoly—a monopoly we should regret to see disputed by La Patric." TRE DUKE OF MONTEBELLO. (Prom the Paris Correspondent of the Times.) The Duke of Montobello's appointment to the Russian Embaysy appears in this day's Moniteitr. Thus another friend of the house of Orleans is de tached from it ; and the testimonial for his con version is the post which even M. de Morny did not disdain. It would probably have been said that the Duke lost no time i❑ responding to the eloquent appeal of the reporter on the Penal Law to the eminent men who held office under the previous regimes, had it not been known that for some months past the new Ambassador gave unmis takeable signs that conviction was progressively coming on him. The Orleans party must, indeed, be in a ruinous condition when such men as M. Dupin and the Duke of Montebello take leave of it for ever. The case of the Duke of Montebello is one of peculiar interest. Seldom has there been an in stance of more complete retribution; seldom a more convincing proof of magnanimity, and forgetfulness of the past on the part of any Sovereign than this nomination. The Duke is, as you are aware, the son of the celebrated Marshal Lannes ; of him who was the most loved of all those extraor dinary men who sprung from the great Revolution, and whose powers were developed by the great Napoleon; of him who was called the Orlando of the French army. He fell gloriously and fortunately at the battle of Essling, fought in 1809. I say " for tunately," because he did not witness the reverses of the man to whom he owed everything ; and ho thus escaped the contagion of treachery, and of the worst ingratitude of which history makes men tion. Lannes died in the full blaze of his glory. The dark spot that rests on the reputation of other military chiefs and statesmen who swore fidelity to their master while in prosperity, and whe deserted him at his utmost need, does not attach to Lanues. Had he lived to see darker days, what would ho have done ? His son, the present Duke, does not now for th© first time enter on diplomatic employment in the service of the French Government. In 1838 he was Minister Plenipotentiary to the Swiss Confedera tion. Prince Louis Napoleon had returned from his exile iu America to the canton of Thurgovie, and again occupied the chateau of Arenemberg. His presence, for some reason or other, gave great umbrage to the Duke of Montetello, who in Aug., 1838, addressed a note to the magistrates of the canton of Lucerne, peremptorily demanding the Princ'3's immediate expulsion from the territory of the Confederation. This menacing demand produced much sensation in Switzerland; and, with the view of intimidating the Diet, the French Government ordered a corps of 25,000 men to be stationed on tho frontier, artil lery from Lyons to proceed towards Switzerland, and two battalions occupied Gers on the 30th Sept. General Aymar published a general order of theilmost menacing character ; on the other hand, the Swiss Confederation, which had refused to expel the Prince, made its preparations to defend their country from invasion. The crisis was put au end to by the judicious conduct of the Prince Louis, on whose account all this danger was incurred. He announced his resolution to quit Switzerland. His letter to the Government of Thurgovie was to this effect : " To his Excellency the Landamenn Ander wert, Pre sident of the Council of the Ceuton of Thurgovie. " Monsieur le Landatnann,—When the Duke de Montebelle's note was addressed to the Diet, I did not wish to submit to the unreasonable exacts of the French Government, inasmuch as it was incum bent. on me to show by ray refusal to remove that I had returned to Switzerland without vio lating any engagement ; that I had a right to reside there ; and that I Should find there aid and protection. Switzerland has shown for the last month by her energetic protests, and now by the deci sions of the Great Councils which have assonsbled, that she was prepared to make the greatest sacrifices to up hold her dignity and her rights. She has done her duty like an independent nation ; I will do mine, and remain faithful to the voice of honour. I may be persecuted, but never degraded. The French Government having declared that the refusal of the Diet to comply with its cenand would be the signal of a conflagration of which Switzerland might become the victim, it only remains for me to quit a ceuitry where my presence is the motive for such unjust pre tensions, and where it would be the pretext for such great calamities. I pray you, therefore, M. le Landamaen, to announce to the Federal Directors that I shall leave as soon as I have obtained from the Ambassadors of the various Powers the passports Reeeseary for me to proceed to a country where I shall find a secure asylum. In now departing voluntarily from the only country in Europe where 1 found aid and protection, on quitting spots endeared to me by so many ties, I hope to prove to the Swiss people that I was worthy of the esteem and affection which they have bestowed on me. I never shall forget the ❑oble conduct of the Cantons that declared so courageously in my favour, and particularly the recollection of the gene rous hospitality which the canton of Thurgovie afforded me will remain profoundly engraved in my heart. I trust that this separation will not be eternal, and that a day will arrive when I may, without injuring the interests of the two nations which ought to re main friends, again find the asylum where a resi dence of twenty years and acquired rights had created for me a second country. Express, Monsieur le Lan darnann, my feelings of gratitude to the Councils, and believe that the recollection of having spared Switzerland some trouble will alone diminish the re great I feel at quitting it. Receive the expression of my high esteem and my distinguished sentiments. NAPOLEON Louis BONAPARTB. " Annenberg, Sept. 22, 1838. It is hardly necessary to add that the country where the Prince knew he " should find a secure asylum" was England. To England he repaired. No such demand as that of the Duke de Monte bello was addressed to England by Louis Philippe. Had it been addressed there is no doubt as to the answer it would have received. The Prince was not, I believe, deceived as to the security of his new asylum. He lived in England till 1840. Touching the Duke de Montebello's letter, it will be admitted that to forgive and forget it sup poses great generosity ; and the forgiven will show his sense of it by more than ordinary zeal and devotedness. Undoubtedly the Duke then acted under the orders of his Sovereign, Louis Philippe, whatever his private feelings may have been. Perhaps othe man might have remembered past times, and would, have asked to be removed to another port, or retired altogether, rather than be the channel for the demand of expulsion against the nephew of the man who was the benefactor, the friend, and the founder of the ducal honours of Montebello. With the Court to which the Duke is now accredited, I do not think he will have much trouble on the subject of refugees ; political wan derers rarely seek an asylum in the dominions of the Czar. They are reserved only for such old fashioned and uncivilized countries as England. MAP OF CATVNPORE. Mr. Wyld has just published a very graphic map of the far-famed city and environs of Cawnpore. It clearly delineates the position of General Windham during his late engage ments with the rebels—the old and new cities of Cawnpore—the British entrenchments guarding the Bridge of Boats across the Ganges, which at this part is nearly one mile broad, leading to the new road to Lucknow. We have, besides, a bird's-eye view, or miniature map, of the surround ing country from Bareilly and Nepaul, down to the River Betwa, Futtehpore, and nearly to Alla habad, embracing Furukhabad, Minpooree, &c. &c. Altogether it is an excellent map, and, like all Mr. Wyld's publications, well-timed. EAST INDIA HOUSE.—(This Day.) THANKS TO THE OFFICERS OF THE INDIAN SERVICE. A special general court of proprietors was held this day in the East India House for the purpose of proposing a vote of thanks to the superior officers of the Indian civil and military service. R. D. Mangles, Esq., M.P., the chairman of the board of directors, presided. The hon. gentleman, in opening the proceedings, said, after what had passed in Parliament it would be unnecessary to go at any great length into the subject. He would at once move that the thanks of this Court be given to the Right Honourable Lord Canning, the Governor• General of India ; to the Right Hon. Lord Harris, the Governor of Madras ; the Right Hon. Lord Elphinstone, the Governor of Bombay ; Mr. Halliday, Governor of Bengal ; Sir John Lawrence, the Chief Commis sioner of the Punjaub ; and Mr. Frere, Commis sioner of Soinde. Lord Canning had exercised the greatest energy and courage, and as far as in him lay, had done his very utmost to furnish the means for the reduction of Delhi under circum stances of great difficulty—(hear, hear) —and Lord Harris was also well deserving their thanks, for to the measures which he adopted were due in no small degree that state of quietude in the Madras Presidency which was of such infinite value to the government of India when the mutiny broke out. (Hoar, hear.) He had denuded his presidency of European troops in order to assist the army in its operations iu Bengal, and which assistance was of the most valuable and important kind. After recapitulating the services of Lord Canning, Lord Elphinstone, Lord Harris, Sir John Law rence, Mr. Frere . , and other high officials, the chairman concluded by saying, he trusted that the court would do as had been done in Parliament— namely, after a little opposition, would come to a conclusion on the vote, nemo contradicente. DESPERATE 'SUICIDE BY A TAX-COL, LECTOR. Yesterday much horror and painful sensation were occasioned in the neighbourhood of Pad dington through its becoming widely circulated that Mr. John Crowe, the collector of Queen's taxes for that district, had committed self-destruc tion ; and upon special inquiry being made the report turned out to be too true, the unfortunate deceased having in a dreadful manner destroyed his own life in the course of the forenoon. It appears that the deceased, who was by profession a surveyor and architect, was highly respected in Paddington, where he had re sided 15 or 16 years, but he had only held the office of collector a few months. Yesterday morning there was nothing as fir as could be gleaned peculiar in his appearance to attract marked attention, still less to lead to a belief that he premeditated so fearful an act. However, he had been missed a short time, and on one of the household proceeding to the water closet a horrible spectacle was disclosed, as the deceased lay on the floor, with a ghastly wound in his throat, ex tending from ear to ear. An alarm was at once, raised, and medical assistance very promptly ar rived, but the deceased had ceased to exist some minutes. The razor with which the frightful deed wasperpetrated was found near him, and the medical gentleman who was called in con sidered that the wound had been increased by the hapless sufferer forcing his fingers into the windpipe after making the incision, so determined was he to carry out his suicidal intentions. No cause can at present be assigned for the rash act, but it is a pre valent opinion that the deceased found the duties of the collectorship too onerous, and the responsi bility devolving therefrom was too much for his mind. The deceased was generally of an exceed ingly quiet and phlegmatic turn of mind. He was about forty-five years of ago. HEE MAJESTY'S THEATRE.—The Queen and the Prince Consort honoured the performances at this theatre with their presence last evening. Her Majesty and his Royal Highness were accompanied by the Princess Alice. The suite in attendance upon the royal party included the Duchess of Wellington, Lord Byron, the Hon. Miss Stanley, the Hon. Miss Stopford, and Col. F. H. Sey mour. Among the company also honouring the theatre with their presence on this occasion were—His Excel lency the Greek Minister and Madame Tricoupi, the Countess Dowager of Harrington, Viscount Grey de Wilton, the Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress, Sir John and Lady Bayley, Lady Jane Repton, Lady Harry Fane, Lady Marcus Hill, Hon. Mrs. Yorke, Mr. C. P. Leslie, 1e1.P.. ; Mrs. Horace Lvi.2, Mr. W. D:l3fitid, Capt. Gordon, Mr. Bl , gb, &o. The Countess of Belmore arrived in town a few days since for the season. The Earl and Countess of Fife have taken a residence in Bruton-street for the season. Lady Stanley of Alderl"y has issued cards for an assembly at her mansion in Dover-street, on Wednesday, the 24th inst. The Baroness Alphonse de Rothschild was safely delivered of a daughter, in Paris, on Monday n i g ht, and with the infant i s progressing favourably. His Excellency the Brazilian Minister has left town for the Continent, and will probably remain absent during the next two months. Chevalier Agular de Andrada has been accredited as Brazilian Charge; d'Affaires at this Court during the absence of his Ex cellency. The next Indian telegram is due in London on the I 221 instant. It will contain news from Calcutta up to the 24th ult. The Indian mail packet Pera, which is due at Southampton on the 6th proximo, will, it is ex pected, bring to England many of the women and chil dren belonging to the famous Lucknow garrison. SEACOLE, THE SOLDIERS' FRIEND.—In five weeks from this time the devoted Mrs. Seacole will tail for India to commence again her work as mother, nurse, and friend to the British soldier. SALE OF DRURY-LANE THEATRE SHARES.—Yester day Mr. Robins offered to public auction a 5001. renter's share in the Theatre Royal, Drury-lane, paying an annaal di►idend which last year amounted to 31. per annum, with a free admission saleable annually, sold at 42/. A similar share sold at 401. 193. SALE OF THE MARYLEBONE THE ATRE.—Yesderday the 111Arylebone Theatre, situated in New Church-qreet, Marylebone, capable of accomodating 2,000 persons, together with the scenery, fittings, dm, came under the hammer of Mr. Robins, at his rooms, Covent-garden. Let at 9701. per annum, and held for an unexpired term of 63 years at an annual ground rent of 1691. per annum. The biddings reached 6,75 C/. when it was bought in at the reserve price of 7,0001. . . Yesterday, Mr. Richard Jones, who was until within these two years in opulent circumstance, carrying on business as a saddler, committed suic'de at the Stafford Alinshouses, Gray's-inn-lane, in which he had sought shelter in his declining years.. Mr. Wakley has ap pointed this day for holding an inquest on the body. DESTRUCTION OF A COTTON MILL. BY FIRE —Yester day morning, about a quarter before eight o'clock, a fire broke out in the new cotton mill of Me ,err. Edwin Firth and Sons, cotton-spinners, and mohair manufacturers, at Heckmondwike. It was disc:,vcred by a girl feeding one of the scribblers in the third storey that sparks were attending the cylinder-swift in its revolutions and she also perceived a small body of flame under the side of tbc mr.chine. She immediately gave the alarm. Orders were dispatched at once for the fire-engine at Mill-bridge, but before the arrival the fire bad communicated with the top room (fourth store)), in which cotton WM carded and spun, and, on the arrival of the engine, this room was ono body of flame Other fire engines from Batley, Berstal, and Gomersal, soon arrived ; but despite the efforts of the firemen, the men in employment of the firm, and numbers of the townspeople, the fire extended until the roof fell in, about 9 o'clock, and the whole mill was completely burnt to the ground. Their efforts ware then direct .c 1 to preserve the adjoining shed, and, after a vig: rolls struggle, they were successful in staying the Lutes in that direction. By ten o'clock the whole of the new building was completely gutted ; little remaining beyond the mere outer shell. The fire can only be supposed to ( h )r a t v h o ea f risen from a bit of steel, perhaps a willy tooth, havin g b een f e d on with the wool and having struck fir; and ignit e d th e co t ton w hil st pass i ng t h e car d s. Th e - mill is i nsured iu the Unity, West of Eugoand, ar.d i this catastrophe will w ofa ill ees for 10000/. ; and the loss is w b ß a t u ilu d : l l d ha t t o b w b a e il n l n yards of 11,0001. The number of Guar dean 01 Tuesday. thrown out of employment by be (considerable--Manchester' THE WEST INDIA AND PACIFIC MAILS. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, WEDNESDAY MORNING. The Royal mail steamer Orinoco, Captain Bayn ton has arrived, with date 3 from Honduras to Jan. 18 ; Greytown, 20; Colon, 23 ; Jamaica, 27 ; De merara, 24 ; Trinidad, 14 ; Barbadoes, 26 ; Gre nada, 25 ; St. Thomas, 31. She brings 25 passengers, $555,350 in epeoie ; jewellery, value 6601. ; platina, value 370/. ; and cargo of cochineal, coffee, indigo, tobacco, &c. The Orinoco has had very tempestuous weather, having experienced a fearful gale, with a terrific sea. The Christmas holydays had scarcely terminated at the Islands when the mail left, but the crop was forward, and a large supply was expected. Dissatisfaction was felt by the planters at Jamaica at so many men enlisting in the native regiments. Labour was so scarce that the labourers had demanded higher wages, which the planters had as yet successfully resisted. The weather fine, and health good. Crop opera tions had commenced. Business generally was inactive, except in fish, to which an undue impetus was now given by a speculative movement. Coffee and pimento in small supply, at low rates. Sugar as last quoted. Exchange on London 1,2, and 21 per cent. premium, for 90, 60, and 30 days respectively. At Demerara shipping was abundant, but freights were unequal to the demand. Among the mer chants manufacturing operations were in progress. Molasses not to be obtained in any quantity at quotations. The weather at Barbadoes was favourable for the planters, and canes ripening rapidly ; trade dull ; health good. President Laborde, of St. Vincent, died of ma lignant fever on the 11th ult., and the Hon. Mr. M‘Lood had been sworn in as his successor. The Council of Government at Trinidad met on the 12th of January, when a despatch on the sub ject of immigration was read, which stated that orders had been given for as many coolies as could be freighted for 50,000/., or about five thousand adults. There were occasional departures for the diggings, but all fear of a gold fever was subsiding. At Grenada agricultural prospects were favour able, and the weather excellent. Business pretty brisk, and public health all that could be wished. From Guadeloupe we have intelligence of the loss of a vessel in which upwards of 100 African labourers had been transhipped for conveyance to the island, and the loss of 80 of the poor emigrants. The American monetary crisis has had a fatal effect on the commerce of Porto Rico, and caused many failures to large amounts. The news from Valparaiso is more satisfactory. The harvest was an abundant one ; in some mea sure relieving the scarcity of provisions. The mines of Actama were daily getting better, and the yield of silver ore become very large. From Callao we learn that Arequipa still re mained in the hands of Vivanco, and that Castilla had now little hope of taking it. The national steamer Maria Isabel, recently pur chased in England, had been lost in Misericordia Bay, in the Straits of Magellan ; crew all saved. No later news from the interior of New Grenada. At Greytown the Walker excitement had sub sided, and merchants had. been tempted again to commence purchasing, by the line of steamers being reopened between New York and San Francisco. Things were looking more healthy at Colon, the drain for money to the States having decreased. FRANCE. PARIS, TUESDAY EVENING. Despatches have been received from M. de Bour queney, the French Ambassador at Vienna, giving an account of his reception by the Emperor of Austria, who expressed in the warmest terms his good feeling towards the Emperor Louis Napoleon. The fact of an intimate undery tanding between the two Governments is now regrArded as probable. Captain de la Ronciere le Noury, who has been appointed to the command of the French naval sta tion at Newfoundland is charged to renew the pro position of an exchange of territory which the Legislature of Newfoundland had rejected. The Captain is t• sail for his destination in the Gassendi at the end of this month. General Baron Sprengt - porten, the Swedish En voy, accompanied by Captains de Boy and de Lagerheim, officers of the Swedish Royal Guard, invited by the Mi n i s t er o f W ar to visit visited the Chateau of Vincennes yesterday. Th e y thhaeveotbheeernnaidtary establi shments in Paris. The ilioniteur states, under the h ea d o f "Mos cow,ToDeu Feb. m 1," that on the previou s d ay a so l emn was performed at the French Catholic Church of St. Louis, to return thanks to Divine Providence for preserving the lives of the Emperor and Empress of the French on the 14th of January. Count Z,Akrewski, Governor-General of Moscow, and other eminent public officials, as well as a great number of the principal inhabitants, were present. At the close of the ceremony the Count Zakrewski, turning towards the French Consul, said :—" May his Majesty the Emperor Napoleon 111. live many years, for the sake of the repose and security of the world." The second promenade of the Bo3uf Gras took place yesterday f.l ,mg the streets marked out in the programme officially published. The weather was dry but rather cold, and the crowd in the streets was not by any means remarkable, except just at the moment the procession was expected to pass. The chief halts took place at th e h o t e l s o f the ambassadors o f E n gland and Russia, F au b ou r g MSta.na Honors porsi;ace the Ministe r o f J ustice and Marshal Vendome ; Minister of F inance , Rue de Rivoli; their Imperial Hi g h nesses Prince Jerome and Pri n c e Napoleon, Palai s R o y a l ; the g o Prefectures of Police and of the Seine • the Conser vatoire des Arts et Meliers, Rue St. Martin ; and then home to the Abattoir, by the Boulevards. This day, Shrove Tuesday, which is generally con sidered the best of the three devoted to the proces sion, the cortege will visit the Tuileries according to ancient custom. BOURSE, FEB. 16.—The following were the last quotations 4 i per Cents 94 60 Do. end month...- - 3 per Cent. ..... ••• 69 80 Do. and month 6O Bank Shares; 3060 Credit Mobilier Do. Account 952 50 RAIL Orleans Northern New Ditto BlO Lyon and Mediteran. 870 N ew Ditto ............. 834 Geneva Credit Fonder _ Belgian 4a Piedniontese (5) Roman — Austrian - Spanish Threes illome Debt — ,WAYS. Midi Western 692 Strasburg Grand Central — Sardinian Austrian With res RUSSIA. the Russian m erc h an t fl eet i n th e Bl ac k Se a into pect to the reported transformation of vessels of war, the Nerd of yesterday says " We have not thought it worth while to expose the absurdity of this piece of intelligence, nor of the ridiculous comments of an Austrian journal ; but certain Fren c h j ourna l s, par ti cu l ar ly th e Ptrie, have thought lished and co mmented on b y th e A us t r i an G aze tt e . proper to reproduce this news, pub- We reply to the Patric that Russia considers, and will always consider, it a sacred duty to attend to the condition of her brave sailors, who have so vali antly served their country, and who made the de fence of Sebastopol one of the finest pages in her history. Do u b t l ess the R uss i an G overnmen t w ill not hesitate the fleet into t h e merchant serv i ce, b u t th ese en to authorise the entry of the crews of gagements are voluntary, and are not made in any way by order or under the auspices of the Govern ment. With..ut doubt, also, these sailors will continue in rece i pt of their salaries, their grades, and their distinctions ; without doubt still, they will continue under the orders of the commander of the squadron in the Black Sea. In what, then, does this measure resemble a violation of the treaty of 30th March, which is accepted by no nation more loyally in spirit an d i n letter than by Russia ? But if, on th e One hand, to wat c h over the development of her re wardingmer- services ren d e red, she ought, on the alter part, Russia has the right of chant navy in th e E ux i ne . A n d h o w can she att a i n this douhle object more surely than by preserving the skeleton of the old fleet, and in endeavouring to form from these glorious remains the nucleus cf a maritime population on coasts where such popu lation does not exist ? The Russian coasts of the Black Sea consist only of steppes ; and to form a maritime population for the wants of the merchant navy, it is necessary, when the country does not possess one, to retain such as may have been brought there. "An for the discipline exercised on board these THE EAST. By intelligence received via Trieste, under date Feb. 12, and via Ragusa the 10th, we regret to find a renewal of disturbances in Herzegovina and on the Montenegrin frontier. Selim Pasha, the brother of V'asiff Pasha, the Vizier of Mostar, has a rr i ve d at Trebigno with a battalion of regular troops and 200 bashi-bazcuks. There are troops on the march to the theatre of combat in Herzegovina, near Zubce, where an engagement has taken place be tween the Christian insurgents, aided by theMon tenegrins and the Turks, under Itik-Pasha. Great numbers of the unfortunate Christian population in Bosnia and neighbouring provinces have taken refuge in the Austrian territory in Dal matia to escape the ravages of the undisciplined bands of Bashi-Bazouks. The Austrian Govern ment does all in its power to save these unfortu nates and mitigate their sufferings. PRUSSIA. Letters from Berlin state that Count Luig Grifeo, who has represented the King of Naples at the Court of Berlin since 1853, has been recalled. The Che valier Massone, First Secretary of Embassy, is to provisionally conduct the business of the Legation. " The students of the University of Berlin," says a letter from that city, " upwards of 1,000 in num ber, made on Saturday evening, in honour of the Prince and Princess Frederick William, a grand promenade by torchlight through the streets, sing ing national songs. A committee of their body was graciously received at the palace by the Royal couple. The promenade was followed by a grand supper, at which the students drank toasts to the King, the Prince of Prussia, and the young Prince and Princess. They also made col lections, amounting to a rather larger sum, for the dismissed functionaries of Schleswick-Holstein."— Another letter says :—" Some of the presents offered to Prince and Princess Frederick William are singular. Among them may be mentioned the portraits of their Royal Highnesses, executed in silk in the manufactory of MM. Meyer ; a model of the English line-of-battle ship the Duke of Wellington, made of cigars, by Neumann ; a large construction of aromatic soaps from the perfumery establishment of Grossmann ; and a bullfinch from M. Neudert, which sings the national hymns of Prussia and England. At Magdeburg, M. Crusius, a Protes taut minister, presented to the Princess a wreath of flowers, which in the course of a journey to Palestine he gathered on the Mount of Olives, at Nazareth, and in other sacred places." SWITZERLAND. BERNE, Feb. 16.—The Federal Council has de creed that the refugees in the Cantons de Vaud, du Valais, de Neufchatel, du Tessin de Soleure, and de Bale-Jura, shall be located in the interior. The Government of Berne will undertake the execution of this decree, together with M. Dubs, President of the Government of Zurich, and M. Bischoff, Chief of the Police of Bale. A Stockholm letter states that the Chamber of Burgesses has voted by the small majority of 23 to 20 the Religious Bill, which emanated from the initiative of the Legislative Committee. This bill, which has been passed by two of the Chambers, and rejected by two others, cannot be again brought forward this session. At the opening of the sitting of the Second Chamber at the Hague on the 14th, M. Thorbecke requested permission to interpellate the Minister s of the Interior relative to railways, and as to the views of the Government on that subject—at pre sent so deeply engaging the attention of the public. The permission was granted, 'but the day for the discussion was not fixed. " Baron de Bourquency," says a Vienna letter, " in his interview with Count de Buol, informed him that the French government was anxious to see the Conference of Paris again assemble as soon as the Pope bad nominated a Plenipotentiary. As Fuad Pacha, Minister of Foreign Affairs, has been appointed, it is likely that the conference will meet between the Ist and 15th of March." LITERATURE. The Stage arui the Company. By Mrs. Ilubbaek, author of " The Wife's Sister," dm 3 vols, Skeet. The niece of Miss Austen may claim some atten tion in the literary world by right of her relation ship to one so eminent among the novel writers of a past generation. Her own talents, however, en able her to maintain the position , to which she ori ginally aspired in right of her gifted kinswoman. Without competing with " Sense and Sensibility," or " Pride and Prejudice;" or eclipsing "Emma," and " Mansfield Park," in their life-like delineations of character, and vivid pictures of domestic life, Mrs. Hubback's works always evince considerable inge nuity in the plot, and are written in a pleasing and finished style, that succeeds in rendering the book agreeable and the characters interesting. The plot of the present story may certainly lay claim to a considerable degree of originality, if not of proba bility ; but the legitimate domains of fiction are extensive, and she seldom exceeds them. The events of the tale are supposed to take place some years ago, before "the rapid car" had extinguished the race of stage coaches ; and the first chapter in troduces us to a heroine in a dilemma, without the preliminary delays. Sidney Elliot, one of the heroines, is returning home in a stage ciach, which is stopped by the snow, and the travellers are forced to take refuge in a little wayside house. She for tunately discovers an old playmate return ing from a long voyage in one of th e outside passengers, and she also makes the ac quaintance of a college friend of her brother's in an inside traveller. But it is not probable that a young lady of Sidney's sensible and lady-like nature would have so readily made friends with a perfect stranger, although the circumstances were peculiar, and she had previously heard his name. The chief characters in the story are Geraldine, Sidney, and Harold Elliot, Mark Foster, the sailor, Mr. Methuen, the passenger before alluded to, and Colonel Borlase, the brother of one of the young people's guardians, whom Geraldine marries without any previous acquaintance to avoid the poverty to which a lawsuit has reduced them. The adventures of Harold occupy the chief por tion of the first volume ; the second details the law suit, which is very ingeniously arranged, and the third is almost entirely devoted to the dif ficulties in which Colonel Borlase and Geraldine entangle themselves, chiefly through the friendly agency of Mr. Methuen. Bkiney is the most at tractive character, though all are well describcd, and, as will be seen, there is considerable variety in the incidents. The name of the work is derived from the introductory adventure of the stage coach and its occupants, and not from any connection with theatrical affairs. It is a decided improvement on Mrs. Hubback's former works, and is likely to enhance her reputation as a writer of pleasant fiction. We have authority to state that her Majesty has appointed to receive the addre-ses of the two Houses of Convocation on Friday next at 3 o'clock. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.—The amount on account of bankrupts' estates paid in by o ff ic i a l ass i gnees an d o th ers in the year 1856 to the credit of the Accountant-General of Bankruptcy was 1,111,5941.; and the amount paid in from proceeds of sale of stock from the Bankruptcy Fund account 47,3121. The amount paid out was, by the L-rd Ckancellor 60,0001., and by the commissioners 300,695/. On the dividend account there was 811,9641. tran-ferred, and 753 1641 paid. On the chief registrar's Recount, 77,0431. was paid in by official assignees, and 16,927/, by the Commissioners of Inland Revenue. The net balances on the Ist of January, 1357, were 127, 4691 . on the General Account and Bankruptcy Estates, 1,384,578/. stock on the Bankruptcy Fund account, 5771. cash and 6,110/. stock on the Unclaimed DiviJend account, and 13,8941. cash and 65,882/. stock to the Chief Registrar's account. AUSTRALIAN RAILWAY RETURNS.—On former occa sions we have alluded to the extraordinary receipts of some of the railroads in Victoria. By the present official returns from that colony we find that the traffic receipts on the Melbourne and Llebson'e Bay line for the week ending 3d December last amounted to 2,1E61. IE4, 7d., while on the following week, ending the 10th th.y, they were 1,485/ lls. 6d. ; giving thus an average weekly return of 1,8221 15s. The entire length of this line, being culy a mile arid a half, gives a total return of 1,3671. 6s. 31. per mile per week, while English lines average only 471. per iris per week. The dividend declared on Ist Decernbr last, was at the rate of 14 per cent, per annum. The St. Kilda line also exceeded the sanguine expectation of the proprietors ; the carriage accommodation, although large, having proved quite insufficient to meet the increasing passenger traffic. The Geelong and Melbourne line, being only partially opened, the returns are not published, thou g'.l coeeidered sati s • factory ; it was fully expected to be highly remunerative when completed to Melbourne, and with projected lines as feeders, to be as successful as any other ra il way undertaking in the colony. -3 lmov Journal, Feb. 13. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.) LONDON, Feb. 17.—Wind this day at noon, N.E.; light breeze and tins. CROOKHAVEN, Feb. 15.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—Sena tor, from Moulmein; British Rainer, Mauritius; Electric Spark, Callao. CARDIFF, Feb. 16.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—Phcenix, from Alicante. Sailed—Jason, for Rio Janeir o; A ugust Jeannette, for New York ; Albion, Gibraltar , Visitor, ditto. PLYMOUTH, Feb. 16.—Wind N.E.—Arrived —Craig c).. var, from Algoa Bay; Yloefonsa, Bilboa ; Thomas Camp.' bell, Akyab ; Santiago, Chincha. NEWPORT, Feb. IG.—Wind E.—Sailed—Louisa, for Fernando Po; Queen of the East, Meats Video; Eliza Brown, Para; Cililiau, C a ll ao; M erc h ant, Buenos Ayres; Ellen Simpson, Cape of Good Hope; Cuba, Cuba; Sins. della, Malta. FALMOUTH, Feb. 15.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—Thetis, from Callao; James Watt, from Sunderland for Genoa. LAMLASH, Feb. 15.—Wind N.E.—Sailed Diana, for Bombay • Lady Burchard, B ue n o s Ayre s ; I r t, D emerara; Anna, davanna. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, Wednesday Morning. Wind N.W. ; dense fog. Arrived, Feb. IG.—William Fisher, from Aberdeen. Sailed, Feb. 16—Lady Daly, for Montevideo; Shark, Pan. The steam tug John Bull lost both her funnels and mast by collision with a ship at anchor in the river this morning. The Wirrall, Woodside ferry steamer, has bulwarks damaged, &c., by collision with Zuleika, for Melbaurne. The Prince, Woodside ferry ste , wer, and Thomas Wil son, Seacombe ferry steamer, were in contact this forenoon in the Mersey ; the latter was cut down to the crater's edge, returned to the landing stage, disembarked her passengers, and ran into the George's-basin, where she sank. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Wednesday Morning. Wind calm, tide last hour's ebb ; fine :,nd fro s ty. B ay Sailed --Caroline, for Port Phili p ; Al cyone, for Algoa Mut, Wednesday Morning. Wind, N.N.W., light. Passed, 1 6th—Minerva, for St. Übe's ; Albemarle, Colombo; Golden Era, Charleston; Alexander the Second, Messina; Ascendant, Moreton Bay; Monte Christo, screw steamer, Caen ; M onna, H avre ; Walesh, Boston ; Su perior, Valencia—all from London ; Jenny, from Shields, for Rio Janeiro ; Queen of England, Hartlepool, Madras; Prudent, Her lepool, Constantinople ; Hornet, barque, Sunderland, Cadiz. INDISCRIMINATE ALMSGIVING. —On Saturday last Sergea n t ; Wh am, of the We.t Sussex constabulary, apprehended a man for begging in the town of Bognor. Upon searching him he found in his possession three sovereigns, eight half-sovereigns, one half-crown, 10 shillings, 55 sixpences, one fourpenny-piece, and two halfpence, amounting in all to 91. Os. 5,1. ; also one tilv,r watch, with silver guard-chain attached, and one metal watch, about 21b. of bread, and a small piece of cheese. He was begging of a shop.oan in a drap er ' s s h op , t o wheal he declared he had not broken his fast tbat day. He Wan wearing three shifts, three waistcoat', three pair of trousers, one jacket, one coat, one necktie, end a large wrapper, and bad several other shirts and stockings in his pack. He gave the name of Simeon Peter lieenAo,—Su4sa AaVerliscr. LAW INTELLIGENOE.—kThis Day.) ROLLS COURT. (Before tb® Master of the Sir John Romilly.) HAYWOOD V. COPH. The plaintiff in this case fi:ed his bill for specifio per• formance of an agreement for the Now of a coal mine of two or three feet seam of coal at Bankend, county of Norfolk. The defendant pLay.ded that the aline was unprofitable, that it did not pay the cost of working, that the seam of coal had dwinoled down from three feet to two or three inches. His Honor the Master of the Rolls was of opinion that the plaintiff was entitled to specific per formance of his agreement, that there was nothing in the defendant's objection to the lapse of time in filing the bill, and that his Honour could not give any abate ment of rent, on the ground that the mine was unprofit able. His Honour, in support of his opinions, referred to the ca,e of White against Damon and Vesey, decided by Lord Eldon ; and also the caie of Burgess against Leath, and the opinions of Sir Joseph Jenkins and Sir John Leech in that case. His Honour decree'd specific performance of the agree ment for a contract of lease of the coal mine in question, with costs up to the hearing of the cause, and reserved consideration of farther costs. SHERIFFS' COURT. (Before Mr. Prendergast, Q C.) THE DUTIES Olt AN ATTORNET.-11LIITON V. it'LEAlf. Mr. Head appeared fur the plaintiff, and Mr. Philp for defendant. Piaiutiff's solicitor applied for an adj,,urn ment, as a witness, whose evidence was material to his case, was abselit. a. subFccoa had been issued, ser• viceable by the Bloomsbury County Court, and as no service had beau returned, and he (Mr. Head) did not see the witness present, he therefore asked his honour adjourn the case. His Honour—With all deference, I have to say that, in my opinion, it is the duty of a solicitor to have communication with his witness. You might per son Ally have served the witness with a subpoena, and I shall not admit such pleas for the future, unless the person applying agrees to pay the adjournment fees. It is the duty of a solicitor to see that all the witnesses and persons to appear in his case are in attendance. Mr. Philip then said, on the part of the defendant, that not having been furnished with the date of the goods (one looking glass) supplied, he had now to apply for an adjournment, as the goods irkqueition might have been supplied seven years ago. Mr. Head tendered evidence, but his Honour thought Mr. Philip's application was a reasonable one. Ha thought he was entitled to an adjournment, and as to costs, he did not think he could grant them. POLICE] INTELLIGENCE.— (This Day)• MA RLBOROUGH-STREET. A BRUTISH HUSBAND AND FATIUM. Montag Elhbury, a journeyman bookbinder, was charged before Mr. Beadon, with cruelly ill-using his wife and children. Mare Elsbury, the wife, a respect able, mild-looking woman, said she was compelled to leave her husband about four months ago, because of his violence towards her. A f ew d ays back he returned to where she now reside, 45, Albemarle-street, an empty house which she had been placed la care of, and, promising to behave well, and not beat her again, she consented to his coming home to her, and he came accordingly. About nine o'clock, yesterda y evening, he came in drunk and called for tea, she said " yes," and inst an tly prepare d to get i t. He was, however, very impatient, and beginning to abuse her, she asked if be would have anything else. He refused, and without anything else being done or said suddenly t sprang towards her. One of the children screataed when he seized hold of it (a girl) by the hair of her head and swung her completely round the apartment. Sh e (complainant) interfered when he struck her a WY violent blow which knocked he: down, and then seized her by the hair of her head, pulling the largo bunch of the same, which she now produced, out by the roots. The chiLlren cried "Murder," and screamed for help, when he flew at them and beat them also. AS this moment some persons who had got the door oriel came to their assistance. If this had not beeen the cage complainant believes he would, in his drunken full/ have committed murder. The while this ill-usage 1 01 going on his language was very bad and abusive. Police-constable C 167 caw a mob of about 200 wiggle round the door in Albemarle-street, drawn by the oriel within the house. The door was open and witissoli entered and went up to the room in which the famili was, where he found the prisoner brandishing about . 1 poker. The wife's hair was lying about the place s" louse on her face. The children also appeared to 1 10 1 been most ill-treat e d . Th e prisoner was drunk. Her el d i e' child corroborated her mother', evidence, and said he was frequently in the habit of beating her. The prisoner said he had had some words with hi s wife on the Monday evening in Holborn while ou way to his club, and she did not come home all night. _ The wife explai ne d th at s h e h ad b een compelled to where she went, an d b e l oc k ed her out. He was °it of work, and had B s . 6d . per week from his club, at. of which he allo we d h er b ut I s. per week for suPP er 3 He had sometimes turned her out in the street at o'clock in the morning. Mr. Beadon said it was mo ns t rous ill usage , And 11. should sentence him to three months and hard labour* THAMES. ASSAULT ON A MAN IN POSSESSION.- Win• Mor g an ; a labourer, was b rought before Mr. Yardley, charge d with assaulting Richard Gill. The complainant, a very big man, said he was put 1 . 0 possession of the prisoner's dwelling in Rich-streerl LimelAtise, yesterday afternoon at three o'clook, au at nine the prisoner came home intoxicated and mad! a disturbance. He sent for a policeman to silence 1310 r and went into the passage of the house to get out of th e prisoner's way. The p r i soner f o ll owe d him, and said a wouli have no brokeis in his house. He remoastratsa with the prisoner, who became exceedingly violent, at i !. e struck him a vi o l en t bl ow on th e s id e of the h ea d. j'`,. had been in great p a i n a ll n i g h t, an d bl ed tw i ce from nose. Another " man in possession " confirmed the stile' went of Gill, a n d a b ro k er said he levied on the Pr; sorer's goods and chatt e l s f or arrears of rent duo el ' Mr. Tindall, agent of the landlord. Mr. Yardley—Where is your warrant t The Broker--I have left it i n the prisoner Acr ling with the man in possession. Mr. Yardley—you should have brought your wa rra n t here. There is no evidence to show that Gill was, l3 % a trespasser, b u t t respasser or not the prisoner had 13 right to strike him on the head The prisoner said he only pushed the man in possessOf and the cause of it was a drop too much. Mr. Yardley —If the broker had his warrant here, ° Pa / it was clearly proved that Gill was not a tresprober6L should h ave punished you very severely. I fine you i , and is default 7 days' imprisonment. MARKET NEWS.—(This Day.) CORN EXCHANGE. To-day's market was very scantily supplied vr i- osci kinds of E ng li s h w h eat. Good and fine qualit i es 23 that off steadily, at prices quit e equa l to M on d ay . I 3 ° ° r et kinds only a m o d era t e b us i ness was transacted, on W M terms. h at ° There was a f u ll average supply of forsign offer. On the wh o l e th e d emand for most desc''' 1 ruled steady, at full quotations. a th er• Barley changed hands steadily, at full prices, 311 was a better feeling iu the malt trade. We had a slow sale for oats, at the late decline. ~.0 oi Beans suppo r t e d M on d ay ' s cnrr dncy. In the yeit;,l,. peas•and flour no change took place. The imports 01 latter are only ;500 sacks from the continent. ARRIVALS TIIIS WEEP, Wheat. Barley. Malt. 880 I 310 1 6,320 Oats. I Flot it ' 770 1,i120 E aglish Irish Foroigu.... 6SO 100 01 ;‘, 5,390 br ig 3,360 I 1,650 WHITECHAPEL. The supplies of m ea t are t o l era bl y extensive, and the trade generally inactive as f o ll ows ; —Beef, from 2 s 10d !°, 4s 4d ; mutt on , ;-s 4,1 to 4s 8d ; lamb, 0 3 Od to Os Ot; veal, 33 4d t o 4 s 8d ; p or k, 3a 2d to 4s Gd per 81b3 by carcase. pOROUGH HOP. fi W continue to have a fair emand or gd gin`• - hope, e at full pi ices. In other kinds only f little o i o s doing' 40 , the INDIAN .RELIEF FUND.—We are requested eY eat president of th e l e di an M u ti ny Relief Fund to state th",-, a remittance of 1501. 13.1. has been ci v ed fro re ri Britannic Majesty's C o n su l a t Ch ar ie r s e t o e n, Se u , th i l o -4 13 ° 1; ling, accompanied by a letter containing the gratifying state men t :—" I thi n k it proper to au' considerable proportion of thi s amount has be en , g scribed by American citizen s , w h o h ave been des ire ; 0 1 uniting with the British r es id en t s i n th e exPre lli o o4 " their sympathy with the sufferers by the Indiao tinies." ATI , $. SINGULAR DEATH OF A LICENSED VICTU',.-- of Yesterday, Mr. Wakiey held an inquest at the P I TA England, Pra. ,, d-street, Paddington, on the body i one James Seymour Lane, aged 42, landlord of the ° 7 r idel, Garter Tavern, Reading. It appears that oil ,auibee evening, a few minutes before seven o'clock, ae, : ° "; Tb e arrived to meet the train just starting for Ree w a rl f deceased, in attempting to get off the roof, APP - n - t:3 $; miss the handrail, and fell over on to the psve," 3 „ ° ,;•te was immediately picked up, and being foe" /I ° '' s sensible ho was conveyed at once to St, Ma r i • pital. Verdict, "Accidental Death." „ iT b VICTORIA STATION AND PIMLICO RAlL"."'"'of Bill for this very useful undertaking (an o utlin e sine s) proposed plan of which appeared a few rnontbn„.6„use hat passed through the SLanding Orders of the ft° Commons, and it is stated by the half -y the Brighton directors that their company h" b r i n g t h : first to consult the public convenience by sec il " - ve ry P r Z, earlY r e e P e : t he use of the terminus. There seems, therefore, e:d 1W" bability that this scheme will be ' speedily e arrie ot effect ; and, as the accommodation offered Wil l 13 ,„ . bo V any means be confined to the Brighton CoraPan-7,:;f the be available for all other metropolitan lines southtipepto Thames, particularly thole that lead to the " j d that portion of the public which resides westwariWest now reasonably expect that the want of a ge nera nl O d , i lPr: end station, so long complained of, w ill be e relie while a public benefit will be conftrred hY ertour se od•G e which such a station will give to the ov bridg streets which form the only access to the London - terminus.