The Sun. — London, England, 1858-10-12 00:00:00

ri t OYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Under the Management of Mr. Charles Kean. THIS EVANING will be presented Shakapere's Play of THE MERCHANT OF VENICE. Shytock, Mr. C. Kean—Portia, Mrs. C. Kean. Prccedei.i by the Farce of DYING FOR LOVE. THEATRE-ROYAL, HAYMARKET, LeSsee, Mr. J. B. Buckstone. THIS EVENING will be performed LONDON ASSU. RANCE : Mr. and Mrs. C. Matthews, &c. After which, THE DAUGHTER OF THE GUADAL. QUIVER. Perea Nena. With HE WOULD BE AN ACTOR. And ANY PORT LN A STORM. Commence at 7. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Manager, Mr. Edmund Falconer. THIS EVENING, EXTREMES ; or, Men of the Day. Supported by Messrs. H. Vandenhoff, Emery, J. Rogers, J. G. Shore, and Barrett ; Miss Woolgar, Mrs. Weston, Miss Kate Saxon. After which the Lauri Family. To conclude with the Farce of TOO MUCH FOR GOOD NATURE, Messrs. J. Rogers, Emery, Miss K. Saxon. Doors open at half-past 6, to commence at 7. Box-office open from 11 to 5 daily. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE Lessee and Directress, Miss Swanborough. THIS EVENING, THE LAST OF THE PIGTAILS; Messrs.C. Selby, J. Bland, J. Clarke, &c. After which THE MAID AND THE MAGPIE. Followed by THE BONNIE FISH WIFE. And MY AUNT'S HUSBAND ; Mr. Swanborough, Mrs, Selby, Miss Ternan. Commence at 7 o'clock. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE, Westminster-road. Sole Lessee, Mr. William Cooke. - This Grand Hippodramatic Temple of the World IS NOW OPEN FOR THE SEASON, elegantly re-embellished and artistically decorated by Mr. Hurwitz, with new and ap propriate Act Drop, painted by Mr. F. Fenton, massive and elaborate Chandelier by Mr. Hinckley. Powerful Dramatic Company, comprising established favourites and additional artistes, Gem and Star Equestrians, together with the best and largest Stud of beautifully trained Horses in Europe. Notwithstanding; the sum expended, the following is the scale of' the reduced prices of admission : Dress Circle, 3s. ; Upper Boxes, 2s. • Pit, ls. • ' Galleries, 6d. Private Boxes, from £1 ls. to £2 25., and upwards. The opening piece, full of striking situations and effects, is a dramatised version of a tale in the Waverley Novels, by Mr. T. Townsend, entitled THE COVENANTERS ; or, The Battle of Bothwell Brig. Produced with new scenery, cos tumes, appointments, and properties, and in which the entire resources of this leviathan establishment are called into action. The Illustrations of all Nations in the Arena include the united strength of the First English, American, and Conti nental Professors of the Art of Equitation. To conclude with THE ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. Stage Manager, Mr. R. Phillips. CANHALL, TERBURY Westminster-road.— OPEN EVERT EVENING.—The following* Company of Vocalists are engaged for the performance of Selections from all the popular OPERAS, MADRIGALS, CHORUSES, GLEES, DIETS, &c., viz. :—Miss Russell, Mrs. Badsey, Miss Bntnell, Miss Ray, Madame Bartoletti, Miss Montague, Mrs. Lawrence, and Mrs. Anderson; Herr F. Jongtmans, Mr. Renshaw, S Jones, J. Barker, W. Melling, Senor Antonio, E. L Hime , Mr. Badsey, Senor Tiroli,llr. Cozens, Mr. Bell, Mr. Barnard, and Mr. St. Albyn. Mr. John G. Forde and E. W. Mackney. Pianoforte, Mr. Cecil Hicks—Harmonium, Mr. Courtnay —Director, Herr F. Jonghmans. Commence at 7 precisely. Suppers, &c., until 12 o'clock. NOTICE.—The Proprietor begs respectfully to announce tnat in the present month A FINE ARTS GALLERY, now in course of construction, will be thrown open in COn. nexion with the above Hall. THE WEATHER.-SuN OFFICE, OCT, 12. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 55—highest since noon yesterday. 51—lowest this morning and during the 'light. 53—this day at noon. BAROMETER-29.98. WEYD, Westerly"; light, with fine cold weather. THE SUN. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1858. The protracted struggle respecting the Regency question in Prussia has at last been brought to a conclusion. The constitutional principle has happily prevailed, and the heir presumptive to the Crown, the father-in-law of our own Princess Royal, has been invested with full and absolute power to act as Monarch in every respect, despite the energetic resistance of the reactionary party. We regret' to be compelled to speak of "absolute" power in such a case, but, unfortunately, it is impressed on the face of the document. But for one brief sentence it might be said that no such act of FREDERICK-WILLIAM'S Government was so grace ful as his virtual abdication. But the pleasing illusion is destroyed by the declaration that the Prinee is to rule " according to the inspiration of his own conscience, and responsible only to God, until the moment the KING should again be enabled to fulfil the duties of his Royal functions." This " unsavoury" paragraph, which totally ignores popular privileges, and is a virtual assertion of " the right divine" of kings to do as they will with their own, cannot be attributed to the poor imbecile king, who is to all intents and purposes as helpless as was our own GEORGE 111., when under the care of his keepers. But it still shows the ruling passion, and the deliberate determination of those who to the last moment managed the wires or pulled the strings that influenced the movements of the Royal Marionette. They earnestly strive to maintain the old rule, to make Prussia still the satellite of Muscovy, and its Sovereign merely a satrap of the Czar. But this .would not do. The Prince was thoroughly acquainted with "his rights," and by no means disposed to relinquish any portion thereof, that might affect the welfare or position of the k ing dom over which he or his descendants may be re quired to rule for a succession of ages. He had witnessed the discredit cast on his country by the vacillation of his brother, and the intrigues of the Court Cabal, which operated on the infirm mind of poor CLICQUOT, and led him to act in accordance with the views of the back stairs conspirators. That is now happily all over, and the Prince will have an opportunity of exhibiting his real disposition. It has been confidently asserted that he is inclined to follow, sed longo intervallo, the English system, and to bestow something of a constitution on the kingdom over which he is, till the recovery of his brother, a com plete autocrat. We trust it may be so. Of course we do not anticipate a complete revo lution, or the establishment of a perfect sys tem at a moment's notice. We have had a precedent in our own country. GEORGE the Prince was very different from GEORGE the Re gent, and still more so from GEORGE the Fourth. There is a temptation in absolutism which few have strength of mind sui6.eient to voluntarily relinquish. It may be said that " uneasy is the head that wears a crown," but still menwill run any risks, commit almost any sins, to take upon them se l ves t h e duties and responsibilities of the situation, an d none can be found to strip their diadems of a single gem, although by doing so they may add to the happiness, welfare, and prosperity of their people, and, as a necessary consequence, their own *iecarity and peace of mind. • It remains- to be seen whether the Prince, now the Regent of PRUSSIA, will follow the ordinary precedent, or set a lnilliant example to all future rulers. We must comfort ourselves with the simple fact, that there is, at all events, hope under his rule and that of his son, while there could be none with that of the Cama rilla, of which the Queen-Consort was at the head, and which, as we have already stated, were com mitted to a retrograde policy, and might have carried it still further if they fancied they had the power and strength to do so. We must now look quietly i n t o th a t w hi c h may b e looming in th e future, and earnestlyhope that the quiet and hminine influence of the PRINCESS ROYAL may have some share in the good work of bestowing constitutional freedom on Prussia and the Prussians. It is an arduous task to devolve on one so young ; but she is a daughter of England, and will, we d übt not, well and faithfully discharge her duty however difficult it may be. The Greeks and Bears have been tter ly disap pointed. Notwithstanding the large speculative sales that had been effected on Wednesday and Thursday, with not merely the apparent, but the palpable object of damaging the market—notwith standing the necessity of lodging 20 per cent. with every claim, the amount called for on Friday was no less than £1,380,000, or, in round terms, two-thirds of all that could be demanded. The community at large have, therefore, manifested full confidence in the validity of the security, and those who endeavoured to depreciate it will have "to pay very high for their whistle. The Times of yesterday explains something of the true state of affairs. It says :—" The nature of the recent operations in the Turkish loan has been further developed to-day. Although the public on Satur day paid an instalment of 15 per cent, on the first £3,000,000, and a deposit of 20 per cent. on an ad ditional issue of £1,300,000, there were few sellers even at improved prices, and the adverse specula tors find difficulty in closing their accounts. The first quotation for the new issue this morning was 1 tol prem., and it ultimately advanced, until, after regular hours, it stood at 1 to 14. The old scrip opened at par, and left off at ,§; prem." We have recently more than once pointed out the true state of affairs, and the public have shown that they fully appreciated the views we put forward. There were " very few sellers, even at the im proved prices, and the adverse speculators find diffi culty in closing their accounts." There is a vast quantity of information contained in that brief ac count. The old scrip that had been forced down to a discount, closed at a premium, while the new issue after hours stood at 11 to 4 premium. It is satisfactory to know that those who acted on our advice have had no reason to repent acting on the conclusions which we arrived at after calm and attentive consideration. The matter will not be quite so easily concluded. The instigators of the hostile movement, who kept in the background, may have rather more to pay than they had calculated on. The £4,380,000 already subscribed will amply suffice to place the finances of Turkey in a sound and healthy con dition. Every undertaking connected with the country will now improve, and the unfair profits that have hitherto been realised by those who have directed their " hard calculations" to the affairs of the Ottoman Empire, will be materially re duced, if not altogether swept away. There is now no possible reason why the scrip should not assimilate closely in value to the Six Per:Cent. loan, and why both should not reach par, or £lOO for every obligation to that amount. The entire consolidated debt of the Porte now stands at £12,300,000, of which £5,000,000, guaran teed by France and England, is at 4 per cent, the remaining £8,300,000 at 6. The total charge for interest is therefore under £BOO,OOO per annum ; and inasmuch as £250,000 is provided by the Egyptian tribute, there only remains £450,000 to be liquidated by Turkey, and for that the receipts of the Customs duties at Smyrna, Syria, and Con stantinople have been hypothecated. We shall simply ask, What Foreign Stock stands on an equally sound foundation ? When shall we have a letter from Lord JOHN, or a speech from Lord PALMERSTON ? Things are beginning to work towards a Reform auction. True, Mr. DISRAELI avoids meetings where he would be expected to " come out," so does the Colonial Secretary ; and- the Lord Privy Seal will not uncloset his knowledge, whatever it may be, not even though a brother Tory points smilingly to the keys. Yet the auction is obviously awakening the solicitude of the intending bidders. Sir G. C. LEWIS has challenged the Tories with the threat that any Reform Bill they may propose will turn out, alas ! a real Reform Bill, and will inevitably increase the democratic power in our Constitution. With evident reluctance he says that he himself will consent to this. This is the first Whig bid. Low enough, to be sure—some additional strength to democracy because it cannot be helped. The Tory bid at the same meeting was almost, if not quite as good. It was that of a real Reform Bill, a bill in the interest of democracy, because any Government must now succumb which would not offer it. But the auction goes on. Lord JOHN MAN NERS, descanting in Leicestershire, de omnibus rebus et quibusdant alds, although he declares his lips to be scaled on Parliamentary Reform, yet makes, in general terms to be sure, a high bid, indeed— nothing less than " the best electoral body, and the pest representative body, which can be obtained for the people of this country !" " The Best." What can be the definite offer lurking under such words as these ? It is not a business offer, to be sure. We want Lord JOHN'S Cabinet standard to know its value : still he has said, as plainly as generalities could say it, that he purposes to alter both the electoral constituency and the arrangement of representatives—both which things the Whigs have themselves proposed to do. They proposed to mend their own work of 1832—t0 mend it by modifications which nobody cared to forward or oppose in the interest either of party or in that of real representation ; to mend it, in fact, by annoy ing a few patrons of little boroughs, and by secur ing a few minority Whig members in the counties, and by enfranchising a very few who could do neither good nor harm. Lord J. MANNERS premises for himself and coadjutors something to surpass by far all this. "The Best"—that is the last Conservative bidding—the best body of electors, and best body of representatives too. This is assuredly a most provoking bid—a sealed tender indeed. The bifid Whig clique must be sorely perplexed therewith. What shall they offer ? How phrase it in generalities which shall not fall below" the best ;" and, if particulars be approached, great indeed is the danger. What will Lord JOHN RUSSELL'S Letter offer, and when, and to whom, will it be written ? we assume it as certain that a Letter Lord JOIIN must write some time between now and February; Lord JOHN'S State Letters ad populum would never be complete if the historian could not refer to one on the Reform Bill of 1859. But what shall he offer? Shall he, as in his Corn Law Letter, announce a policy which shall make any other impracticable, which the country shall insist on adopting, and which shall issue in displacing his rivals and installing himself? Is it in Loid JOHN to do a thing so bold? Dare he concede, for instance, the Reform which would put all rivals out of court, unless they also accepted it, which they would possibly not do. Dare he give the votes to the tenant farmers which the landlords now use as their own ? Dare he emancipate the intimidated electors everywhere, and dare he nullify the power of Sir LO3IBARD-STREET LONGPURSE, and bid every elector call his vote his own and his country's—his own that he may use it for his country, and not for his master ? As yet the two Whig Lords have kept silence Sir G. C. Lzwis alone—himself, if report does not belie his purposings, an expectant Premier—has spoken. Can the ex-Premiers keep entire silence much longer with safety ? Will it do to let the Tories be turning the Parliamentary vacation wholly to their own advantage ? The ominous fact is now before them, that Toxopholite is sold at last ! Lord DERBY must now turn to politics, if only for con solation. He must, now, mean to keep in office ; and it is the direct or implied testimony of all the speakers of his own party that he can retain office only by means of a Reform Bill which he can back against any Bill entered by any who mean to run at the political Derby of next spring. What, then, will be the tactics of Lord JOHN and Lord DERBY? It seems obvious that Lord JOHN should attend at some meeting and tell us pretty explicitly what he is thinking of. We should recommend the electors of London to arrange a meeting for that purpose. The Tivertonians, of course, would never think of holding a meeting unless bidden to do it. The electors of London are, most of them at least, independent men, and seeing that the Members for other places are giving to their constituencies an account of their last session's stewardship, and a promise of what they mean to do next session, it is quite time that the metropolis of the country should call upon its members to tell their mind on the great question of the ensuing session. Without assump tion or arrogance, London is fairly entitled to tell the whole country its views, and it cannot do so better than by approving or repudiating those announced by its representatives at a public meet ing. It would be.of service to all the parties who intend next February to bid for popular support, to be aware of the price they must pay for it. Lord JOHN RUSSELL especially, from the pro minent position he occupies, ought to let the coun try know whether he has been capable of learning anything by his late political afflictions. He ought, indeed, to try the temper of his constituency, and to ascertain whether, in the event of a disso lution, he must retire to some pocket borough which any Reform Bill must extinguish, or whe ther he has qualified himself to remain a represen tative of the first city in the kingdom. Meanwhile, Lord DERBY cannot afford to be idle. He has two courses before him—a manly reversal of his anti-reform policy, and thus throw ing himself on the country, which would trium phantly sustain him, or an attempt to get off with the smallest measure of Reform which the country would tolerate. In the former course he would no doubt affront many old political friends, and lose their support, but he could do without it, and he would succeed. He would have taunts in plenty, but if he were satisfied in his 'z'wn mind that he was doing not only what the co v ntry demanded, but what it had a right to deman , he would, like Sir ROBEltr PEEL, have the double reward of a good conscience and an approving nation. The other policy has, we are aware, plausible re commendations, but plausible ones only. He might say, I can and will prevent the House of Lords from passing any measure more advanced than my own—is it not better for the country to take what it may now get, than refuse a small measure and get none at all? But veil such a threat as decently as he might, would the country put up with it ? Would it not act like the Duxes declaration of Reform, and be the means of humbling the arro gance of a set of men destitute of any intelligible right to domineer over the country at pleasure ? Hereditary arrogance and incapacity would be told to set its own house in order and to leave the people's house to the people. At the least I a meagre bill would never be accepted, and would be merely a stepping-stone to renewed agi tation. As to what we deem to be the elementary , principles of any Reform Bill, Lord DERBY knows well enough what they are. He did us the honour to quote them in reference to Lord PALMERSTON, and we are sure he has not forgotten ouißefor mer's Catechism. We may, however, have occa sion to recal it to recollection. , 7 9 ? . -,i;40111110,6,\ e.r. 40,ti~ 4iii , -bRo 4 ,7: ' T IRELAND. (BY BRITISH AND IRISH MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GALWAY, OCT. 11. A special train from Dublin arrived here to-day, at 2 o'clock, in which was Lord Viscount and Lady Bury, the Hon. Robert Grimstone, Sir H. Fleet wood, John Roebuck, John 0. Lever, and other gentlemen connected with the projected Atlantic Royal Mail Steam Navigation Company, accompa nied by Mr. John Ennis, M.P., the Chairman, and several of the Directors of the Midland Great Western Railway. After visiting the Queen's College, Mr. Roebuck and the other gentlemen proceeded on board the Pacific steamer, where a dejeuner was provided. Several noblemen and gentlemen were present, and Mr. Roebuck made one of his intensely national speeches. In responding to one of the toasts, Lord Bury stated that he was about to start for America, in the interests of the Galway line of packets, in the Pacific, which sails to-morrow, with a full comple- ment of cargo and passengers. It is stated here, on good authority, that Lord Bury goes off armed with plenary powers from the new company to conclude mail contracts with the Governments of the United States, Canada, Nova Scotia, New, Brunswick, and Newfoundland. COURT CIRCULAR. BALMORAL, OCT. 9. Her Majety the Queen drove out, accompanied by the Count and Countess Persigny, and Lady Churchill. His Royal Highness the Prince Consort and his Royal Highness the Count of Flanders went out deer-stalking. Major-General Peel has left Balmoral. Lord Stanley has arrived on a visit to her Majesty. Mr. M'Carthy (from the Bahamas), Colonel Sykes, Mr, Clarke, Mr. H. Hale, and Mr. Strickland had interviews with the Right Hon. Sir E. Bulwer Lytton yesterday at the Colonial-office. • Despatches for the Governors of the Australian Colonies were sent yesterday from the Colonial-office. Despatches were received from the Governors of Canada, Vancouver's Island, and Heligoland, and also from the Lord High Com missioner of the lonian Islands. His Excellency the Minister for the Hanse Towns and Madame Rucker have left town for Brighton. The Earl of Mornington has arrived at the Cla rendon Hotel from Draycot House, Chippenham. His Highness the Prince Nicholas Tro u b e t z k o y has taken his departure from the Brunswick Hotel for Paris, en route for St. Petersburg. His Excellency the .Hanoverian Minister has left Holstein, en route to Hanover. His Excellency will return to London the latter end of the month. The Marchioness of Waterford has arrived at Claridge's Hotel from Ford Castle, N.B. The Countess of S ea fi e ld and Major Massey have arrived at the St. George's Hotel. Lord and Lady Algernon St. Maur have arri ve d at the St. George's Hotel. Admiral Si r J o h n West and family have arrived at their residence in Eaton-square, from the Continent. We regret to learn that Lord Lyons is lying dangerously ill at Arundel Castle: The Hon. Mr. Lyons arrived on Saturday from Florence, to be in attendance on his afflicted father. Lord and Lady John Russell, with their two daughters, are guests of Mr. Wm. Brown, M.P., at hi: mansion, Richmond-hill, Liverpool. They arrived on Saturday afternoon, and on Sunday morning attended divine service at the Church for the Blind. Mr. Roebuck, M.P.; Sir liesketh Fleetwood, Bart. ; Lord Viscounklßury, Hon. Robert Grimstone, and John Orrel Lever, Esq., arrived this morning by theexpress boat from Holyhead, and proceeded to the Bilton Hotel. These gentlemen went at 2 o'clock to pay a visit to his Ex cellency the Lord-Lieutenant, at the Viceregal lodge. Mr. Roebuck, Lord Bury, Sir P. H. Fleetwood, the Hon. Mr. Grimstone, and Mr. Lever, will leave town for Galway by special train on Monday, at 10 o'clock.—Evening Freeman of Saturday. THE THEATRES. DRURY-LANE. Flotow's " Martha" was produced, in an English ver sion, last night. The performance deserves unmingled praise. Louisa Pyne sang most charmingly, and gave the character all the dramatic effect it is capable of. Her sister's personation of the soubrette was full of gaiety and spirit ; and her thoroughly musician-like singing told admirably in the concerted music. Harrison exerted himself with great success ; and in one of the senti mental ballads, " She appeared, clothed in light," ob tained a loud encore—a compliment certainly due to his singing, if not to what he sang. A younger singer, Mr. Patey, made a highly promising appearance in the character of Plunket. He has a fine voice, and his face and person are pleasing. He showed intelligence, too, as an actor ; and with a little more experience of the stage will be a valuable performer. Mr. Honey, in the part of the foolish courtier, created considerable amusement—he is evidently a favourite with the Drury-lane audience. The orchestra, under the able direction of Mr. Mellon, was as good as any that we have ever heard in an English theatre; and the chorus was also excellent. There was some beautiful scenery, and the old English costumes and decora tions wereerich, handsome, and in excellent taste. The theatre was crowded ; and the performance was received with all the demonstrations which indicate complete success. HAYMARKET. The announcement that Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mathews would appear at this theatre drew an immense assemblage. The private boxes and the dress circle were occupied by the elite of the fashionable world. The Haymarket, indeed, presented nearly the same gala appearance which it wears when the great operatic stars, over the way, are winning at once British applause and British gold. It is needless to say that Mr. Charles Mathews' reception was of the warmest and most cordial charaCter. Lady Gay Spanker does not appear until the piece is somewhat advanced. Rumour had sounded the praises of Mrs. Charles Mathews so continuously, that the audience were all anxiety for her appearance. At length a laugh behind the scenes, of that sterling character in the ring which betokens the • true metal, sustained until the unsophisticated fox-hunting lady bounded upon the stage. The reception was most flatter ing, and it was some time before the excitement subsided. Mrs. Charles Mathews is petite, but of a well-rounded form. She entered into her character with all the hilarity with which the author has invested it; but the girlish, spoilt, and rustic beauty, doting on sylvan sports, never once degenerated into the hoyden. When Lady Gay Spanker assumes an evening costume, her youth and beauty became more conspicuous. She wore her hair in long silken tresses, descending nearly to the waist ; and a tasteful wreath of flowers, repeated on her dress, set off her attrac tions. A bouquet of flowers, by an easy mechanism, be came a fan of rare workmanship, and resumed its function as boquet at the will of the rider. Mrs. Charles Mathews, in theatrical parlance, has evi dently made a hit ; the plaudits bestowed upon her and her husband were too hearty to leave a doubt that the lady has not disappointed public expectation ; and this is saying much when the inimitable performance of the late Mrs. Nesbit as Lady Gay Spanker is still fresh in the memory of playgoers. Charles Mathews, who seems to have the fabled quality of the eagles, of renewing his youth, acted his original character of Dazzle as he alone can act it. Description is needless, for everybody has seen him in Dazzle. Dolly Spanker was written for Keeley—Buckstone pro voked constant peals of laughter in this character. The piece was put upon the stage in a way to add even to the lessee's well-known aim at completness. OLYMPIC. Last night an "entirely original drama," by Mr. Wilkie Collins, was produced at this theatre, under the title of " The Red Vial." Two personktges are mainly instrumental in carrying on the action of the piece. One is Madame Bergmann (Mrs. Stirling), the housekeeper of Isaac Rodenberg (Mr. Addi son), a Jewish merchant of Frankfort. The other is Hans Grimm (Mr. Robson), a half-witted man, whom the mer chant has rescued from a lunatic asylum, and taken into his service. These personages are kept in a state of constant antagonism, the mischief done by the former being perpe tually counteracted by the latter until the representative of good is triumphant, and the symbol of evil falls a victim to the stratagems she has herself contrived. Great pains have been taken by the author to give some thing of an elevated character to a story that does not much differ in kind from the plot of an old-fashioned melodrama. Of the half-witted Hans he has endeavoured to make an eccentric part, but it does not prove so thank ful as it promises, and Mr. Robson, after he had once with admirable effect assumed the appearance of idiocy varied by occasional flashes of intelligence, found up-hill work in dealing with a character which was now too rational, now too insane, to form a consistent whole. Mrs. Stirling, in the manifestly repulsive part of Madame Bergmann, adopts the bold expedient of idealising the would-be murderess into a sort of Lady Macbeth, and by the imposing character of her attitudes and the force of her by-play gave a poetical aspect to the piece'which would not otherwise have belonged to it. But, in spite of much excellent acting, and in spite, likewise, of considerable skill in the arrangement of the incidents, the subject was obviously repugnant to the audience. Mr. Robson and Mrs. Stirling were called before the curtain at the end of the second and third acts, and although there was an un mistakeable counter-demonstration at the finish, we think, the piece likely to have a run. 1 STRAND. A burlesque on the " Maid and the Magpie" was pro duced here last night with great success. All the appur tenances of a story which, worn as it is, is always popular, were adapted and caricatured with more than ordinary skill. The cast was, for any theatre, a strong one. Miss M. Oliver enacted the maid, who was in her hands not quite so innocent as her prototype, but a piquant arch little girl full of fun and mischief. Her lover, the farmer's son, was a modern young gentleman of the fast school, an officer in the blues, with an objection to fighting. This part, with the proper amount of lisping and languish, was excel lently played by Miss M. Tertian. The farm servant, Pippo, disgusted with his hard fare, and struck with a passion for the stage, fell to the cast of Miss Marie Wilton, who made her first appearance this season, and was very warmly received. She threw an immensity of spirit into her part. The male characters are all rather broadly conceived. Mr. J. Bland enacts an old soldier, the father of Ninette, the " maid" he has deserted, and she shelters him, and sells a spoon on his account to Isaac, a Jew clothesman, which gets her into the suspicion of having stolen the plate. The part of the Jew is taken by Mr. J. Clark, and a good deal of the fun of the burlesque is thrown upon it. The piece itself is crammed with puns, good, bad, and indifferent. The songs were numerous, chiefly old English airs, there being but a single attempt to burlesque the music of the " Gazza Ladra." The dancing was good, especially a couple of comic dances, one of which, done with great spirit by Miss M. Wilton and Mr. J. Clark, excited loud applause. The house was well attended. LATEST NEWS. MADRID, MONDAY, The Spanish expedition on board the steamer Vasco has discovered two islands on the coast of Africa, and taken possession of them. BERLIN MONDAY. The Bank of Prussia has raised its discount (Bankwechsel Disconto) from 4 to 5 per cent. FRANCE. PARIS, MONDAY EVENING The Emperor and Empress, on Sunday, attendee' mass at the Camp, which was performed by Mgr. the Bishop of Nancy, first chaplain to his Majesty, at a large military altar erected for the purpose in front of the Imperial quarters. The infantry were drawn up at each side of the altar, the cavalry and artillery forming the third side of a square in front. At the conclusion of Divine service, the troops formed into line, and the Emperor and Empress, both on horseback, passed along the front of each. Their Majesties then placed themselves near the Imperial residence for the filing off, but previously the Emperor distributed several decorations to officers and soldiers whose services in the Crimea has caused them to be re commended for that honour. His Majesty, in pre senting the decoration, shook the hand of each re cipient in the most gracious manner. The filing off then took place, and was performed with a pre cision that drew forth repeated expressions of ad miration from the Emperor, who requested Marshal Canrobert to make known to the troops the satis faction which he felt. The religious service and review had drawn together a large concourse of persons from the surrounding country, by whom, as well as by the troops, their Majesties were hailed with the loudest acclamations. " Accounts have reached this city," says the Emancipation of Brussels, "from the Belgian mis sion sent to Persia. Our diplomatists must be by this time at Teheran. ' They have met with the most flattering reception from all the Persian au thorities, and since they have entered the empire they have been escorted by regiments and followed by generals. The local authorities are lavish in their politeness, and overwhelm their visitors with sweetmeats of all kinds. This hospitality does not, however, prevent the journey from costing our envoys very dear, and one of them, with a salary of only 5,000 francs, was compelled to expend 16,000 francs before he left Constantinople. But this is always the case. The embassy to Moscow cost the Prince de Ligne 200,000 francs, and he only brought back a snuffbox." BOURSE, Oct. 11.—The market has been flat, with a limited amount of business doing. Threes have been done at 73f. 65c., and are now at 73f. 50c. Mobilier varied from 970 f. to 960 f. ; Austrian, 657 f. 50c to 652 f. 50c. ; Lyons, 877 f. 50c. to 872 f. 50c. ; Orleans, 1,375 f. to 1,365 f. ; Eastern, 737 f. 50c. to 732 f. 50c. ; and Southern, 602 f. 50c. to 600 f. The following were the last quotations : 41 per Cents. .... 96 25 Do. end month .. 96 25 3 per Cents. 73 40 Do. end month.... 73 50 Bank Shares. 3lOO Credit Mobilier .. 952 50 Do. Account ..... 950 Credit Fonder 660 Belgian 4f Piedmontese (5) Roman 93 25 Austrian Spanish Threes Home Debt 42 26 RAILWAYS. Cash. Account. Orleans . . 1357 50 .. 1362 50 Northern New ditto = .. 822 50 Lyons and. Mediterranean 872 60 .. 870 New ditto — • • Geneva 650 —. 645 - Midi Western 620 .. 620 Eastern . 732 60 .. 733 `75 Grand Central — .. Sardinian 460 .. 461 25 Austrian Exchange on London, at sight, paper, 25f. 171 c. ; money, 25£ 15c. ; three months, paper, 25f. ; money, 24f. 97fc. ASTLEY'S. Last night the Royal Amphitheatre opened for the winter season. During the short recess the whole of the interior has been re-decorated in a most chaste and elaborate man- ner. The ceiling exhibits a clear sky, beautifully painted, surmounted by mythological subjects. The upper circles of boxes are divided with beautiful medallions, relieved with white, on an azure blue of an Italian tint, mounted in gold frames, carried out by handsome enrichments, between which are ornaments and drops of flowers. The dress circle has a series of subjects, the centre of which, facing the stage, represents the battle of the Amazons, and leading off each way round are various figures, representing gladiators and horses, most beautifully executed, and in good keeping with the upper part of the theatre. The groundwork of the boxes is white, and from the bottom spring flowers and trees, most artistically executed in gold, producing a very dazzling effect. Her Majesty, having become a frequent patron of the ' theatre, is now provided with a handsome box, lighter in decoration and more conveniently situated than the former one, and there is a magnificent new chandelier, which, when it can be moved a little more freely up and down, will be a great comfort to the audience. The novelty of the evening was called " The Covenanters; or, The Battle of Bothwell Brig," being an equestrian and melodramatic reading of Scott's well-known and beautiful tale of " Old Mortality." The story is so patent to every class of the community that it is needless to describe the plot; suffice it to say that the parts of Balfour of Burley (Mr. Jas. Holloway) ; Colonel Claverhouse (Mr. Burt) ; Lord Evandale (Mr. J. T. Anderson), &c., were ably sus tained. The scenes in the circle were very good, as a matter of course. Indeed, the performance of Mr. Runnels, the great American Magnet, with a child who appeared to be about four years old, was marvellous. Madame Blanche andlle. Fleurette were loudly applauded ; and a very elegant act was performed by Mr. W. Cooke, who introduced "The Horse of the Menage." Tho animal he rode dis played extraordinary docility and training, and performed some entirely new feats. The success of the opening night was immense. REMARKABLE PRESERVATION OF LIFE.—As the men employed at the colliery belonging to the Right Hon. Lord Boston, at Talhirion, Anglesey, were engaged at their usual avocations, last week, a sudden fall of earth took place. Very fortunately, most of the men were enabled to escape, by rushing to the mouth of the pit ; but one poor fellow, who was working at the other end, was completely shut in by the fall, and separated from the outer world, and not withstanding the strenuous exertions of the Messrs. Hughes, the lessees, and his fellow-workmen, he remained in that trying situation, without food, two days and one night, during which time he could be heard knocking, en deavouring to aid the exertions of those who were striving for his deliverance. When taken out, the poor man, though unhurt, had totally lost his voice, and appeared unconscious of the lapse of time. The joy of his wife and children at his restoration to them can easily be* imagined,—North Wales Chronicle, AUSTRIA. Advices from Vienna state that the Porte has withdrawn its opposition to the meeting of the Servian Assembly (Skupsehina), which will con sequently take place in a brief space of time. A Vienna letter states that the new Russian ambassador, M. de Balabine, will definitively enter on the discharge of his duties on the 20th Oct. We also learn from Vienna that the concession of the Southern Railway lines has been hardly signed, when another great project attracts public atten tion. To obtain more unity in the direction of the railways, the government is anxious to effect a double amalgamation, by handing over to the French company the Eastern Railway lines, and those situated on the left bank of the Danube, and to the Lombardo-Venetian company the Western Railway lines and those of the right bank. The Vienna journals state that when the resolu tions of the Conference of Paris relative to the two Danubian Principalities became known in those provinces, they produced a certain degree of agita tion, and that it was believed that the elections would augment it. But it was not thought likely to lead to any serious consequences. PRUSSIA. The Preussische Correspondenz has the-following article :—" At the expiration of the time of the full powers intrusted to the Prince of Prussia for the management of the Government, the country anxiously awaited the solution of the question whether his Majesty, having kept himself away from the affairs of State during a whole year, would feel himself sufficiently re-established to resume again the reins of government. Unhappily, the result of the treatment hitherto foll Owed and the summer sojourn at Tegernsee, while acting favour ably on the state of his Majesty generally, were not sufficiently complete. The King's physicians expressed the opinion that the Monarch, not to compromise the progress of his convalescence, ought still to avoid the fatigues of his high mission. His Majesty, therefore, came to the conviction hat it was necessary to devote a longer time to the care of his health ; And in his paternal soli citude for the welfare of the country recognized that the State ought not to remain longer deprived of a direction invested with the supreme authority and Royal initiative ; consequently the King has deemed it advisable, until his entire restoration to health, to ask the Prince of Prussia to take, from the present moment, the government of the country in full independence, and to direct the affairs ac cording to his own personal views as Regent." A letter from Berlin, dated the 9th inst., gives the following particulars :—The only possible solu tion of the Government crisis has at last taken place, and the Prince of Prussia is appointed ',egent. Prussia will once again resume in the European concert and at the German Diet the rank which a too long provisorium had compromised, and at home the system of repression and reaction which weighed upon us will give place to a more tolerant spirit, and to the honest practice of the principles of legality and constitutional right. All men breathe more freely the air which was so parsimoniously doled out to them, and every Prussian heart hopes good things for the future. We know beforehand that also abroad the new era about to commence for Prussia will be hailed with sympathy by all nations and by all Governments. The charm is broken, and Prussia is herself again. - - The Royal ordinance which invites the Prince of Prussia to assume the Regency was signed on the 7th. The last difficulties have been removed, and there remained only certain family arrange mants to be settled relative to the dotation of the Irown guaranteed on the produce of the domains. Hitherto the Prince of Prussia has not received any special allowance as locum-tenens for the King, whose functions he performed for a year ; it natu rally becomes necessary for a provision to be made for the necessities of his new position without levy ing a tax on the country. A rent of 2,500,000 dols., guaranteed on the produce of the Crown domains, forms the quotation of the Crown. Now the domains, which were formerly the patrimonial pro. perty of the Royal Family, bring it much larger returns, so that the surplus will suffice to provide for the new Regency. It is not probable, however, that the question will be brought forward in the extraordinary session of the Chambers convoked for the 20th inst., and which will be solely occupied with giving the constitutional sanction to the new order of things. The first act of the Regent has been the dis missal of M. de Westphalen, the Minister of the Interior, the Representative in the Cabinet of the small but now not so powerful party of Reaction. NI. de Westphalen's signature is not affixed either to the Royal decree of the 7th, or to the ordinance of the Regent of the 9th—the name of M. Flottwell, President of the Province of Brandenburg, figures there instead. M. Flottwell is only Minister ad interim, but it is probable that other changes will soon follow in the Ministry. M. de Raumer, Minister of Instruction and Public Worship, will rfrobably soon follow M. de Westphalen. The King will leave Berlin, about the 12th inst., for Meran, in the Italian Tyrol. The Queen accompanies her august husband, and their suite will be more nume rous than was the case at Tegernsee. The officers who accompanied the Prince of Prussia in his recent visit to Warsaw have all re ceived decorations from the Emperor of Russia. SPAIN. The Madrid journals of the 7th have arrived. The Gazette contains a royal decree, authori"ing the Colonial Department to put up to public compe tition on the 3d Feb. naxt the concession of a line of steamers between Spain and the isles of Cuba and Porto Rico. A subvention is to be accorded, but the amount of it is not to be made known until the very day of the adjudication. The effect produced by the decree relative to the sale of civil property continued to be favourable, and another rise had again taken place on the Bourse, in consequence of the belief that a satisfactory arrangement relative to the sale of ecclesiastical property would be come to with the Papal See. It was said that the Government contemplated presenting a bill to the Cortes for allowing payments for purchases of public property to be made wholly or in part in securities of Spanish Stock at the quotation of the day, perhaps even at their nominal value. The realisation of such a project would naturally have great influence on Spanish Stock. The Epoca says that General de la Concha, not General In fante, is likely to be named President of the Senate. The semi-official Hojas says that there is no truth in a statement that was current that negotiations have taken place between Spain, France, and England relative to Mexico. Another journal asserts that at last the cabinet is about to fulfil its long-entertained design of acting with energy against the Mexican Republic. Intelligence from Frankfort states that the fresh instructions which the Danish representative was expecting for some days have been received, and have been communicated by him to the com mittee, who have already drawn up their report. This report very briefly declares the Danish declarations of the sth July to be insuf ficient, but as it had only just been ter minated, it was not printed in time for the sitting of the Diet on the 7th, and will not be submitted to it till about the 13th. It is said that the Diet will demand, above all, that Denmark should not stop short merely at the suspension of the common constitution, but proceed to its total abrogation as respects the Duchies, or that she should accord to them the same number of votes in the Supreme Council as to the kingdom of Denmark proper. The Gazzetta Ticinese, of the 6th, states that some Austrian revenue officers having violated the territory of the Grisons a few days before, the Federal Council has resolved to address a com plaint on the subject to the Cabinet of Vienna. BRITISH COL UMBIA. The following letter has been received from Vic toria, Vancouver's Island, dated Aug. 21 : I arrived at this place from California nearly two weeks ago. The greater portion of my time since having been occupied in sailing on the interior waters of the coast and of the neighbouring terri tory of Washington (of which I will give some ac count in my next letter), having only got ashore this morning, and a steamer being about to leave for San Francisco, I have only time to write a few lines to catch the mail which leaves San Francisco for Europe on the sth proximo. The all-engrossing subject in this part of the world is the present state and future prospects of the new gold mines in the British territory on the mainland. There has been no great development as yet, owing to the high state of Fraser's River, caused by the melting of the snow keeping the bed of the river for the most part covered with water. There are only a few spots—" bars" as the miners call them—exposed, and mining operations are con fined to such of these spots as are above water. It is expected that in a week or two the river will fall sufficiently to allow of mining operations over a con: siderable space. Wherever mining has been carried onthe bed of the river has yielded gold in abundance, and nearly all the miners who have worked in it concur in the opinion that gold exists in remunerat ing quantities. About a week ago some 12,000 dols, worth of gold dust came down to ;Victoria, all from Fraser's River, and the day before yesterday the Hudson's Bay Company's steamer, the Otter, brought down an amount estimated at about the value of 30,000 dols., belonging to differentminers. It is impossible to ascertain the quantity with accuracy, but I should think the above not an over estimate, from the fact that upwards of £25,000 of the gold dust was offered to the company on sale. The following is a summary (condensed) of the news brought by the passengers and correspondence of the Otter from Fraser's River : About 25,000 dols. a week could be purchased from the miners on the river, although they are re luctant to sell more than suffices to supply their im mediate wants in provisions, &c. They ask so high a price for their "dust" as limits the traffic in gold, for it is found to be of a " ley" lower than Californian gold, and worth less than the old miners have been accustomed to sell at in the latter country. The business is not yet properly organised. The Otter brought down about 600 ounces from Texas Bar, the great portion of which was obtained by sluicing. The earnings at this place ranged from 15 to 40 dols. per man per day. On Puget Sound Bar 40 rockerk three men to each, were at work doing well. On Sacramento Bar 15 rockers at work ; Emory's Bar, 36 rockers, the miners earning 6 to 8 dols. each. Another account reports five companies at work on this bar, making from 8 to 25 dols. per day to the hand. At Hill's Bar 100 rockers and 400 men at work, averaging an ounce a day to the hand, and some lucky " strikes" were made which yielded as high as 30 dols. per day to the hand. At Fort Yale Bar several companies making 15 to 20 dols. per day per man. At Pike's Bar, 80 ounces had been got out in three days. The agent of one of the Express Companies, who is mining at this place, had taken out 45 dols. in one day this month to his own share. Higher up the river the miners had been chiefly engaged in " prospecting." The great impediment to the development of the mineral region is the difficulty of access to it, which is limited to the route of the Fraser River, and nearly all the mining is confined to this river. This difficulty of access, however, is fast being re moved. The Governor has organised a gang of 500 men, and set them to work to make a "trail" or road from Harrison's Lake, which will open a new route to the country of the Upper Fraser and Thompson's Rivers, and where a rich mineral region is reported to be. This route will ba by Harrison's river, a tri butary of the Fraser, emptying into the latter about midway between Langley and Fort Hope. The Harrison River is fed by a chain of lakes found to be navigable by small steamers already plying on them. A portage of 50 miles from the highest of these lakes will strike the mineral country on Fraser's River, about 40 miles above the junction of the Thompson. This route is progressing rapidly, will soon be open, and will save the dangerous navi gation and laborious portages of the Fraser River at and above Fort Yale. A "difficulty" occurred lately between the Indians in the interior and a party of Frenchmen, which re sulted in the death of two men on each side. The matter is under investigation by the Governor. The Ilidians require a mode of management which the Hudson's Bay Company's people can alone apply. The chief complaint against them is their thieving. They are incorrigible thieves. In other respects they have hitherto behaved very well, unless when under the influence of liquor. The Recovery, a merchant brig which is chartered by the Governor to do duty as a revenue vessel, is stationed on the Fraser River. She is manned and officered by men and officers from her Majesty's ship Satellite, and has on board, in addition, one or more revenue officers (civilians).,The ser vices of such a vessel ar e indispensable, for men of all n a ti ona liti e s are ready to smuggle goods and spirits up the river, to proceed without a licence, pass, or clearance, and to carry up miners who have not taken out their mining hcences. The distribution of ardent spirits among the Indians is, very wisely and humanely, strictly pro hibited. If this rule is relaxed or evaded, the most disastrous consequences will ensue, for liquor mad dens the Indians, and makes them most dangerous to themselves and to all around them. So soon as they drink the smallest quantity they lose all self control, and murder all who come in their way, I may say. The supplying them with spirits is there fore a serious crime, and must be prevented by every means. By the way, I may here take occasion to men tion that the colony stands in urgent need of the assistance of one or two vessels of war in its pre' sent unexpected emergency, to assist the Governor in maintaining authority and the due observance of law and order among the heterogeneOus population suddenly thrown 4into the country. It is due to Captain Prevost, of the Satellite, and to Captain Richards, of the Plumper, to state that they have readily rendered such assistance as they could, and that their services have been of consider able importance —have probably saved much dis turbance, and bloodshed; but their vessels are in these waters on special duties—the one surveying, and the other enga ge d i n th e serv i ce o f th e 'Com mission to settle the North-West boundary, and too much cannot be expected from them, beyond, a nd foreign to, their own special service and duties. One or two vessels are, therefore, urgently needed, and no delay should be allowed in sending orders from England to the Admiral on the station to supply so urgent a want. The arrivals from California have lessened very much, a few odd hundreds still arrive, and about as many as come go away to California. The vast crowd which was congregated in Victoria a month ago has dispersed —some to the mines, others to Oregon and Washington territories, and some to California. Victoria is progressing notwithstanding, for most persons have an abiding faith in the richness and extent of the mines. Since the 12th of June, ac cording to the returns of a local statist, 250 housees have been built, all of timber but twe. All this inflammable material it is hoped will be saved from the common fate of wooden towns by means of two fire engines procured by the Government from San Francisco. Fortunately they have not yet been called into requisition. Mercantile business has been so overdone that goods are ruinously cheap here. Land speculation has also evaporated, and has left many speculators to regret their rashness. Both results benefit the poor and the i n d us t r i ous, an d the " operators " meet with little sympathy. Silver has been di scovere d i n t h e interior. The ore is said to be abundant. Lead ore is also found on the island. Her Majesty's ship Calypso arrived in port from Callao, with stores for the surveying vessels on the 13th. She and the Satellite are in Esquimalt Har' hour. The Plumper is surveying off the mouth of Fraser River. I may write more fully and be in time to catch the same mail which will take this letter from San Francisco. EARL OF DERBY AND THE TREATY WITH CHINA. We have been requested to publish the following correspondence : TO THE RIGHT HON. THE EARL OF DERBY. My Lord,—l am desired respectfully to direct your atten' tion to the enclosed resolutions and placard relating to the "Peace with China."—l have the honour to be, your lord ship's most obedient servant, G. CRAWSHAT. Gateshead, Oct. 4, 1858. Inclosures. No. 1. Resolved, that the acceptance of an indemnity front China, together with treaty-stipulations respecting Chris' tianity by men who have condemned the hostilities with China as unjust, will be as hypocritical as it will be die' honest. Adopted, with other resolutions, at a meeting of the New' castle Association for the Study of Affairs of State, on Sun' day evening, October 3. . 2. Placard, head e d " Peace No with China," signed John Shallcross, Secretary of the Stafford Foreign Affairs Conr mittee. Knowsley, Oct. 8, 1858. Sir,—l am desired by Lord Derby to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 4th inst., together with its en• closures, and have the honour to be, your obedient servant, G. Crawshay, Esq. W. P. TALBOT. General Peel took his leave of her Majesty . oil Saturday at Balmoral, and retires from his official residence at Court in the Highlands. The gallant general will be succeeded in this duty by Lord Stanley, who will remain at Balmoral until the termination of her Majesty's stay. The Indian telegram to-day shows no alteration in the rate of exchange at Calcutta. Government securities, how ever, experienced a decline of about lor 1 per cent., both at Ca'cute and Bombay. As regards the China exchange the rate remains at 4s. 4d. at Hongkong, but at Shanghm it had become about 21 per cent..less favourable for this country, the transactions having been at ss. 11d. to 6s. Ship mails for New York and St. John's, NeW' foundland, were made up yesterday afternoon in the Gene ral Post-office, to be forwarded f rom G a l way b y th e P ac ific, one of the packets of the Lever line. THE OUTWARD BOMBAY MAIL.—The steamship Sultan, Capt. Cook, left Southampton yesterday, with the above mail and 61 passengers. AMERICAN MAILS.—On Wednesday the screw steamer Vigo will sail from Liverpool, with mails for Nos York. The Post-office box will close at 9 a.m, with 'ate fees at 10 a. m ., an d on th e l an di ng s t age at the departure of the tender, from about 10.30 to 11 a.m. TILE AUSTRALIAN MAILS.—The Government have accepted the tender of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company for a monthly mail service between this country and Australia, via Suez. The ro ute proposed by the company is by Mauritius, and the time in which they have undertaken to convey the mails betweee Southampton and Sydney is 55, and Melbourne 52 days, which will be reduced to 50 and 47 days respectively by the Marseilles route. The intervals allowed for replies to cor respondence from England will be seven days at Sydney, 13 at Melbourne, and 17 at Adelaide. In England there will. be an interval of a b ou t 12 d ays b etween the arriyals and departures of the Marseilles portions of the mails. The first ship to be despatched to take up her station between Ade laide and Suez will be the Salsette, of 1,900 tons, and 400 horse-power. She will leave Southampton for Sydney on the Ist of November, carrying mails, and be followed by vessels of a similar class. It is reported that the only other tender sent in was from the Royal Mail Company, and that the terms proposed in that case were much higher. There is little room to doubt that the service will now be effi ciently conducted. SHIPWRECKS AT THURSO.—On Thursday a terrific storm burst upon these shores, and was far more intense thin any that has yet visited our coasts for many years. The previous night was mild and frosty, but early in the morning a strong breeze began to blow from E.N.E., gradually veering round to N., from which direction it blew a perfect hurricane, accompanied by torrents of rain. As the day advanced, the wind gradually shifted, and by dusk it blew still more violently, from N.W. to W.N.W., and continued blowing from that direction with great vio lence during thewhole night. Two shipwrecks occurred near Thurso. • One ship, the Henry Poacher, of Grangemouth, be gan to drag anchor about ten o'clock, and in less than half an-hour was driven ashore on the reef of rocks at Penny land, opposite the Bishop's Castle. Crowds of people im mediately assembled opposite the spot, with throbbing hearts for the safety of the crew. A few minutes after she struck the main and mizen masts were cut, and went over the vessel's side with a tremendous crash, and the scene, amid the fury of the tempest and the dashing of the waves right over her, with the crew clinging to her, was of a very - touching character. At this time she was broadside on td the shore ' but in a few mi nu t es s h e was driven end 'on, with her bow to the land, and in this position she continued. Efforts were instantly made to save the crew. After wait ing for an hour's further ebb, a rocket was fired with aline attached, but was unsuccessful. A barrel with a line at tached was thrown from the vessel, and floated ashore, and by this means a warp was made fast and a life preserver constructed, by means of which the crew, numbering 16 men, were all got safely on shore, amid the cheers of the multitude, who were almost delirious with delight at the happy result. The kindest attention was paid to the men. The vessel, which is insured, will become a total wreck, but the cargo,, consising of American timber, will be almost all saved. The captain's name was Henry Simpson, and the vessel belongs to Mr. Henry Thomson, Grangemouth, to whom the cargo is consigned. About the same time the sloop Saucy Jack, of Thurso, laden with coals, was driven from her moorings, and stranded on the sand below Scrab ster-house. Crew saved. It is doubtful whether she can be got off. At a late hour on Thursday night an Isle of Man schooner, laden with herrings, and a schooner laden with pavement, were riding in the roads in considerable danger ; but it was hoped they would ride out the gale. VACANCIES, APPOINTMENTS, AND PROMOTIONS IN THE CIVIL SERVICE.—Bank of England : A vacancy in the cashier's department has beon caused by the death of Mr. J. Ravenscroft Elsey, first assistant to the chief cashier. National Debt Office : One of the agencies to the commis sioners has become vacant by the death of Mr. J. R. Elsey. Copyhold Inclosure and Tithe Commission : A vacancy has occured in this office by the death of Mr. E. ChristraaQ, second-class clerk. Customs : A vacancy has been caused in the buggers' department by the death of Mr. D. Pick, inspector of g - uagers ; Mr. R. G. Cheesman, controller at Hartlepool, has been promoted to be collector at Wey- - mouth, vice Clague, retired; Mr. E. Pagdon, controller at Newport, has been promoted to be controller at Hartle pool ; Mr. L. Phillips, controller at Limerick, has been pro moted to be collector at Fowey, vice Wreford, retired ; James Foyster, collector at Ramsgate, has been promoted to be collector at Port Glasgow, vice Wallan, retired ; Mr. Francis Waring, collector at Faversham, has been promoted to be collector at Ramsgate; Mr. Edmund Shell, controller at Faversham, has been promoted to be collector at Faversl a n; Mr. James Grieve, controller at Port Glasgow, has been promoted to be collector at Irvine ; Mr. John Mackenzie , collector at Carnarvon, has been promoted to be collector at Drogheda, vice Lawson, retired; Mr. Thos. L. Stapledon, collector at Chepstow, has been promoted to be collector at Carnarvon; Mr. John Scarlett, controller at Chepstow, has been promoted to be collector at Chepstow; Mr. Henry Atkey, sub-control, r at Seaham, Sunderland, has been pro moted to vice Simon, retired ; Mr. r gt m ° o uth, has been promoted to be collector‘ Avery, controller at Neli.y collector , v at tt y W wn ' e cao i sterton, retired. Inland Revenue Department : Mr. W. Stretton, first assistant of permits and certificates, has been promoted to be first class clerk in the warehouse department; Mr. C. H. Ellott, second assist ant of permits and certificates, has been promoted to be first class clerk in the warehouse department ; Mr. J. Mitcheson, third assistant of permits and certificates, has been pro moted to be second class clerk in the warehouse depart- , ment ; Messrs. J. Finlay, J. Ballantine, J. Duncan, T. Welch, and W. Falshaw, examiners of permits and certifi cates, have been appointed clerks of stamps and taxes in the warehouse department, Somerset-house.—Civil Service Gazette, 73 - 10Z Cei 41 Ex e Ditt 131; - e Egli D Grel Me; 1)J;, Poi Itus Spa Tiu-; Dut D 1, - b o Just dee r his , Fre; for