The Sun. — London, England, 1858-03-27 00:00:00

BOY A.L ITALIAN OPERA. COVENT-GARDEN. The Nobility, Gentry, Subscribers, and the Public are most respectfully informed that the NEW THEATRE WILL OPEN on SATURDAY, May 15. yell particulars will be duly announced. Royal Italian Opera, March 24, 1858. HEATRE ROYAL, HA.YMARKET. Lessee---Mr. J. B. Buckstone. Ting EVENING, to commence at Seven o'clock, with Meriden Knowles' comedy of THE LOVE CLIASE. Con /tame, Miss A. Sedgwick ; Widow Green. Mrs. Wilkins. After which, A J CURE FOB, LOVE.. ACK'S RETURN FROM CANTON. P o llowed by To conclude with THE GALICIAN FETE. To conclude with BOX A ND COX. Box, Mr. Buck. stone ; Cox, Mr. Compton. Orchestra Stalls (which may be retained the whole of the evening). 6s. each. (No charge for booking.) First Price. s. d. Second price. s. Dress Boxes - 5 0 Dress Boxes Upper Boxes ............ ... 3 0 U pp er Boxes 2 0 Pit ........................... 2 0 Pit 1 0 1 0 tiallorT Gallery 0 6 ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Proprietor, Mr. Charles Kern. • THIS EVENING, the Play of A MIDSUMMER-NIGHT'S DREAM. After which, the new grand comic Christmas Pantomime, entitled HARLEQUIN WHITE CAT ; or, The Princess -Blanche Flower and her Fairy Godmothers. The Princess Blanche (White Cat), Miss Kate T err y ; Harlequin, Mr. tina ; Clown, Mr. Huline; Pantaloon, Mr. Paulo ; and Calumbine, Miss C. Adams. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. Lessee—Mr. Ben. Webster. THIS EVENING, will be performed IRELAND AS IT WAS. Ragged Pat, Mr. Barney Williams. After which, AN HOUR IN SEVILLE. And THE HAPPY MAN. Commence at Seven. CANTERBITRY HALL, Westminster-road.— OPEN EVERY EVENING.—The follow l eg company of Vocalists are engaged for the pe-formance n Selections from all the popular OPERAS, MADRIGALS, CHORUSES, GLEES, DUETS, ckc., viz. :—Miss Russell, Mrs. Badzey, Madlle. Marietta, Miss Brumll, Miss Ray, Madame Bartoletti, Miss Montague, and Madame Marietta , Herr F. Jonghmans, Mr. ilenshaw, S. Tones, J. Barker, W. Melling, Senor Anconio, E. L. Rime, Mr. Badgey, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Bell, and Kr. Bernard ; Messrs. T. Maclagan, W. T. CritclV , eld, G. Forde, and E. Mackney. Piano-forte, Mr. Cecil Hicks; harmonium, Master Williams • Director, Herr F. Jonglamans. Commence at Seven o'clock precisely. Suppers, eis., until twelve o'clock. Mr. AUGUSTUS BRAHAM will appear every Evening. HIGE WATER AT LONDCN BRIDGE. THIS DAY—Morn., 31 min. aft. 12 —Even., 55 min aft. 12 To-110E.Row —Morn., 15 min. aft. I—Even., 38 min. aft. 1 THE WEATHER—Sux OFFICE, Manca 27. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 55—highest since noon yesterday. 42—lowest this morning and daring the night, 53—this day at noon. BiIIOMETE2,, 30.22. WIND, N.W. by N.; light, with fine weather. 4 .; VAN .)IVI%, rG~ ~ [~ '''_. f, LONDON, SATURDAY, MARCH 27, 1858. The Government of India Bill has been intro duced to Parliament in a speech in which the Chancellor of the Exchequer fully sustained his well-established reputation, not merely as a bril liant orator, but also as one capable of giving the clearest explanation of his intentions, and of the nature and effect of the measure about to be sub mitted for legislative consideration. There has been no concealment or ambiguity, and Parliament and the community at large will have reasonable time for suggesting any alterations that may be deemei desirable or expedient. It is unques tionably a decided improvement on the bill intro• duced by the late Government ; and although we may not exactly agree with all the details, we must candidly confess that so far as the future adminis tration of affairs in India is concerned, the nation bas sustained no loss in the substitution of Lord DERBY for Lord PALMERSTON. Indeed, the only complaint which the thick and thin adherents of the late administration have been as yet enahlad to establish is, that the new men have been far more liberal than their predecessors. The first bugbear of the Times was, that they would inau guratea retrograde policy. That would have been a reasonable groundof opposition. Then came the objection that they would take up and carry the measures originated by the ex-Government. We felt very easy on that subject. Provided good bills were carried it was of comparatively trivial importance by whom they might be introduced. Mr. BRIGHT, no mean authority on the side of the advanced Liberals, declared that "no event would occasion him greater regret than the return to office of the late Cabinet." The leading exponents of public opinion have already expressed their general approval of the Bill. The Daily News is agreeably surprised at find- 1 ing that in place " of a Jesuitical apology for an artful, Tory scheme, we have a manly and straight forward statement of a measure, infinitely more liberal than that propounded a few weeks ago by the late Administration." The Times regards it as " a remarkable com bination of modesty and enterprise—an India Bill and a Parliamentary Reform Bill rolled into one. Her MAJESTY'S Government do not take a single piece of patronage for themselves. They give nine names to Parliament, and the other nine to the constituencies mentioned." Adding, " This is almost too heroic. We are not accus tomed to it." Most certainly we are not. No Whig or Tory Minister has ever hitherto initiated so disinterested a proposition, or one so open to the objection of giving so much to the people and so little to the aristocracy. It is needless to go through the views of our morning contemporaries, most of which will be found in another part of our impression. The East India Company is to be forthwith abolished. That is a great fact that is com mon to the rival measures. The authority of the Crown is henceforward to be su , preme in India as well as in England. There will be no divided Government, the prac . Veil effect whereof is to shirk responsibility, and delay all measures of practical utility. The fifth Secretary of State, who is to assume the position I.IOW occupied by the President of the Board of Control, must answer on every point, but he will have the assistance of a Council of eighteen gen tlemen, nine of whom are to be nominated by the Crown, and the other nine by the constituencies referred to. The names of the first nominees are submitted for Parliamentary consideration, and we may fearlessly assert that, collectively and individually, they are perfectly unobjectionable. Those first introduced must be approved of by Parliament, and their , succesaors must be qualified the Civil Four are to be ta mY te i t lea l s r t oni ten been actively enga ges for who have the respective Presidencies f°: that time i n Madras, and the North-vire,te m ile v n g al, Bombay, also are to r e p resent the Royal ° 4 °l t neeits• Fo ur my and the military forces in Bengal, Bombay, and while a ninth is to have spent his time at native courts, " face to face with native princes." The nine elected member 4, who must be quali fied by ten years' service or fift e en years' residence in lodic, are to be chosen In dian the following manner—viz., four b y holders of n stock, or having considerable interest in Indian railways, and five by the electors of London, Liverpool, Manchester, Glasgow, and BelfaEt. In their hands the whole patronage will be vented, and ita distributiou will virtually be is no deete TfflE SUNP LONDION, SATURDA Y E VEN t NG, MARCH 27, 1858 altered, so far, at least, as the Executive is con cerned. What more can be desired ?—what more popu lar measure could be devised ? Of course we cannot now enter into local jealousies or the claims that different constituencies may put forward to be represented, but the principle is good, and if that ' be brought judiciously into operation, we shall be satisfied. The Government will cheerfully consent to any alterations by which the measure may be rendered more advantageous either for the United Kingdom or for India. The completion of the el ectric communication between Europe and America, by means of the successful submersion of the telegraphic cable, will, beyond all doubt, reawaken, and this time, we may be sure, to a fortunate issue, a very grand and long-neglected enterprise. That enterprise— the construction of a trunk railway between the Atlantic and the Pacific, across the entire width of our North American possessions. it is a project, upon the advantages of which we, ourselves, have long ago, years and years since, in these columns, very frequently expatiated. It is an undertaking the time for which will at length have arrived, when the wire of the electric telegraph trailed along the bed of the Atlantic, ... _ - shall have actually brought the old world and the new into all but instantaneous communication So soon of course as the present spring season shall have sufficiently advanced, the expedition of 1857 will be renewed in 1858, under happier aus- pices. Improved arrangements for the more secure paying out of the electric cable will, we may now not unreasonably anticipate—result in an issue a together different. The submarine telegraph having been at length long ago successfully laid down on the one hand between England and France, and on the other between England and Ireland, we may confidently look forward to the time when it shall have been laid dawn no less successfully, as a subtle nerve thrilling to and fro, between the eastern and the western hemispheres. What has been effected under the waters of the British Channel, and under the waters of St. George's Channel, we may be tolerably certain must, sooner or later, be effected under those of the Atlantic Ocean. Science has left us very little room for day-dreaming. In talking thus, we are not talking in any way of what is merely visionary. It is purely, as we have said, now a ques tion of time. And, as surely as we have telegraphic communication under the rolling billows of the sea between this island of ours and the European continent, so surely shall we, by the same intervention of copper wire encased in girth percha roping, in the form of another magical submarine cable, have a channel of instant intercourse established between the British Islands and the North American continent. The cable, as all know, is long since actually made. It only remains now to be "payed out" carefully inch by inch, mile by mile, as the steamers bearing the gigantic coil plough their way across the Atlantic. One of those steam-frigates, the Niagara, has already arrived in this country from New York to re-ship a portion of the cable, so as to be in readi ness, when the time arrives, for the second and, it is to be hoped, more successful expedition. Then, with the electric wire actually extending from the shores of the Mediterranean across Europe, beyond the British Channel, across Eng land, beyond the Irish Channel, across Ireland, beyond the whole surging ocean of the Atlantic to the coast of North America—then we shall inevitably find ourselves drawn again, perforce, to the oonsideration of the long-talked of and lon g neglected scheme of a grand trunk railway right inward.; through the entire breadth of our vast lominions in the north of that northern continent. Parallel with that future railroad, running of course the continuation of the European telegra phic wire—bringing the commerce of the Atlantic sod Pacific in the end into momentary communi cation. Subsequently, of course, will come the laying down then:. of a submarine cable trailed along the bed of the Pacific, bringing our American possessions into rapid intercourse with our vast, and populous, and fruitful Asiatic dominion. The circling of the globe by electricity being then completed by the extension of the telegraphic wire along the route of the overland mail, or otherwise, beyond the Mediterranean, scross Asia Minor, past the Arabian Sea, to Bom bay, thence onwards towards Calcutte. PUCK'S girdling of the earth in fifty seconds will then be nothing to the almost simultaneous vibration of the telegraphic needles at London—Quebec--. and Calcutta! These are not simply fanciful or whimsical speculations ; they are merely antici pations of absolute matters of fact. It is about as certain that the time we are writing about will come, as that we are drawn over the surface of the earth now-a-days with the speed of the wind by r,be fiery dragon of the railway engine —as that we have tutored the sunbeam to paint our likenesses-- or as that we have already made an instantaneous messenger, across whole kingdoms of the earth, and under the depths of the sea, of the winged and mysterious lightning. It is naturally a subject of peculiar satisfaction to every one earnestly interested in the further ance of the ragged school system, to observe the zealous co-operation of the clergy in the labour of its development. The movement began, as we all remember, among lay philanthropists ; but 'since he date of its origin it has received more or less ~ a rne,tly the sympathetic encouragement of the clergy of all denominations. It is only, of course, precisely what might in reason have been anti cipated. But because it might thus have been confidently enough expected, it is in itself none the less gratifying. We are disposed at all times to hail the adhesion to the cause of any clergy man with especial feelings of satisfaction. It augurs well for the spread of the benevolent pro ject, and for the more wide and rapid diffusion of its manifold advant ages. Does he pass the thresh hold of the ragged school in the guise of the Rev. Acros BARTON, or in the guise of any one of the three divines in " Shirley"—it matters nothing, he is equally welcome. It is another and a skilled labourer—in a vineyard where there is sore need for expeditious and energetic husbandry. It was consequently with peculiar pleasure that we chanced to observe very recently the eloquent and fervid enthusiasm expressed in the cause of the poor ragged school children, by one whose avocations might have been reasonably supposed to have precluded him front an indulgence in the luxury of this extension of his benevolent sym pathies. The occasion upon which this interest in il t a h t e ha llg a ed m S e c e h ti o n o g l system im was expressed thus earnestly, was at a meeting the other day down at rezesefnistaerbetttniFtsturitiooes:zfaevotnriteprtehsesimveelyof addressed e 2 b s e y d the i n Rev, y the v neighbouring was remarked .by him, "It did not require any convict amens .-,:ttec a SLOR. I effort to re: things, that who lived in elegant mansions, who ee 7 411 m any Prldect ti mni. selves in their orthodoxy, who were serupulOuhly punctilious in saying grace, at their meals, b u t w h o felt no sympathy and practised no self-denial i n behalf of hundreds pinched with poverty, breath; beg a polluted atmosphere, emaciated by diiease, and lingering in living death." This was the text of the whole discourse, the key of the whole strain, the gist of the entire harangue. But it was enforced throughout, in words of earnest meaning, that seem from the report to have gone home to the hearts of the speaker's auditory. The religion thus illustrated was precisely what Mr. CAIRD has called the religion of common life —the theme of the famous court sermon addressed to all the QUEEN'S lieges alike, though uttered first in the hearing of the Sovereign. The influ ence of the Religion of common life calls for the sympathy of clergy and laity alike in the advance ment and development of our new but happily already numerous ragged school institutions. THE DIPLOMATIC SERVICE. Lord Malmesbury has inaugurated his reign at the Foreign-office by the following important changes : Lard A. Loftus, at present Secretary of Legation at Berlin, will succeed Sir Hamilton Seymour at Vienna. Sir J. Crampton, at present Minister at Hanover and late Minister in the United States, will suc ceed Lord Wodehouse at St. Petersburg. Mr. Buchanan, at present Minister at Copen ha4en, will succeed Lord Howden at Madrid. Mr. Elliot, at present Secretary of Legation at Vienna, will succeed Mr. Buchanan at Copen hagen. Mr. Howard, at present Secretary of Embassy at Paris, will succeed Lord Normanby as Minister at Florence. Lo: d Chelsea will succeed Mr. Howard as Se cretary of Embassy at Paris. THE MAILS. The following mail ste7mers are due at South ampton during the next fortnight :—Sultan, Cap taia Neil Cook, on the 28th, horn A.lexandlia, wi k the Bombay mails; Atrato, Cai,tain Moir, on the Ist of April, from West Indies ; Tagus, C:ptaiii Christian, on the 4th, from the Periirßula ; Indus, Captain Evans, on the 4th, with the Caleutt k and China mails ; Tamar, Captain Jellieoe, on the 611, with the Australian mails ; and Medway, Captain Ilatnmack, trom the Brazils, on the 14th. In ad dition to the vessels named above the Saxonia leaves for New York on the 4th prox. ; the Colom bo. Captain Field, on the same day, for Alexandria, with the India and China mails ; the Araga, Cap Lines, for New York, on the 7th ; the Tagus, on the same day, for the Peninsula ; the Tyne, Cap tain Sawyer, for the Brazils, on the 9th ; and the Teviot, Captain Taylor, with the Australian mails on the 12th. L &TEST NEWS. INDIA AND CHINA MAILS. The Peninsular and Oriental Company have brought the following despatch from Marseilles this (Saturday) morning : "The steam-ship Euxine, with the Calcutta and China mails, arrived at Marseilles at 5 p.m. yesterday. "The mails left for Loudon at 10 p.m." Accounts have beenreceived from Constantinople ;o the 21st. At that date the Porte had officially requested the ambassadors of the great powers to recommend the commissioners in the Principalities to complete their report as soon as possible." The Russian troops have thrice attacked the Circassians, but each time unsuccessfully. The Russians lost 1,000 men in the three assaults. FRANCE. PARIS, FRIDAY. The favourable manner in which the appoint ment of the Duc deMalakoff has been received by the principal English journals has produced the best effect here. The Monite ar contains the official announcement of the raising of the blockade of the port and river of Cant n on the 10th February. It is said that M. Lesseps has at length obtained periniasion from the Sultan to pierce the Isthmus of Suez, and that b' bad left Consiantin , ple for Eiypt to complete the concession with the Viceroy. BOURSE, n.reli 26.—The following were the closing quotations :- 4A per Cents 93 50 Do. end month — 3 per Cent. ..... 69 85 Do. end month 69 851 Bank Shires , 312$ Credit Mobilier Do. Account BO7 50 RAIL Orleans Northern New Ditto 787 Lyon and Mediteran. 840 New Ditto 79Gi Geneva Credit Fonder Piedwontese (5) itorrrin . . . B9 Austrian Spnish Threes Home Debt 37s VAYS. Ault - 550 Western 6 69 4- Strasburg Grand Central Sardinian Austrian TURKEY. We have received journals and letters from Con stantinople to the 17th. The financial state of affairs appeared to promise some hope of ameliora tion. At a recent meeting of the mixed commis sion appointed to examine the project of the issue of consolidated notes (sehims), and at which Fuad Pacha and the Minister ofFinance were present, i he question was the subject of a long and serious dis cussim. All the prim.ip .1 p tue measure were decided on, and the details alone remained to be erranged. Thenew notes to be issued are all to be re'rnburseil in 24 years by means of a sinking fund, which, as well as the interest at 6 per cent., is to be furnish( d from the customs revenues of Constanti nople. The governmenthas engaged not to m.ke any change in the intrinsic value of the present gold coin, which is to be on the footing of NO piastres, the Turkish pound. These guarantees are of a nature to inspire confidence, and it is thought that g )0d reults will be obtiined from the cliaibiriation. Although the measure has been decided on in pritt cipl-, the application bas been postponed for three months, either because the government wishes, in that interval, to remove every obstacle to its entire success, or from a hope that a loan may be negotiated in Europe, which wou!d enable it to withdraw all the paper-money from circula tion. Baron Prokesch, the Austrian minister at Constantinople, was about to proceed to Vienna on leave of absence, and it was generally thought that he would not return to his post. M. de Thouvenel had had a private audience of the Sultan to deliver the reply of the Emperor Napo leon to the autograph let . er sent on the occ , siori of the attempt of the 14th January. Some days be-- foie, M. de Souza, the Spanish Envoy, de iveted a let er to the Sultan from his sovereign, netfying the birth of the Prince of the Asturi,s. The last ac7ounts which had reached Constantinople from the Herzegovina were more satisfactory ; (rder had not been re-.:stablistied, but the irritation in the minds of she p ople was softening down, notwith standing the off irts made by the Montenegrin party , to keep up the agitation. JETVISEI DIS A B ILITIES. In 1857 the " Oath of Abjuration Bill" passed through the committee by a majority of 140, the numbers being—ayes, 341 ; noes, 201..; which with 24 pairs expresses an opinion of 556 members. The third reading was carried by a majority of 123, in a house of 459 members, the numbers being —ayes, 291 ; n es, 168. In 1858 the "Oaths Bill" passed through its various stages without opposition until the bring ing up of the report of the committee ou 22d March, when on a division the principle favourable to Jewish claims involved in the bill was confirmed by a majority of 153, the opinion of the whole house being thus shown : - For. . 299 Against. 146 39 Votal Pairs Voted or paired on previous occasions COURT CIRCULAR. Mr. Mowbray, the Judge-Advocate-General, had an audience of the Queen yesterday afterno ?ra at Bucking ham Palace, and submitted to her Majesty the proceed ings of some courts-martial, The Prince Consort, accompanied by the Prince of Wales, honoured Mr. Tbeed with a visit at his qudio to inspect his statue in marble of the Right Hon. E.lnfund Burke and his bas-relief of "The Field of the Cloth of Gold," both ordered fir the interior ofthe Houses of Parliament. The Queen and the Prince Consort honoured the per f.)rmancu at the Haymarket Theatre with their presence in the evening. The royal suits censiiterl of the Coan te4. of Caledon, lion, Lucy Kerr, Lord Raglan, Lord Colville, and Captain the Ron. D. de Roe. The Princess Alice, attended by Lady Caroline B ir ringtoo, attended the musical performance at Ex -ter * hall. NEW CHELSEi-BRIDGE.—The Queen, with her attend ants, drove over this bridge yesi.erlay afternoon. Her dsj sty was rectived at the Midd ceex side by the en gineer, and accompanied by him to the Surrey side, tier Majesty making various inquiries relative to tee strtv - - ture. The bridge will be opened fer public traffic on Mo day. Yesterday being the anniversary of the birth of his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, who has cow pleted his 39th year, it was celebrated in town, at Wine sor, and the mihtary stations, with the usual rejoicings. His Excellency the French Ambassador and the Coun tess de Perdgny leave the French Embassy early in the ensuing week for Paris. - We have reason to believe that the Marshal the Duke de Malakoff will nut arrive in this country to assume his diplomatic duties until the 11th proximo. The Hon. Captain Harris, the brother of the Earl of Malmesbury, has been appointed British Consul• General for the AuAlien ports in the Adriatic. Sir. E. 13. Lytton, Bart., has kindly offered to lecture at the Mechanics' Institute, Lincoln, on Monday, April 5, on the Early History of the Ea-tern Nations, and more esp3cially those mentioned in the Old Testament. Sir Edward will visit Bayou's Manor during the Eaiter week. We are requested to state that the services of the Chapel Royal, St. James's, will, on Easter Sunday and the fullowing Sundays, unt , l further notice, be cele brated in the G:rtnan Chapel, Marlborough House, at 8 a.m. a+ .d 5.30 p.m. TESTIMONIAL TO MR. CAMPBELL,—Yesterday a meet- ing was hell at the Belvidere Hotel, Pentonville, for the purpese of raising a fund to place Mr. Campbell and his family in a business, whereby they may be able to sup port themselves. Mr. Campbell was f.r many years an a pb c rie t i o sv i itn o e f ge g ho r a e f a r t ahca t tv a e l irn e . n:, hH a a n dis i of the highest respeotanility of the i f l o a r r t g u e n e f a is m i l t y e a , f P a t i t c r e i n a t r v ta x l children—eiglit en cf whom are now living, and mostly dependent upon him, and having himself entered the eighth decade of his life, his physical energies are unequ>l to his profession. The chair was occupied by Mr. B. Foster, of the'St. John's Gate, who was also app inted treasurer, and a committee was formed to reise tile means of carrying out the desired object.—Morairry Advertiser, March 23. LIABILITY or SHIPOWNERS.—DEPUTATION TO TEE BOARD of fBADE —Yesterday a deputation, oonsisti, g of dr. Crawford, M.P., Sir J. Duke, M.P., Sir John Pon ter, M.P, Mr. Bramli-y-Moore, M.P., Mr. Watson (ce Dublin), Mr. Pike (of Cork), Mr. Hart• ley, Mr. Rubinson, and numerous other gentlemen connected with the shipping interest in various ports, waited on the Right Hon. W. Henley, to request him to introduce a bill to relieve them of the limited liability, to which they were subject under Lord Campbell's Act, and in ca es of total loss of the vessel to mike them liable, in case of a steamer, to 15/. a toe, and in the case of a sailing vessel to 101. a too, and in cases of individual I,ss of life to make one uni form standard of liability according to the claes fare the passengers paid. Mr. Heeley said be could not pro mise to support the bill—he believed that no support would carry it, but he would give the bill his beet oon sideratien. A STEAMER ON TlRE.—Partichlar3 of the destruction of the steamer Rite Battle by fire near Dsrre p dis, are published by the New York papers. The wind was very high at the time, and alrno,t as soon as di,covered the fire communicated to the ladies' cabin, and cut off access to the lifeboat and ya sl. Ali on board were driven forward, where they remained until the flames drove them into the water. The boat was headed for the shore, but the river Being high and over i..s banks, and the wh, el-ropes burnt, a landing could not be effected. There were from 50 to 60 passengers on board, and the number lost was by ore account 29, and by another 33. A majority of them were frozen. The steamer was driven among the trees, where she lodged until the engines ceased to work, and the passengers sought safety by clinging to the limb. and branches of trees, and to bales of cotton thrown overboard. The fire had its origin among the cotton ou the after-deck, under the ladies' oabin ; it could not be accounted for, unless it was from sparks from the steamer Warrior, which passed to windward about half-an-hour before the fire was discovered. MINES.—The Mining Market continues without any material change, nor will there be much doing until an impetus is given to speculation by one or two good dis coveries. As it is, however, there are several mire, holding out great promise, and of undoubted merits, either for speculation or investment, if there were more spirit to embark in them. Copper and tin are not so firm as we could wish to see them, but there is no fear of any serious fall, and as trade revives so will these metals. Lead is in good de mand, and the mines having sold lately, such as ..rre lawny and Herodsfoot, have got an advance of 11. 10s. to 21. per ton on their ores, and shares in both mines are more in repast. The dividend mines, with few excep tions, are etill but little dealt in, but South Frances was -enquired for, and advanced to 240 to 250, when it be came known that a verdict bad been given in their fe- Itnr,..in the action against West Bisset as to the dis- TXr 0 1 .)ondal.y. The ground in dispute is the richest 20 ; 0 0 P i t . "4,11 . 1n?, and variously estimated at 10,000 to thsliagnt "totrauirltaatilEd7thseerte Company p p a r:s y pe i c a t te s n t d ill t 'of a much i3peal Great Cl.lnsols 447," 1 ". Basset, 210 to - 220 . ; Devon declared ye,t3d.y._2 . 4. 48 0, cx div. of 71 per sha Ming Journal (this day). -re' BELGIUM. The Belgian Moniteur publishes the following noti(e relative to pas. orb : " Belgian travellers going to France must on each journey cause their pas Torts to be vise ly French diplomatic or consular agent. The first visa is only to Le paid for ; the others, 4,btAlled in the course of the year, for which pa:-sports a e ordinarily granted, are to ba delivered gratuttiwly. The French Legation will not any more viler col lective f reign passports to M-- and his suite,' without mentioning the names and ages of the various persons composing it. It wll also refuse to viser passvorts which may be delivered by Bel gian diplomatic or consular agents to other per sons than Belgians. Such is the summary of an official communication which the Kihg's Gove.n went has recently received from the Logation at Brussels of his Majesty the Emperor of the French." SARDINIA. The Piedmontese Chain ber of Deputies met again on the 23d, after a short interruption of its sittings, owing to the want of mater for discussion. M. Valerie, the reporter of the committee on the Conspiracy Bill, presented his report, which wee laid on the table. The deputation which is to represent the Chamber at the annual funeral service for the Piedniontese who fell at the battle of Novara was drawn by lot. M. Buff). then put a quo tiOn to Count Cavouron the subject of the Cagliari,to which the minister replied that, although it was contrary to diplomatic usage to produce documents relating to a matter still pending, he would, nevertheless, consent to that coarse in the present instance, because part of the documents r•-lating to the Cagliari were about to ba published in England. He would, therefore, produce the papeis in ques'ion, with the excepti ,n of the last n. , :te which he had addressed to the Neapolitan Go vernment a few days before. The Chamber then procee ded to discuss the Navy Promotion B:11, already passed by the Senate. All the articles were adopted, but when the whole bill was put ro the vo te, it, was found that ther e w e r e only 96 members present. This being below the legal number, the vote was adjourned to the following sitting. SPAIN. The Madrid journals of the 21st contains little news. •in the Senate, a committee had presented a new report on the request of the Duke de la Victoria (Espartero) to be allowed to resgn the dignity of senator, audit w s, like those w hien pre ceded it, to the effect that he cannot I,g-illy do so, the dignity being inherent to the grade of marshal of the army, w?tichle holds. Iu the Congress, the Mini-ter of the Interior had presented a bill to authorise the levy of 25,000 men, but enacting that that number should not he taken unless really needed to make up dinainutious cccasioned by the discharge of soldiers who have complete' their period of service. A letter from Vienna, in the Nuremberg Corre spondent, says :—" The, meinoranduln on the Di.nube Navigation Act addr .ssed by Prussia to the Great Powe,'s has produced an uutavouraYle effect here, less on account of its arguintqlts, which arecon , idere 1 weak, than ft mu the general m . )tives which lead th e C a bi ne t of Berlin to enter into oppo sition to Austria. We understand that the Vienna Cabinet is preparing a reply." Another letter from Rome of the 20th states that Cardinals Morsel and Miles', Ministers of t! e Interior and of Public Works, had res,gne I, and been succeeded by Mgrs. Pitt and Amici. . The letter adds th a t it was believed Cardinal Milesi was to be sent to Bologna as legate. --- The following has been published in the inde pendance Beige : " TRIESTE, March 27.—A Turkish screw line-of battle ship and two other vessels of war, having on board 3,500 ttoops, under the command of Ka dri Pack), arrived yesterday in the Bay of Klek." THE SIAMESE AT MALTA. MALTA, MARCH 20. Yesterday the Siamese ambassadors and suite embarked on hoard H. M.S. Caradoe, and proceeded on to Alexandria. While at the hotel in Malta one of the suite took the liberty of *overlooking a gentleman writing, who roluested him to desist. The Siamese prob 4bly misunderstood bitn—at any rate he contioued to look .over his shoulder, which k o anno y ed the gen tleman that he'turne - d and struck him, upon which he Siamese leaded a gun with the intention of shooting the person who struck him, but was secur€ d and preventt , d. . H M.S. Vigilant conveys Mr. Dickson on a visit to Tripoli, after which he will proceed to his new consulate in Circatisic LAW INTEL (This Day.) COURT OF CHANCERY. (Before the Lord Chancellor, and the Lords Justices.) APPEAL-COUNTESS OF MORNINGTON V. KEANE. The further hearing of thin part heard appeal was resumed this morning. Mr. Bolt, Q C., was heard for the respondent. This cause was reported in our columns on Saturday last. It will be recollected that the contention arises in a competition for priority of equitable charge or lien on the house No. 3, Savile-row, Westminster, between thF. Countess of Mornington under marriage articles of a . .;rtement entered into between her sad her late hu - band for an annuity of one thousand a-year, and Mr. Keane on his mortgage deed as a mortgage creditor. After hearing counsel for the respondent the court did not call upon the appellant's counsel for a reply. The Lord Chancellor and the Lords Justices were unanimous in opinion that the appellant, under her marriage articles of agre9n - lent, had no lien or charge against the house No. 3, Sav;le-row. Their lordships dismissed the appeal without costs. COLEMAN V, COLEMAN. Thii was a bankrupt petition against an order of Mr Commissioner Holroyd refusing certificate. Their for tflips were of opinion that protec . ..on mihh be consented to by the assignee, aod granted by th Cjurt, from a , d •r.ft:r the Ist day of June next; Tne effect of rtfu al of certificate is that the bank. rnpt migkt be imprisoned twelve months. MURDEhOUS ASSAULT UPON A SOLICITOR. NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, Thursday.—A despe rate case of assault, with " cutting and wounding," which was near being fatal, occurred late last night in this town, and has created considerable excite ment. Mr. Geo. T. Gibson, a solicitor of con siderable wealth in Newcastle, had gone, a few ininutes aft-r ttn o'clock, to his office in Mosley-street, preparatory to st irting for the south by the evening train. Mr. Gibson had been engaged in some law proceedings against a bottle works manufac urer name i Fred,ri,k Swan Todd, well kiiown, and not without respect, in this ueighb turbood, who has loug car- HA" on bottle work , in the tab se ;rI this town (in addition to simila,r works at St. Lawn lice, a li tle dawn the rive!), and which were brougat to the hammer last week. Mr. Todd, accompanied by his wife, who romaine I in an ante-room, entnre I the office closely aler Mr. Gib .on, who asked him to sit down till he had finish d a letter, and went on writing, when itumediatly afterwards Mr. Todd came behind and made a ferocious onslaught upon him, stabbing and slashing Toeioirsly at his head with a knife, till the struggle and the ou cry made by Mr Gibson brought assistance, and the desperate man was secured and taken to the police station. Mr. Gibson was conveyed to the surgery of Sir -Tolle Fife, in Ho ..d-st. ca, where it was found that several wounds had been inflicted on his heal—one on the forehead, two on the crown of the heal, and one just behind the left ear, all about two inches in length, and cut to the bone, which had fortunately stopped the weapon, and pr. - bably saved Mr. Gibson's life. That behind the ear was the worst, and may be said to have een within an inch of being fatal. The inst rument wi h which the wounds had been inflicted was a small ordinaty breakfast tahl—knife. The case came before the borough magistrates thisday, when medical evidee co of the ria, ure of the injuries was adduced, and Mr. Gibson being unable to attend, it was remanded to Tuesday. The affairs of Mr. Todd, who is a-prr son of about 40 years of age, has a large family, an 41 ri,sides at Newbig.tin house, near this town, have for some years been at a low ebb, and long-con tinued embarra•sment, which had at length reached a cris;s, has probably excited him to this rash yid dangerous ass,:,ult upon Mr. Gibson, whom he seems to coenfo. in some way or other, it is said, with his misfortunes. Mr. Gibson is, happily, by Ihe latest accounts to-day, reported to be going on favourably. IRELAND. DUBLIN, FRIDAY EVENING. THE COLLEGE ELECTION. The polling to-thy was extreny ly languid, both parries see►niug to hiv txhausted their force?. At the close the numbers for the day were de clared as follows : Lefroy Gay or l7 The poll will close to-morrow at 3 o'clock. THE OOLLEGE RIOT. The inwstigAi.)ll b4ord the police magistrate commenced to thy at College-str( e; office. Tie charge against Col nel Browne was first heird, and to smtam it s veial w tw-sses examined, the bei:,g the Pev. Mr. S unb4, tho Junior Dean, why deposed to acts of extrtnie viol. lice conimit.ed by tie police. fl's ,vilt.nee was cor robor4.ted by Admi al Hayes O'Grady, Mr. DJ wile; Griffith (a G.,lway genilenriti), and Mr. John Trew, a juuior freshman. The inquiry was then adjourned. to 11 o'clock to-morrow. The College Ir=ve 30 witnesses to exawiuo, and the police, it. is s A id, no leis 1t..)0. prozee iiiig c n wit cl use fur several days to come. LLOYD'S SHIPPIN—(This i_ONDON, March 27.—Wind this day a , noon, N.W. ; moderate breeze, and line. OFF QUEENSTOWN, March 24.—Arrived—Venice, from Mobile. OFF MARGATE, March 26. —Arrived--Revenge, from St. Michael , . DARTMOUTH, March 26.—Wind; W. —Arrived—Mose, from Cmsi antinople, for Antwerp—with pumps choked. Sailed—Talbot, for Newfoundland. PORTSMOUTH, March 26.—Wind N. W., to W.—Arrived —Clotilde, from Callao. Sailed— Her Majesty's steamer Dee, for westward. and proceeded eastward. COWES, March 2i.—Arrived—Micbael Angelo, from Callao. CARDIFF, March 26.—Sailed—Helene, for Cuba; Sis ters, Malta; Marmion, Malta. QUEENSTOWN, March 2>.—•Wind N.—Arrived —Panta loon, from Mauritius ; Xarifa, Barbadoes, with mainma,4 and jibboom sprung. RAMSGATE, March 26 --Wind W.S.W.— Sailed— Gia come, for A.loxandria ; Proteus, Singapore. OFF PENZANCE, March 25.--Arrived—Ulysses, from Cale utta. JERSEY, March 25.—Wind E.N.E.—Sailed—Patruus de la Perelle f r Arichat. CLYDE, March 25. —Wina N.W.—Sailed—Mary Car son, for New York. EAST HARTLEPOOL, March 26.—Wind N.E.—Sailed— Melons, for Hong Kong. GRONINGEN, March 27.—The Exchange (brig), from Sunderland to Hamburg, has been totally lost on Burkina Reef ; crew saved. NO ~ D EN, March 26. —The Effort (brig), from Sunder land to Hamburg, was wrecked near Langerooy yesterday; crew saved. SRIEEDS, March 27.—The Johanna (schooner), of Stet tin, upset, when transporting from the pier at Brandling Drops ; they are trying to raise heir. SUNDERLAND, March 26.—The Charles Stuart, .fiom Southampton to Sunderland, reports having been in con tact, on the 15th inst , off Scarborough, with the Lord Provost, of Perth, and lost stancheons, rail bulwarks, round house, 14c. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTH .1301 ON, Saturday Morning, Wind W. Arrived—Ann, from Lyme ; Surprise, Cherbourg ; Ex press, steamer, Jersey ; Susan, Newport ; Eleanor, and Jane, Swansea; Havre, steamer, Havre; Beryl, Swan sea. Sailed- Alliance, steamer, for Havre; Wonder, steamer Jersey. LIVERPOOL, Saturday Morning. Wind N.W. Arrived, March 26.—Sharston, from B.ihia; Lady Matheson, Demerara. Arrived, March 27.—Maggie and Lima, from St. Michael's. Sailed, March 26. —Reine Desanges, for Alicante; Reyna del Ocean, Manilla ; Lola, for Constantinople; Finland, Apalachicola. Sailed, March 27.—America, steamer, for Boston. OlL—Victor Emanuel, Philosopher, and Avely. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Saturday Morning. Wind W ; tide three hours' flood; weather fine. Arrived, March 26.—Anna, from Gottenburg ; Mentor, Worcom ; Ranger, Rouen ; Revenge, St. Michael's. Arrived, March 27.--Pride, from Antwerp; Quiver, and Feronia, from St. Michael's. Sailed, March 26—Ran , for San Francisco; Clara Louisa, Corfu ; Anna.n.lale, Quabec. Sailed, March 27—Condor, for Bremen. DEAL, Saturday Morning. Wind N.W., moderate; fine. - Passed-41er Msjestys ship Rhadaraanthus, from Ports mouth, for Woolwich ; Clara Louisa, for Corfu ; St. Clare, Algoa Bay ; Ann, Bridport ; Mantua, Abbeville ; Caro line, St. John's—all from London. A "dummy engine" has been placed on the City por tion of the North Pennsylvanian road. Its progress, it is said, is unattended by noise, and the construction such that it can be stoppld in an instant, even when progress ing at its highest speed. The invention is by Jos. Harrison, jun., of Pennsylvania, and essentially different NM anything hitherto kno wn.--Tice Builder. The Court of Assizes of tho Lot-al-Garonne, three days ego, tried a married couplo named Vtriier of Don das on the charge of extorting a signature, and a man named Brunet for hav i ng astdsted them in so doing. The trial took place with closed doors, but it transpired that the person from whom the signwure ,was alleged to have been e xt o rted . was the pal h priest, and that according to the indictment he had gone . to see the woman at a time when he thought her husband was abient, but that the husband and his friend having rushed in, accused him of adultery, and made him sign two bilis of exchange of I,ooof. each. The th,ree prisoners, in their defence, asserted that the tarn had bad improper designs in visiting the woman, and the jury acquitted them. THE NEW GOVERNMEVT OF INDIA BILL. (Prom the Daily News.) Mr. Disraeli's speech last night, in exposition of the new India Bill, will be read with as much interest by men of all classes throughout the kingdom, as it was , i-tened to, during its animated delivery, by the members of the House of Com mons. Cavillers who expected to fi :d in it t o much of Oriental show and glitter will be compelled to own their dis appointment; while plain folks like ourselves, who only re membered the antecedents of the present Cabinet, and the dexterity of their eloquent mouth, ieee in Parliament, will be rejoiced to find that instead of a Jesuitical apology for an artful Tory scheme, w. have a manly and straightforward sta , ement of a measure infinitely more Jibe' al than that pro pounded a few weeks ago by the late Administration. T, e manner in which the right . 1 on, gentleman was greeted during the course of his address appears to have been sufficiently in dicativ of the prevalent feeling on both sides of the house ; and whether the bill ever passes into law or not we may truly say that its introduction m irks the beginning of the end. Sine the day that Lord North brought forward the memo rable Regulation Bill, 851egislative yearshav , come and gone, and many statesmen of eminence and leaders of Parliamentary party have ulidertakeu to propound comprehensive measures for the better government of our depe• denc'es in India. Before the Regulation Act had lost the gloss of novelty, things went so ill in the East, and the public dissatisfa tion grew so loud at home, that Burke and Fox male up their minds to try what they could do by w y of legislation. and having staked the existence of the Administration of 1783 upon the success of•their famous project, they were officially overwhelmed by its ruin. Mr. Pitt and Mr. Dundas succeed( d better, and by their hands sframetl that system which has been commonly des gnated the " double Government," and which we have seen gr dually undermined and prepared for extinction in our own day. Sir C. Wood professed, indeed, in words, to respect the principle in 1854, although as the colleague of Lord Palmerston in 1858 he affec' s to take credit for foresight in providing or its eventual annihi ation. And finally, Lord Ellenborough and Mr. Disraeli when suddenly called upon to frame a treasure for the future government of India, pronounce their Amen to the interdict of their pre decessors upon the further prolongation of the corporate existence of the East India Company. Provision is made in their plan for giving holders of India stock a certain voice in election of the members of the council whose function and authority are to succeed those of the Directors. But as an o genic body, the great association of merchant adventurers that for two centuries traded to the East and conquered the fairest regions thereof for an English posse sir will, if the measure introduced last night become law, utterly and irrevocably cease to be. In this respect the two schemes now before Parliament agree. In almost every other essential particular they differ. It is not, indeed, very ease t, feel quite sure that one has gathered at first a complete and accurate conception of al the details of so complicated a measure. Of necessity these are very numerous and very varied. Wo have before us the ground-plan of a vast edifice, desigeed for the cariying out of the most difficult and varied work, and requiring to I e judged emphatically, if no e !elusively, by its fitness for the busines , to be transacted the&. We do not desire to be un ders ood as hazarding any hasty or inc eisid Tato opinion on the minor features of the scheme. But there are some which stand out i rominently, contrasted with those of the rival project, about which we have no difficulty in stating our im pre,sion. In the first place, it is to be clearly noted that whereas Lord Palmerston's bill in form and substa ce destroyed all power, authority, and influence save that of the Cro gqii, Lord Ellenborough's measure seeks to create a Consultative C.,un c 1 one-half of which shall from time to time be freely elected, and the votes and opinions of which are to be absolutely in dependent of the Minister or the Parliament of the day. The Council, it will he seen, is to consist of eighteen members, five of whom it is pfoposed shall be elected by five great com mercial cities of the United Kingdom respectively, and four by the constituency to be formed of the holders of East India stock and of persons who shall have served or dwelt a certain number of years in British India. Of the last-named elemen it is impossibl -to speak too highly. It is a step, and a very decided one, in the right direction. It is the creation of an Experience Franchise. Li is the first practical attempt to realise what theorists have so long dreamed and dis coursed about—an Education Franchise ; for this is to give a right of voting to the men who have experimentally had the opportunity Of learning the watats and re shes of the count y whose affairs they are appointed to deal with. We have here a bar, as far as it goes, to the perpetuation of those oligarchic jobs for which there was such unblushing facility given by Lord Palmerston's Bill. But if we under stand Mr. Disraeli's exposition aright, there are cheeks of other kinds likely to be interposed. Service or residence for a specified number of years in India is to be made an indis pensable qualificati n fo- all the eighteen members of Coun cil. It is possible that yell I objeStions may be urged to the exclu ion from the Council of all who have not actually visited India ; but it is certain that the whole harpy br,oul of aris tocratic breeding will be roused to indignation by this un palatable condition. There is not a pauper or roue of quality who did not feel his plight improved by the prospect of the Palmerston Bill passing into law. There is not one of the class who will not set his evil tongue in motion against the counter proposition now before us. The country will judge impar tially between the two plans. We own we could have wished that some less apparently partial proposition had been devised than that of conferring the peculiar right of choosing five members of Council on the citizens of London, Manchester, Liverpool, Glasgow, and Bel fast. It is easy to foresee the local jealousies to which any selection must necessarily give rise. Already we have evi deuce of the outbreak of such feelings. We will not atyresent enter into the discussion; but we a. e bound to own frankly that the choice to be made w .s between alternative 3 any ono of which would have probably provoked an equal amount of opposition. Meanwhile we cheerfully reeog,,ise in the gene ral scope and tendency of the measure an earnest desire to obey the dictates of public opinion, and to embody guaran ,ees for its permanent control. dealt with most judiciously. In fact, " the distribution of patronage wil not," as Mr. Disraeli remarked, " be in the least degree alte ed. Her Majesty will do directly that which she •,has before done indirectly. She will appoint the Governor General, the fourth member of council, the governors of the different presidencies, and the other great officers, who are now appointed by the Crown, with the assent of the Company. The members of the civil service will be elected under the same regulations which at pre-ent prevail, and which are working so well. The cadetships for the service of t e Indian army and navy will remain as they are now in th • bands of the directors, so then in the hands of the members of council. The only change will be that formal et ange which the transference of the government of - India to the autlio, ity of the Queen renders necessary; but, virtually, the patronage now held by the East India Company will then be exercised in exactly the same way by the members of the council." That a measure conceived in this truly liberal spirit, and formed with a due regard to the interests and welfare both of England and of India, "will be we'l received by the people at largo, we do entertain the slightest doubt. Its reception in the House of Commons las' night afforde l a marked con trast to the dissatisfaction and cruel censures that greeted the ex-Premier's proposal. Repeated bursts of applause from various parts of the house show that its character was nor , ughly appreciated, and. it may be considered as 'a most satisfactory sett ement of an irritating, a difficult, and a complicated question. (Front the Times.) The new India Bill is a remarkable combination of modesty and enterprise. It fulfils not only tho pledge mate by the Government o i its accession to office, but also , me w , ich it did not make, for it is au India Bill and a Parliamentary Re form Bill rolled into one. To the populous constituencies o London, Manchester, Liverpool, Glasgow, and Belfast it gives new members, not in the House of Commons, but in he Council of ;mile. Why should wo not build Chateaux d'Eepagne in that country ? At home it is not always easy to satisfy exp cation. Parliamentary Reform is a ticklish affair, because if you have once created a majority against you there may be an end of Toryism altogether. But give Reformers India instead. Your'friend asks a commission in the army, and you a e forced to reply that it is not iu the line of your interest, but—what would he -say to an Indian appointment? It is the first thou that the populace of Man chester has had a thousand a-year and heaps of patronage offered ; and only the most brutal natures, such as Mr. Bright's, could be insensible to the boat. We should like to see the hon. member for the metropolis in the Council of India. Thi.re is something peculiarly English i.i these mixtures of home and foreign ideas. Thus it was that India has first, held in copyhold as of the Manor of Greenwich, and to this day, if sai ors are to be believed, the ocean is in the parish of Stepney. On a memorable occision it was proposed that not only he property, but, if we re member right, ;he persons too of all the Hellenic dependen cies, the YEgean, Asia Minor, Sicilian and Italian colonies in cluded, should b seized, and divided equally between the five thousand citizens of Athens. Let us seize upon India and divide the spoil. The 101. householders of the five favoured cities are not few, but yet ev ry man's share of male and female slaves, gold earrings and necklaces, shawls, lulu. d boxes and filigree work, will not- be a trifle. Lord Ellen borough leads the way,„like another Sir Walter Raleigh, cry ing, "Lo tlfese be your gold mines," Carrying out the true princieles of Parliamentary reform, we are to have re presentatives of the Indian Civil Service, of the native inte rest, of co amerce and manufactures, of railways, of stock, of everything that has a s eke in the empire. We need not go far for the origin and authority of this splendid conception. It is eminently a prize scheme ; or, perhaps, we ought to say, a competitive design. In Westminster Hall there lately stood two hundred models of monuments for the Duke of Wellington iu which the well-known figure of the hero stood surrounded bet cities, commerce art, peace, war, experi co, industry, inveietion, integrity, all the virtues, graces, talents, nymphs, Grenadiers, sailors ' and everything, that exists, or ecnald be imagined to exist. Such is the proposed constitu tion' for the government of India. But, if the invention display. d in this measure be remark able, not less is its modesty. Her Majesty's Government do not take a single piece of patronage for themselves. They give nine names to P. rliarnent and the other nine to the con stituencies mentioned above. This is almost too heroic. We are not accustomed to it. '-','here has been only o. e example of the kind that we remember, and th it was in an India Bill which did net pass into law. Notwithstanding tide red- em ing piece of modesty in Fox's Bill, it would not go dew., and overthrew the party. The only possible conclusion is that the English do not like modesty—that is, too much of it. Parliament adopts a very high tone with Mi isters, but It does not like to see the Exocu ive wholly abeslng its If. be ftbie the Legislature. It does not like to cc the Mi Aster cAlt e elifirTand crawling on the ground; offering humble peti titiflarNby your leave," with bated breath, beseeching the horWto do what is the business of the Minister himself. The House of Commons has no more wish to name the Council ef India than to fill up the names of a Cabinet, or to nominate the Judges, the Bishops, or any other Min sterial appoint. ments. It may argue a want of ambition, and even of grati tude, but these are tasks - which even the House of Commons will not take upon itself. It would rather leave something to Government. Indeed, there is risk in ell appoint ment ; out of nine three or four will turn out indiffer ent, and Parliament would rather not be answera 4 ble for their s'ns and deficiencies. It expects e inisters to accept - the responsibility. We suggest this to account for the indifference shown by the house to the patronage freely offered to it. The moderation, the humility, the self-denial of the Ministers we cannot doubt This is to be a Govera i t ro h e in n g t . iLn wh s i u c ti h er a .a l n lo c w e, s wthhiechindtern,ideus no i o n f g a a n n y d o e ff as er u s r e e v , earnyd gives to the House of Cotnmo s, to tie great cities; to the civil and military services, to the holders of shares and stocks—to everybody, in fact, the latronage which rightly accrues to her Majesty, and for the exercise of which they' are themselves answerable. Nev, rthdess,the bill has its good points. A Council of eighteen members is nearev the mark than one of eight, which nobody believed to be the final ;retention of that scheme. There is, • teo, something to be said for the qual fications designed to secure the speeial experien, e revisit lon the various departments. But they are too many and too fine. They would often operate to the exclusion of good men, and the selection of men who have little else than a Lamina' qualification — so many y.-ars' service, or residence in such and s uch a position. Lot anybody consider what would become if India at this moment if the choice of her rulers on the spot were subject to so many conditions. It is possible to be too ingenious. A watch, as any honest maka will tell you, may have too many movements—it may tell you teo much, do too much. Suppose all these eighteen represents tives of as many interests, classes, services, provinces, and attainments placed round a table, who is •to keep th m all together, and put th. m into good mutual relations? How will horse, ox, mule, ass, pull together,— strong and weak, fast and slow, steady and Fekittish. and with all sorts of antipathies? It will be like one of those conven tions that paved the way for the Fre ieh Revolution Those great city representatives will feel themselves so many Talbots, each the head of his 50,000 or 500,000 men. Scarce a merchant in the city that would not be eligible to the "post as exporter of goods to India or importer of its produce, and it is easy to see how much advantage a long resident candi date would have over one lately tetarned from India. We confess we tremble at the idea of London having to cheese a man to recieve a thousand a-year, dispense patronage. exert great influence, and get a footing in the grand machine of Government. Such clockwork as Mr. Disraeli proposes is too elaborate for the English t .ste. It would ruin us in cleaning and repairing, and not go after all. (Prom, the Morning Herald ) Under the circumitaut es, we are not surpris3d that several members ratting on the Opposition bet cies expressed a de tided preference for this proposal over that introduced a few weeks since by Lord Palmerston. T new India Bill con tains many popular elements. It gives the people afa lr share in the Government ; and the question of patrmage is (From. the Morning Post.) The difference between this bill and the more simple scheme propounded in the bill of Lord Palmerston consists in this, that in the plan of the latter the Council created for the yid of the Minister is constituted, in accordance with ancient constitutional principles and usages by the nomination of the Crown, while, in the scheme of the abinet of Lord D, rby, it is constituted for the first time, as far as we know, in the history of the country, upon the same principle as the House of Commons itself, namely, that of representation. It is at this i oint that we find ourselves opposed to the scheme of the Government. We admit that it is conceived with great imagination and framed with elaborate care, We admit that the names presented for the sanction of Parliament are not only unobjectionable, but that there are comprised in the nine nominated members and in the first four et the elec• tive members, the most distinguished and the most experi enced of the many able men who have been concerned of late - years in the administration of Indian affairs. We admit that it is pos-ible that the, proprietors of East India stock, and of shares in corporate undertakings, and the constituencies of London, of Manchester, of Liverpool, of Glaigow, and of Belfast, may possibly replace, at the conclusion of their term of office, Mr. Mingles, Capt. Shepherd, Sir James Weir Hogg, and Mr. Prinsep by men equally distinguished and equally fit for the discharge of the functions entrusted to them. But we should still, be the conduct of the electing bodies created by the bill what it may, entertain unshaken and unmodified the objections which we entertain, upon constitutional grounds, to the concession to popular constituencies however constituted, weether of ten pound householders of our towns, or of shareholders in joint stock companies, of a direct voice in the nominati or the servants of the Crown. We are aware that this provision of the ela iora:e bill which Mr. Disraeli has laid upon the table of the houife is quite in ac cordan e with the evident tendency of the public mind at this noment, but wo warn him that he in embarking upon a most hazardous course aud launciiiug an innovation which may bring in peril th 2 very foundation upon which, accord ing to constitutional theory, our form of government has been constructed. We trust that some member of influence, who under-thuds and reveres that theory ancient usages be gotten, will raise his voice for its conversation, and not suffer the principle which it involves to be swept away for the satisfaction of popular fancies or radical schemes. We approve of the intention which the Governm-nt have announced of sending out to India a' commission to inquire into t'm comlitioa and mt• agement of Indian revenue. We entertain a strong opinion that it may be considerably in creased, with less pressure upon the soil and upon the re sources of the population than is at present exercised, and that a large and productive saving may be effected in the m•eiagement and app,ication of the income of 'the Indian empire. (Front the Morning Chronicle.) The Ministerial Bill for the future Government of India 18 now before the public). Although to Lord Ellenborough is supposed to belong the responsibility of having conceived and arranged the measure, he would be among the first to accord to Mr. Disraeli his meed of praise for the admirably lucid manner in which he has d'splayed its leading features to the House of Commons. The Bill itself must be pronounced a decided improvement upon its predecessor, notwithstanding that subsequent discussion may lead to modification of s me of its provisions. Into the details of the measure we shall find opportunity to enter. Of its general scope and bea , ing we are bound to express approval. While not neglecting the necessary influences which ensure " popularity," the framers of this Bill appear to have sought the mea s of placing the future Government of India on a solid foundation, and of ob taining the assistance of all the experience available among those who have spent their lives in India, and who are gene rally the best judges of the wants of the country. The reception of the Bill by the House must be regarded. as favourable. It may be assumed, as a matter of coarse, that the new measure will be the object of much severe criticism, when Parliament reassembles. It involves some bold innovations on established custom, whi h might not have been expected from a " Conservative" Ministry, but which indicates a disposition to go still further, on subjects of ince e domestic interest: The chief merit of .he Bill is de- Ave.( from the frankness with which the framers expose their objects. Mr. Roebuck.may object to anything that can inter fere wi..h that despoti , centralisation which Liberals of his class so affect; but the public at large will recognise in the proposals of the Ministry, at least an attempt to preserve some of that popular control over arbitrary power, which is the essential spirit and ruling influence of our free Insti tutions. DIA aKra NEW 2.—Crius COVENT GARDEN. There was a fair demand for both fruit and vegetables, at our quotations - FRUIT. Filberts, per 100 lb 308 to 40s Cobs., p. 100 lbs. Os to Od Almonds, p. lb. Os 0(1 to ONI. Walnuts, per 100 Os to Os Od Figs, per doz Os to Os Od Strawberries, per pottle Gooseberries, per half sieve . Os Oil to Os Od Currants, p. b. sv. Os 01 to Os Plums, per do. Os Od to Os Oil Green gages, per Ihsv.Os to ea Raspberries, p.potl. Od to Od _ .ABLEIS. Greens,p. doz. bun. 6sod to 9. Shallots, per lb. 6d to sa Cabbages, do. Os Od to Os Oil liorseraddish, p. b. Is6d to 4s Savoy do., p. do. Os Oil to Os Od Parsley, per do. 6d to Bcl Cauliflowers, do.ls 6d to 4= Od Celery, per do is Od to is 6d Brocoli, p. bun. is al to is 61 Beet, per doz. is Od to 2s Od Potatoes, per ton 60s to 150. Parsnips, per do. Od to Os Od New do., per cwt. OsOd to Os Small salad, p. pun. Od to Od Peas, per h siev Os Od to Os I'd Hushrooms,p.ptl.2sodto 2 s ed Turnips, per bunch 2d to 43 Artichokes, each ...01 to Od Carrots, per buneh... 4.1 to 7if Lettuces, per doz. Is 6d 2s Od Cucumbers, each 2s to 4s Od Endive, per scr. 25 6cl to 48 Garlic, per lb - -Oil to Os tld Radishes, p.d.bun. Os to OsOd Sorrel, per sieve Od to 0. Tomatoes, per hsv.Os to Os Od Spinach, p. d0...4s Od to 6s 0:1 Walnuts per 100 ...0d to Od Brussels sprouts, per Chillies, per 100 is 6d to 2s Od half do 3s Od to 4s Oil Capsicums, per 100 Os Od to Os Onions, p. bush Os Oil to Oa Od Rhubarb, p. b. Is Od to 10 6d New do., per bunch Od to Oil Asparagus, per bond 4s to 96 French beans, per Seakail,perpun.2s Od to3s 6d 100 2s 6d to Ss 6d Turnip greens, per Leeks, per do 2d to 3d bush Os Od to Os Od • NEWGATE AND LEADENFIALL. Turkeys, 4e Oil to 8s 0.1; Poults, O.Od to Os 03; Geese 4s Cd to Es Gd each ; Goslings, 5s Od to 7s Od ; Duck lings, 2s Od to 4s 6d ; tame rabbits, Is Od to is 9d each, wild do., 10,1 to 18 2d ; Pigeons, oil to 101 each • large Surrey Fowls, 7s to 10s; barn-door do., 3s Oil to Gs Od; ns, 5s 0.1 to 8s per couple; Capons, 3s 6d to 4s 6d ; Hares, 2s 01 to 2s 6•.1; Grouse, Os Ocl to 03 Od each ; Pheasan ts, 04 Od to Os 0.1 ; Partridges, Os Cli to Cu Od ; Woodcocks, Os Wild Od to Os Oil ; Snipes, is Od to Is 6d; Teal , is to is 9d; Ducks, is 61 to 2s 3d; Widgeons, is OA to 2s 61; Plovers, Os 9d to ls 3d -each ;Guinea Fowls, 2s 6d to 3s; Roasting pigs, s2l 0(1 to 8s Od each. Ostend fresh butter, —s to —s Od ; E4glish dO., is Od to is 31 p er lb. ; 2:nklish eggs, Is 6d to 8s Oil; French do., 6e Gcl to 7s 01 per 120; Leverets, 2s Od to 2s 6d each. Pine apples, per lb. 6s Od to 80 Colon ta I do., ea. 03 Od to Os Od Grapes, per lb 2s Od to 20s Foreign do Os Od to Os Od Melons, each Os Od to Os 011 Peaches, p. doz. Os to Os Od Nectarines, do. ...Os to Os Od Apples, p. h. sv. ls Od to 2s 6d Pears, per doz ...3s to 6s Od Oranges, per 410 z.. 6d to is 6d Lemons, p. doz. is Od to 2s Od A./xi cot s, p. doz. Os Od to Os 0, Cherries, per lb. Os to 0. Od, VEGEI NEWPORT. Beef, from 2s 8d to 4s 2d; mutton, 3 3 2d to 4s 4d ; l 4 am 4db. Os 0 I to Os 0 , 1; veal, 3s 4d to 4s 4d; pork, 3 s 2 d to 3 por €lbs., by the carcase. WHITECHAPEL. Beef, from 2s B‘l to 4s 2J ; mutton, 3s 4d to 45 31 4 d d ; lemon, 03 Od to Os Od ; veal, 3s 4 d to 4 s Id ; pork, 2 to 4s 4d per 81bs by the carcase. BILLINGSGATE. Turbots, 2s 6.1 to 15s ; Brills, is Od to 9s each; Sahnoo, is 6,1 to 2s 6,1 per lb ; Cod Fish, 2a 01 to 108 each ; 3d to is 6d per pat,r ; Trout, Os Od to Od per lb ; Lobsters, 6d to 2s 6d ;'Crabs, ga to 2s 6,1; Whitings, 3s Od to 9s per doz. ; Common Oysters, 16s to 20s ; Natives, 40s to 50s per kosh• ; Mackerel, 35s to 40s per 100; Smelts, is to ls 6d per dos.; Skate, Os to 6d per lb; Shrimps, Os Od to Os Od per gallon ; Bloaters, 4s Od to Ps Od per 100 ; Fresh Herrings, Os O d to 8s per 100; Scotch do., Od ; Sprats, Os Od to Os Od per bushel; Doreys, 1s Od to 5s each; Haddocks, 4s to 12s Per doz. ; Pike, 6d, Sturgeon, 6d per lb; Prawns, is 6d to 5 s 6d; Mullets, Os 6d to 2s 6d each; Plaice, 4 d to is each ; Halibut. 6d per 1) ; Flounders, is Od to . 1 s 6,1 per doz. ; salt fish, Od per lb ; Eels, Od to Os ; Carp , is to 5s ; Tench, ls to 5 4 per brace; Gurnets, 43 to ls. HIDES AND SKINS Market hides, 561 b to (141 b, -1,1 to 3,d; 641 b to 721 b, 3 , ,1 to 3id ; 7.3 b 0 801 b, 3to 4d ; 801 b to 881 b, 4,1 to 4.} 881 b to 961 b, 4id to qd ; 961 b to 1041 b, 4id to 5 d ; 1041 b to 1121 b, —d to — d ; upwards, — d to —d ; horse hidest, 8s Oil to 9s Od ; Caif skins, light, 2s 6 1 to 3 s 6d • di full, 5s •id to 6. 0 , 1 ; Polled , Pts Sheep, 7s Od to 8 s 61 ; icen, 6s 0.1 to 7 5 Od; Half - breds, 6s 0,1 to 7s 01; Downs, 4s 6,1 to 5s Cd ; Lambs Os to Os Od ; Sbearlings, 10d to lid. BREAD. The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis aro frog' to 7,,d ; of housAold ditto, 5d to 60 per 4 lb loaf. SMITHFIELD.--Meadow hay, 21 10s to 4 1 s '; HAY MARKETS. 3/ 10 . s to 51 Oa; and straw, 1/ 4s to 11 10- per load. A fair average supply, and a moderate demand. CUMBERLAND. —Meadow hay, 2/ 108 to 4 4s; clover, 31 103 to 5/ Os : and straw. 1/ 55. to 1/ 103 per load. Supply tolerably good, and Inds rather dull. WHITEOHAPEL.—Meadow ow , clover , I hay 21 108 to 41 43; elover• 3/. 103 to 5 , Os ; and straw, 1/ 68 to 1/ 10. , per .extd. Both hay and straw moved off slowly, at our quotations. •-•-------,----___ EAST KENT RAILWAY. —Toe section of this line frooll Chatham) to its junciion with the North Kent Re,ilwaft at Strood, baying been completed, Colonel W. Yo!land, tho Government inspector of railways, accoropanied by Sir Criarles F/Jc, went. over V:e line on Wedues oth.r works. Tne large iron brbfge over the Medway, built by ,lessrs. Fox and Hander on, was tested by day, for the purpose o f in , pecting the bridges sod means of a train of heavily la err trucks, weighing 500 le arc h, tons , being drawn to the centre p f thet. midd w h e n it was found that under this enormou4 Pressure the d flexion was only 1.5 inch , and t'ae osc illation ca used by the trains carcely perceptible. Should them in , p-ctor issue his certificate , tke entire line fro Is Faversham to Stroud will be opened for traffic forth Wit.h.