The Sun. — London, England, 1858-02-08 00:00:00

E R MAJESTY'S THEATRE.— EXTRA PERFORMANCES. Tomorrow (Tuesday), Feb. 9—and Thursday, Feb. 11, TO-MORROW EVENING, will be repeated, for the 2d time in England, LA ZINGARI; being the Italian version of Ralfe's Opera of The Bohemian Girl, by Madlles. Piccolomini and Sannier ; Signori Belletti, Violetta, and Giuglini. To conclude e Bch Evening' with the successful Divertisse ment, by M. Massot, entitled L'HYM ENEE, by Madlles. Clavella, Morlacchi, and Pasquale. Prices :—Pit Stalls, 12s 6d; boxes (to hold four persons), pit and one pair , 2 /. 2 s; g r and tier , 3/. 3s ; two pair, three pair. 15 s; gallery boxes, 1 0 s; gallery stalls, 1/. 55.; 3s 6d ; pit, 3s 6d; gallery, 2s. THEA TR E-R OY A C., DRURY-LANE. Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith. THIS EVENING, will be performed the new corn . * drama, A LUCKY HIT. After which, TWO HEADS BETTER TITAN ONE. Followed by the new grand pantomime, LITTLE JACK EORNER. Commence at 7. T HEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Lessee—Mr. J. B. Buck.stone. THIS EVENING, to commence at Seven o'clock, with THE RIVALS. After which, a new comic Christmas Pantomime, entitled THE SLEEPING BEAUTY IN THE WOOD; or, Harle quin and the Spiteful Fairy. Harlequin, Mr. A. Leclercq ; Columbine, Miss Fanny Wright ; Pantaloon, Mr. Mackay ; Clown, Mr, Charles Leclercq. Orchestra Stalls (which may be retained the whole of the evening). 6s. each. (No charge for booking.) First Price. s. d. Second price. s. d Dress Boxes 5 0 Dross Boxes 3 0 Upper Boxes 3 0 Upper Boxes 2 0 PA 2 0 Pit 1 0 Gallery ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Proprietor, Mr. Charles Kean. THIS EVENING, will be performed. Skakspere's Tragedy of HAMLET. Hamlet, Mr. C. Kean. After which, a 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 Terry ; Harlequin, Mr. Cor. meek ; Clown, Mr. Huline ; Pantaloon, Mr. Paulo ; and Columbine, Miss C. Adams. THEATRE ROYAL, AD EL PHI, Lessee—Mr. Ben. Webster. THIS EVENING, will be performed the new drama, THE POOR STROLLERS, in which Madame Celeste, Mr. B. Webster, Paul Bedford, and Mr. Wright will perform. With the Farce of THE SPITALFIELDS WEIVER. R OYAL LYCEUM THEATRE.—SoIe Lessee and Manager, Mr. C. Dillon.— Grand Combination of Attractions—Seventh Night of a new Domestic Tale, by Westland Marston, Esq.—Leigh Hunt's highly saccessful play—and the gorgeous Spectacle, Lalla Rookh. THIS EVENING, will be performed Leigh Hunt's new Play. LOVERS' AMAZEMENTS. Supported by Messrs. Charles Dillon, J. G. Shore ; Mesdames Charles Dillon and Woolgar. After which (7th time), a domestic tale, by Westland Manton, entitled A HARD STRUGGLE, supported by Messrs. C. Dillon, Barrett, J. G. Share, Mesdames Charles Dillon and Conquest. To conclude with the Burlesque and Pantomime, LALLAH ROOKH. and the PRINCESS, the PERI, and the TROU BADOUR ' • or, Harlequin a n d th e Gh e b ers o f th e D eser t. Supported by Mesdames Charles Dillon, Buckingham White, Eliza Webb, Maria Ternan, Esther Jacobs, and Woolgar ; Messrs. Barrett, Calhaem, Holston, Poynter, and J. L. Toole. Clowns, M essrs. T . M a tth ews an d R. Stilt ; Harlequin, Mr. J. Ricketts; Pantaloon, Mr. A. Stilt ; Sprites, Herr Zoleski and Sons ; Columbines, Misses Malcolm and Lees. Gorgeous Feast of Lanterns.—Fenton's Grand Trans formation Scene. Doors open at half-past 6, to commence at 7. Sox-eflice open from 11 to 5 daily. ROYAL SURREY THEATRE, Lessees, Messrs. Shepherd and Creswiek. r THIS EVENING, will be performed au original English Play, RIGHT AND WRONG, After which, QUEEN NAB ; or Harleq lin Romeo and Julliet. Clown, by the Surrey Buck ; Pantaloon, Mr. Brad bury. CANTERBURY HALL, Westminster-road.— OPEN EVERY EVENING.—The follow ! 1g company of Vocalists are engaged for the performance of S dections from all the popular OPERAS, MADRIGALS, CHORUSES, GLEES, DUETS, tire., viz. :—Miss Russell, Mrs. Badzey, Madile. Marietta, Miss Braun, Miss Ray, Madame Bartoletti, Miss Montague, and Madame Marietta; Herr F. Jonghmans, Mr. Renshaw, Russell Grover, B. Jonecl J. Barker, W. Melling, Senor Antonio, E. L. Rime, Mr. Badxey, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Bell, and Mr. Ber nard; Messrs. W. T. Critchfield and E. Mackaey. Piano forte, Mr. Cecil Hicks ; harmonium, Master Williams ; Director, Herr F. Jonghmans. Commence at Seven o'clock precisely. Suppers, (to., until twelve o'clock. Mr. AUGUSTUS 8RA.11.A.31 will appear every Evening. "SUN" MAP OF CHINA. SUN OFFICE, 112, STRAND. Oa Wednesday, the 10Gla of February, we shall print an Outlinelp of China in The San. The capture of Canton may be expected by the next mail from China, so that our readers will see the contiguous position of surrounding places. Orders recei►ed by all news-agents, and at Tite Sun Office, 112, Strand. Price only 4d., stamped sd. by post free. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. THIS DAT —Morn., 43 min. aft. B—Even., 28 min. aft. 9 To-Monow—Morn. 12 min. aft. 10—Even. 56 min aft. 10 ALE WEATHER—Sim OFFICE, FEBRUARY 7. IszaMONIETIR, IN THE SHADE. 50—highest since noon yesterday. 37—lowest this morning and during the night. 4.3 —this day at noon. BAROMETER. 30.01. WIsD, S.E. to E.S.E. ; fresh and cold, with fine wea• ther. FEBRUARY 8. 44—highest since noon yesterday. 35--lowest this morning and during the night, 45—this day at noon. BA.II,O3fETEB, 30.08. WIND, E.S.E. ; fresb, with fine cold weather: \N ecrC 7 › . s LONDON, MONDAY, FEB 8, 1858. The future popularity of Lord PALMERSTON— nay more, the fate of his Government depends on the nature and extent of the measure of which he has given notice for this evening. Under existing circumstances, and considering the gross insults so recently offered to England, with the sanction and authority of the EMPEROR himself, any concession, however trivial, was inexpedient and injudicious. If a change in the law were really required, it should not be made until ample amends, or at least satisfactory apologies, had been tendered for these insolent and bullying publica tions. Citherwise our kind friends on the conti nent will attribute the new legislation to fear, and the Valour and prestige of Great Britain will be materially damaged by the inopportune move ment. It is now attempted to be shown that the publication of these inflammatorY doc uments was a mere 'mistake on th e part of the e ditor of the Moniteur, and that no one regrets their appear ance was no mistake,' it could be no mistake, and it shall be no mi s t a k e 1" The manager of the official journal is not quite so slovenly or so reck less in his proceedings as to insect hastily any thing that comes to hand, for the mere purpose of filling his columns. Nor if these had been error ou his part, would it have remained unnoticed for a single day. He might not have received a re gular warning, such as would be given to less favoured publication'', but a hint would have been given quite sufficient to prevent him from allow ing his zeal to outrun his discretion, and commit a second and third miztake of a similar kind. But these incendiary addresses, grossly and menda ciously libelling England, by designating it as " a den of assassins," asking permission to invada it, and dernandlitg that it should be destroyed, appeared day after day usque ad, nauseam ! They were received with bland smiles by the autho rities, and tacitly sanctioned, if they did not directly emanate from the Ministerial bureau. Indeed, considering that they were the productions of military officers of high rank, and should be transmitted through the proper channels to the War-office, it is palpable that they must have been sent from that department for publication in the Moniteur, with the assent and approval of the Minister who is especially responsible for the dine• tion of French journalism. We can easily conceive that the EMPEROR now regrets the rash experiment against English independence. But not a word was said of that regret, until a storm of indignation had been evoked throughout the length and breadth of the land at the audacious menaces against our coun try ; thus sanctioned and adopted by the French Government. When the English Press had spoken out boldly and unflinchingly, with all but perfect unanimity, then, but not till then, was the mistake discovered. But even now, when it has been ascertained, what redress has been afforded, what expression of displeasure announced ? The guilty parties were soldiers, peculiarly amena ble to military discipline. What would be said at the Horse Guards if British officers had insulted a friendly nation, and called for its invasion and destruction ? They would have received at least some intimation that they had transgressed the limits of military decorum, and the censure would pro bably be attended with the punishment of some of the most truculent offenders. Even the English law, defective as it is said to be, would suffice to bring such libellers to justice for acts calculated to occasion great disturbance of the public peace, good order and government of the kingdom, and the great danger of creating discord between the Emperor of FRANCE and his subjects and the Queen of GREAT BRITAIN and her subjects. But it is not merely that the contemplated measure is totally unnecessary anti uncalled for. The highest legal authorities—the Lord Chief Justice of England and Lord BROUGHAM-- have emphatically declared that there can be no doubt that the existing law is amply sufficient to render any party conspiring to commit an offence abroad liable to severe punishment. What more, then, could be required consistently with our constitutional principles, which we shall never abandon at the will of any foreign Prince or potentate, or military ruffian. If the Bill be so greatly diluted, of such milk and water character, as not to offend the feelings of the British community, it will be a mere work of supererogation without the slightest utility or advantage. If, otherwise, if the law of England is to be changed at the will and pleasure of any foreign power, if Lord PALMERSTON forfeits, as he will do, the character of not being the Minister of France, of Russia, of Austria, or of Prussia, but the Minister of England, he may forthwith commence setting his house in order, for his tenure of office will b e brief indeed ! The best way will be to have the obnoxious measure withdrawn with all convenient speed. If not, we trust that every independent member will strain every nerve to have it thrown out at the very earliest stage in its progress. It merits no better fate, and the Premier must sub mit to the inevitable consequences of the grave mistake into which he has been betrayed. If we may use a homely phrase, but one which precisely describes the fact, Lord GREY has let the cat out of the bag. Oae sentence in his Essay (p. 128) indicates, though in that vague language in which the whole book is written, his object in writing it. "The objects that ought to be aimed at," says his Lordship, " by such a measure, are to interest a large proportion of the public in the constitution, by investing them with political rights, without disturbing the existing balance of power ; to discourage bribery at elections, wir.out giving more influence to the arts of demagogues ; to strengthen the legitimate authority of the Executive Government, and at the same time to guard against its being abused ; and to render the distribution of the Parliamentary franchise less unequal and less anomalous, but yet carefully to preserve that character which has hitherto belonged to the Rouse of Commons, from its including among its mem bers men representing all the different classes of society, and all the different interests and opinions to be found in the nation." Again (p. 129), "It can hardly be doubted that any increased power given to the democratic element in our constitution must end, soone2 or later, in its complete ascendancy. Though strongly convinced of the value of free institutions, and a firm friend of popular liberty, 1 am yet persuaded that su,:lh a change in the character of our Government would be one of the greatest misfortunes that could befal the country." Lord GREY wishes, when we have a Reform Bill, that it should be one that should, like the last one, settle the question for a long time to come, but his reason is the same ; a bill making but slight alterations would not ap pease but rather stimulate democratic demands, which would thus go on from year to year, till in a short time the people would gain far more than they would have done by a liberal concession at first. Lord GREY deserves the best thanks of Radicals. He plainly states that he thinks the Reform ques tion has been brought forward prematurely ; but his advice to his order is, whatever you do, do the thing in appearance handsomely. If, for in stance, he argues, you were to disfranchise all boroughs whose constituencies were under 1,000, and to dispose of their members amongst the larger boroughs, and by dividing larger constitu encies, such an arrangement would settle for a single year the question of what our future repre sentation should be, while it would annihilate the only argument for the small boroughs—that of prescription (p. 125). No doubt his lordship is right, but the reason for his objecting to such limited Reform is, that it would ultimately strengthen democracy. Democracy is indeed the phantom which haunts Lord GREY his whole book through. An American mob tyranny is his con stant dread ; he sees that England is going down the plane, and his counsel is, that the check tackle be made, if possible, more efficient than the launching power. We are certainly not disposed to controvert the u c a h b out question America whetherand h gr e e r a i t n e s r ti p t a u r t t io o n f s w ; 'butt hew esattlyn linehe l a t y o s t t h h i n e k btl that a m t e t o h n e p th eo e pl r e ig h h a t v E 13 ca 11 s a e d . t l l l i r e ein Go vernment what it is, not that the Government has corrupted the people. The American people have had among them a great political immorality, and a great political folly from the beginning. Slavery has poisoned all their political action at "me,anda mean jealousy of England, with boyish propensity to bullying and swagger, have lowered the tone of their foreign policy. The slavery party has been united by its vile bonds more firmly th n any other ; it has made itself necessary to the patty which would be in power ; naturally it t mo re powerful, would have been of the ariitocr..tic p at t y, 1 .0 finding d emocracy the cifu lo l' ng at e d mb d r ' a l : e l- d cracy needin g its aid, t h e two have w each other most cordially. The result haasdel:eanciaa. progeny of politi ca l immoralities, and tion of politics altogether unsurpassed probably in any civilised country, certainly in any free and Christian country. Mr& BEECHEg Szowz has given us ample illustrations of the way in which slavery has tainted the jurisprudence and the whole public life of the United States. But for the slave question w;',at different Presidents, Senates, and Representatives would have been elected of late years ! Lord GREY nowhere expresses his opinion re specting the Ballot ; indeed, he carefully avoids all approach to definite opinions, but he cer tainly seems to have drawn out most ably the case for secret voting ; and but for supposing that he would view it as a democratic implement, we might imagine him a member of the Ballot Society. He shows that in small constituencies it can hardly be expected that each voter having so much power in regard to a much-coveted prize, should have virtue enough to resist the appeals which would be made by the wealthy and ambi tious ; that legislation may interpose difficulties in the way of direct pecuniary bribery, but can not long prevent even that ; but that it is power less to hinder an " understanding between the par ties for giving and receiving money's worth." " The voter," he adds (p. 118), " may have a house or land let to him on such advantageous terms as to be equivalent to an annual present from his landlord, to whom, consequently, he will not refuse his vote. This is pro bably the most common mode of bring ing the pecuniary interests of the elector to bear upon his use of the franchise, and while this continues to be notoriously practised with im punity, it is impossible that, in counties and boroughs, where property is thus used by one party, those on the other side will think them selves, morally, more guilty of bribing than their opponents, if they endeavour to compensate the disadvantage to which they would be thus exposed, by giving to the voters who support them, an equivalent in money, for what is given by their antagonists in value. Surely Earl GREY, in the Lords, will back Mr. BERKELEY in the Commons. But, no, there is a hitch—the fear of the demagogue intrudes. In page 120, we are told that " such an employment of money is not more immoral than the use of other means to prevent the judgment of the voters. To give money bribes to electors, is not worse, or rather, not nearly so bad, as to court their favour by flattery, by flattering their pas sions and prejudices, and by encouraging them, knowingly, in mischievous political errors. More real guilt is incurred, because greater injury is done to the nation, by having recourse to acts of the demagogue, than by the illicit use of money, for the purpose of carrying an election, and at the present moment the former abuse seems to be more common than the latter." Further on his L.)rdship distinctly states that it would be a change for the worse, if demagogues took the place of men of wealth, that the great object, therefore, is to check, if possible, both kinds of abuse, and to make arrangements which will favour the re turn of members to Parliament who should not owe their seats, either to their money, or• to their ktse courting of popularity." (p. 121). What those arrangements are to be, apart from the Ballot we do not see. Lord GREY confesses they are difficult, but be does not despair of seeing them effected. Now it is not denied that with the Ballot, and tolerably large constituencies, pecuniary bribing and " value" bribing, as described by Lord GREY, would at least be very difficult or very much die— Couraged. But what of demagogue flattery and courting ?—the latter expression showing that the vice is pre-eminently characteristic of Courts. It would seem, according to Lord arm . himself, that the practice is growing now ; indeed, if we are to believe him, outstripping the good old five or ten pound note practice. The Ballot could not, there fore, make matters much worse on that score. But we have a strong opinion that it would lessen the influence of demagogues. Most assuredly in advo cating it such is our wish. These contemptible , men are much more likely to find their level in the ballot-box than in the poll-book. The dema gogue is mistrusted by thousands of men who must hurrah with the noisy of their own clas , , but who, if the eyes of that class would not be on their vote, would give it in accordance with (pie' conviction. At the worst they would only have to do like their betters. Peers, till better taught by experience, have been beguiled by aristogogues, and the demos would soon learn wisdom in th , same school. We claim Lord GREY'S , vote for the Ballot. The military protegees of H.R.H. are, after all, not very successful. It may even be confi den'ly asserted that they are, one and all, invari ably and signally—unsuccessful. There was General CODRINGTON. There was—high treason and rank blasphemy though it be t) say so in the hearing of his numerous admirers—there was (distinctly we aver it) Lord RAGLAN. There is— last but not least remarkable among all theso un heroic failures on the part of warriors selected for high command by H.R.H.—there is General ASHBURNHAM. As to the closing scones in the historical career of Field-Marshal Baron RAGLAN', there is not a doubt about it that he so conducted the Siege of Sebastopol, that he brought about three grand catastrophes. The surprise at Inkerman—the blunder of Balaklava—aud the repulse of the Redan being, at any rate in a great measure, the result of his hesitating and most mistaken policy; the last, of course, posthumously. Happily for he glory of British arms, the officers and soldiers actually engaged upon each of those memorable occasions were staunchly true to the national reputation. Insomuch that the surprise of Inler man was turned by the stubborn resistance of the Guards into a victory ! The blunder of Balaklava was transformed by the matchless heroism of the Cavalry and the dauntless front of the Highlanders into a feat of arms perhaps never surpassed in its audacious magnificence ! The repulse of the Redan, even being signalised' among the events of the Crimean - campaign, by a dogged tenacity of resistance, resembling in all but it , lack of a successful issue, the hand-to-hand en ciunter, forty years previously, within the walls of the old farm house of Hougoumont. But the glory thus won before Sebastopol during the late war, was won neither by generalship nor by stra tegy, but rather than that, in spite of bad general ship and bungling strategy—by the strong right hand of the private soldier, with the edge of his sword and at the point of his bayonet. So much for the warrior-pets of H.R.H. So much for Lord RAGLAN'S generalship. General CODRINGTON again. There was another of H.R.II.'s military protege ! What a brilliant success that was —don't we all remember it. Why it was 'lke the sudden collapse of the Great Nissan B tlkon at the moment of its accent ! The King of FRANCE, with his forty thousand men, marching up the hill, and then marching down again, was nothing to it. There is really only one incident at all resembling it that we can anywhere recall to our recollection. It is an incident re corded among some of his pleasant memories by threatened Mr. LEIGH HUNT. It occurred, Mr. LEIGH HUNT tells us, precisely thus :—Time—in the early I in London, teens of the present century, when England was about to be ;ill:: with invasion by First Consul N.APO• LEON BONA!, a member of the actual bySictesne— chief a c ocourt-yard,some whereffi er where a body of Militia was train-band being Mr. LEIGH HUNT himself, the facetious narrator of the occur rence. The moment selected for description is that in which the ranks, having just " dressed up" for the reception of the Colonel, await his appearance upon the very tiptoe of exp ec t a ti on. A crash of drums and trumpets—the gates of the court-yard are flung wide open—the Colonel's horse plunges in through the entrance—and the Colonel himself, very stou 4- , tightly -strapped, and excessively red in the face, is sud denly sent sprawling over the head of his charger, down in the dust, at the feet of the men who are presenting arms to him ! It was for all the world the counterpart of General CODRINGTON' s abrupt and ridicul ous appari tion as the British Commander-in-Chief. Never was there such an anti-climax ! At every event ofkind i can p 0 1 literally—.o n ly to bear it without lly—o n ly gr i n an d bear it. oeaainly impossible grinning. The result of the grand preliminary flourish being generally so intensely preposterous. The latest illustration of this, the one which has been just vouchsafed to the country by Gen era l ASHBURNHAM-known far and wide as another of Fl.R.ll.'s admirable military selections. Pre cisely when everybody is expecting to hear that General ASHEURNELAM is going to begin the deadly game of war out in those remote parts of Asia to which ho has been sent as British Coin tnander-in-Chief—back comes —General As a- BURNHAM l ' Now all this, while it is very ludicrous is also very intolerable. Is it (we should like to know) to be doggedly persisted in, as a "system" at the Horse Guards ? Are we to perm i t H. R. H. indefinitely at once to make geese of our troops, and ducks and drakes of our money, just for the sake of amusing the leisure, and tasting the whimsies, of an amateur Field Marshal ? We hardly expect to find a German King Consort another Organizer of Victory, like Citizen CA RNOT —particularly after the melancholy absurdity of the exhibitions afforled to Europe by the nomina tion to the chief command of military protegees of R. 11. like General Asununsaim, or like General CODRINGTON. LORD BROUGHAM. Cord Brougham's Acts and Bills. Collected and arranged by Sir John E. Eardley Wilmot, Bart. Pp. 879. Longman and Company . This substantial volume is a truly remarkable publication. As a compilation notable in a parti coiar way for its comprehensiveness, and beyond that for the singular perspicuity of its asrangemeut, it reflects the highest credit upon the learned Re corder of Warwick and Jucl'e of the Bristol County Court, to the industry and sagacity of whose re searches we are indebted for the first accumulation of the " Acts and Bills" of our great ex-Chancellor. Sir Eardley Wilmot has in this solid tome built up one of the noblest monuments at once of the genies and of the civism of Henry Lord Brougham. The issue from the press of these 800 luminous pages is an incident which seems to - us, in a manner, to bear a certain fantastic resem blance to the erection of the colossal bronze equestrian statue on the triumphal arch over against Apsley House clueing the lifetime of rier late Duke of Wellington. It is in other words We speak .withluethi la gigantic and conspicuous attestation of the fame audpopularity of a great man, brought immediately under his own observation not less than under that of his own contemporaries. Everyone—Lord Brougham himself —must recognise now that the author of these extraordinary legal reforms, has in truth, not lived in vain. Hera is conclusive testi mony that the golden talents entrusted to his ke.iping have not been laid up iu a napkin and buried away, instead of being multiplied—and the affluent interest of them strown abroal with an open hand as largess to the general population. With an especial siesn'ficance has this volume been respectfully dedicated by the .compiler to "The Society for the Amendment of the Law" as a sug gestive and surely an encouraging "Record of the Labours of their President in the Sacred cause" of —what'd "Humanity, Justice, and Freedom !" " Whereunto," adds the Dedication, with impressive eloquent e, "the Laws themselves bear Faithful and Living Testimony." Truthfully is all this written—for the Legal Reforms en:cured to the nation by these " Acts and Bills" of Lsrd Broug. ham affect among other subjects :- 1. The Slave Trade, 2. The Ltw of Liisel and Slander, ." 3. Education and Charities, 4. C r iAlleCry and Privy Csuncil, b. Real Properly, 6. Criminal Law, 7. Bankruptcy and Insolvency, 8. Local Courts, 9. Law of Evidence and Procedure, together with a:multitude of other subjects of a mis cellaneous character. Why, the accomplishment of sa y that theam o g n e g o i d t , us ad ch g i t e •e f a a t m , and ener getic Law Reformer is any ye otthhoeic.leoafutshileigfeoaftsthoof sables of Aegean, is e3ox l n t a i og s ugi cl re t r i; ' ,. t tl i l u e n fa w b b l. fabled we wise citizen who has done all this is a man it w ihi l me i o gl l li i ,o a hr s iiie deserved ge ton]. iwellevri generation. c . Lis n. country. Gra ti tll not less than admiration. Let neither of them be his only post rcules. humously. Yet, be it remarked at once, that these herculean achievements in the way of legal reforms, accomplished si ng l e -h anded by Lord Brougham, represent, after all, but a modicum of his :doiugs during the best portion of the last half century. The Great Lawyer has proved himself, during these same forty or fifty years last p as t, great also simultaneously as a Critic, as an Author, as an Orator, as a Statesman, as a profound experimental Philosopher. For—be it not forgotten by those who turn wonderingly over the pages of this extraordinary volume —that the author of these enormous reforms in the law is the suns Henry Brougham who contributed a paper on an abstruse optical theme to the Royal Society the year after his precocious matriculation at the University of his native city of E iinburgh— a paper which was at once re.eognised to b e sufficiently im portant to be published forthwith among the Philo sophical Transecti n ~ F. It is the same Henry Brougham who, from the very sommeneement of the Edinburgh Review, was amongst the very fore most of its many gifted contributors. Nay, of whom it is related, in connection with that famous periodical, that, having written to the then pub- Esher of the Review (fur. ConAab'e) for - an ad vance of a thousand pounds, undertaking to clear off the debt by his subsequent, writings, lie so rapidly entered upon the finfilment of this promise, that, with the exception of two articles, he himself wrote tha whole of one particular number (lie number is one of those in vol. xvii. of the Edin b,„.o)_the papers in that one number, of course, relating to a variety of subjects, one of them being a treatise upon the Operation of Lithotomy ! A circumstance, by the way, that probably ma y have suggested to the wlainvric,l triied of-Sydney .Sizi!h his well-known sarcasm in relation to Lord Jelin Russell's self-confidence i u his own versatility. This, is the same Henry Brougham who, although he had .Denman among his colleagues, was incomparably the most distinguished among the counsel of the unfortunate Queen Caroline. The same who as far back as 1803 produced his memorable disqui sition on Colonial P b I i•;Y-wliose pen has since written, in six volum es, "The Lives of the States men of the Reign of George 111. ;" in four volumes prenotineled a system of Political Peilosophy ; illustrated and expanded Paley's masterpiece on National Theology ; aided .cr 1 Cherie i Knight with contributions to the Penny illaga.-:inc, that inaugurator of the whole scheme of the cheap peri odicah ; assisted Dr. Birkbeck in establishing the Mechanics' Institutes in the United Kingdom ; orb; wised the University of London ; and founded the Society for the affusion of Useful Knowledge. It is the same man who, in the midst of al! these splendid labours, shared so fiercely in the debut s of the House of Commons—that upon one occasion, (the 17th of April, 1823) when char gin; that emi nent statesman with " the mod menstrous truck ling for office, that the whole history of politic it tergiversation could - present," he caused Mr. C an ning to leap from his seat with the exAarnation, "It is false I "—while upon another, ii later, OCCA sion—(whea after referring wroth'eFy to the la 0 Iron Duke's famous declaration against reform, lie thus apostrophised Sir Relert, "iliac we scorn not—it is you we scorn • you his mean bite fawning, parasite !") he , stir:led . Pea , l into an in stant and contemptuous prote ,tat:on that he wa , the parasite of no man breathing. It is the sante H e nry Brougham, in fine, who soddenly, and not by any graduated promotion, put aside the stuff gown of a barriste r , assuming, instead, the robes b of England's Lord High Chaucell)r. Nevertheless, in spite of all this versatility, while still continuing, moreover, to prosecute uninterruptedly his exporis mental researches in natural philosophy—Lord Brougham (and one may behold undeniable proof of this in the huge volume here published by the Messrs. Longman)—Lerd Brougham, instead of merely indulging in showy exhibitions of his var.-- 0113 and virile genius, has been securing to the com munity all the solid good malting from these bold and comprehensive reforms of the law ; thereby building up his own most glorious, ea - viable, and imperdurahle monument. Born in the Se7tember of 1778, Lord isßrougham consequently, at this moment, in his eightieth year —yet it is, we rejoice to know, the eightieth year of a man whose g, nius is still vital with all the energies, the ardour, the hopefulness, the buoyancy of youth. May that vitality long remain unimpaired ! With which earnest aspiration we close our present and most inadequate tribute to that venerable and patrician Senator, in whom, as a Commoucr,. we still gratefully remember the daring and daunt less Tribune of the English People. HER MAJESPY'S TEEATRE. The Italian version of Mr. Balfe's " Bohemian Girl"—originally prepared for Bologna, under the supervision of the composer —was produced at her Majesty's Theatre, on Saturday night, with well merited SUCCC3S. Madlle. Piccolomini "created" the part of Arline at Bologna ; and it was therefore not, at all surprising that she should exhibit so thorough a familiarity both with the music and the histrionic requirements of the character. Her impersonation of the suppositious gipsy was perfect ; while the contrast between her unrestrained and joyous de meanour in the first two acts and the melancholy reserve S 3 consummately assume 1 when the truth is revealed that Arline is the daughter of Count Arnheim—who has just condemned her for the presumed crime of robbery—exhibited the subtlest artistic discrimination. The singing of Madlle. Piccolomini was equally to be admired from ano ther point of view. Whether in the simple, half English, half Spanish billed, " I dreamt that I dwelt in marble halls" (Italics, "In una reggia aplendida"), or in the new romanza, composed for her by Mr. Balfe, at the beginning of the third act, " Sempre terns. ii mi pensiero," which is in a more florid and " demonstrative" style, her vocali sation was equally pure and effective. In the first Madlle. Piccolomini was rapturously encore I, and in the second as rapturously applauded. But this was not all. Every finesse of the character was seized and made the most of by the gifted and im pulsive Italian. Mr. Balfe Maisel mast have owned ttat, for the first time on the English stage a wholly "ideal" Arline was before him. Signor Giuglini, in Thaddeu, obtained even a greater success. In the first and second acts the hero of the opera is somewhat insignificant ; but in the third he has the lion's share both of the vocal and dramatic interest. And here Signor Giuglini proved himself more than worthy of his reputation, which is saying a vast deal. The familiar romance, " Wht n other lips and other hearts" (Tu in'atui, Ali si, bell'anitna), was sung with exquisite sentiment, and encored twice with a,ccelatnations of applause. " The fair laud of Poland" exhibited the fine declamatory powers of Signor Giuglini in a no leis forcible light, and this, too, was redemanded by the whole audience. A greater success in a new part was probably never obtained. The next character of importance—that of Count Arnheirn ("die heavy father," to use the familiar language of the coulisses) was sustained with the same excel lence ; and it will b-c readily believed that the ac consplished Signor Belletti sang the well-known ballad of " Thsi heart bowed down" (D'Arlina, mi rannnentati) with the utmost feeling and expression. He was honoured by an uproarious encore. The opera was carefully exesuted throughout, the band and chorus, by their zeal and intelligence, efficiently supporting the efforts of the princip a l singers. The whole performance passed off with immense eclat. Madle. Piccolomini, Signor Giuglini, and Signor Bellotti were more than once brought before the curtain ; and at the end, when due honour had been paid to the chief singers, the author himself wins loudly summoned. After some delay Mr. Balfe appeared before the footlights, and was cheered " to the echo." PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Her Majesty on Thursday visited the Princess's in order to witeeis " A Midsummer-Night's Dream" and the admirable pantomime of " Har lequin and tha White Cat." This affords sufli.- &ent evidence that Mr. C. Kean has not suffered in the Royal esteem by his inability to appear at the festival performances. We are happy to find that he has so far recoverel from his late indisposition as to be er abled to resume the arduous part of Hamlet, which be so admirably delineates. COURT CIRCULAR. Her Majesty the Queen recaived addresses on the throne on Saturday fro►n the House of Peers and the House of Commons, congratulating her Majesty on the nuptials of the Princess Royal with the Prince Frederick William of Pru3sia,, The Lord Chancellor arrived in state about 3 o'clock, from the House of Lords. His lordship wore his gold robe, and was attended by his principal Secretary, the Hon. W. Spring Rice, the Purse Bearer, Deputy Ser gcAnt-a'-.lr,n-=, Train Bearer. The Peers accompanying the Address were the Arch bishop of Canterbury ; the Marquises of Winchester, Exeter, and kVestminster ; Earls of Derby, Stanhope, and Caw•dor ; Visc.iunt Stratford de Redcliffu ; 13ishocs of Oxford, Bath and Wells, Carlisle, London, Sc. Asaph, Chichester, and St. David's ; Lords Monteagle, Dun ganno:,, Cremorne, 'Wensleydale, and Ehury, together with several others. Mr. William Rose, Deputy Clerk of the Parliament, and Mr. Putman, acting for the Gentleman ILlaer of the Black Rod, were in attendance, The Peers were conducted to the Green• Dra - Ang Rc)oni. Tne Queen was conducted by the Marquis of Breadalbane, Lord ChArnbeilain, to her throne. The Prince Ginsort and the Prince of Wales were on the Q en's left. - The Duchess of Sutherland, Mistress of the Robes, the Countess of Deeart, Lady in Waiting, and the Viscountess Cliewt In, Woman of the Bedchamber in Waiting, were on her Maj,sty's right. The Earl of St. Germans, G.O B , Lord Steward; the Marquis of Breadalbane, K.T., Lord Chamberlain ; the Duke of Wellington, Master of the Horse ; tha Marquis of Ablrcoro, K.G., Groom of the Stole to the Prince Consort; Lord Ernest Bruce, Vict-Cham berlain ; and Viscount Castlerosse, Comptroller of the Household, occupied their usual stations near the Queen. Her Majesty was attended by the following ministers of state, viz.—Earl Granville, the Marquis of Clariri carde, the Marquis of Lansdowne, Viscount Palmerston, Sir George Grey, the Earl of Clarendon, Mr. Secretary Labouchere, SirG. C. Lewis, the Right lion. R. Vernon Smith, Lord Stanley of Alderley, and Doke of Argyll. Her Ma;esty's B.uly Guard of the Hon. Corps of Gen. tiernen-atArms lined the throne-room, under the cot:a u:ant of Vie lieutenant. _ The sub-,ffi:ers, Lieut.-Colonels Neville and Cooke, were on duty with the c The Queen b:ing Peatt d, the Peers were introduced, and the Llrd C:iancellor, followed by th e ot h er l or d s, advancA until near t':e sovereign, when tho noble and learned lord rtad the Address of Congratulation from the liouao of Pot.u. 11,r Majesty returnei a most gracious anima., and e deputation withdrew. Toe Right Hots. the Speaker of the House of CAn mons arrived ►n his state coach shortly hr fore 3 o'clock. Mr. Denison wore his gold robe, ar.d was attended by Lord C. R issa , Sergeant-at-artioo, his Secretary, the Hon. G. Wal.le4rav6?, and his tr. iin-bearer. The right hon. gentleman was followed by a numerous body of members of trio House of Commons, and the deputation was conducted up the grand staircase into the promenade gallery., Alter the ri.o3 - ption - of the Peers the•lßouse of Commons was ushered to the presence of the Queen ou the throne. The Speaker advanood, supported. on one side by the Right Lion. B. Disraeli and on the other by Lord John Russell. The right hon. gentlemen was to:lowed by a numerous body of members, including S;r J. Pakington, the Right Hon. E. Cardwell, Mr. Roebuck, the Right Hou. J. W. Henley, Mr. Locke, Mr. M , Aatt, Mr. Tite, Mr. Hadfield, Mr. White, Mr. Wyld, Mr. H►,tings Russell, Mr. Whithread, (Jul. Gi!p:n, Col. French, Mr. Roupeil, Mr, W. Ewart, Mr. Wood, Mr. Brand, Sir Minto Farquhar, Mr. Majoribanke, Mr. Crawford, Mr. Sir B. Bridges, Earl Jermyn, Sir H. Verney, Mr. Ingrain, Mr. W. Vansittart, Mr. R. Somers Gard, Mr. H. Paul, Mr. S. Gregson, Mr. Thornely, Mr. T. L. Miller, Sir W.Fism Fra4er, Sir Michael Shaw Stewart, Mr. Arthur Russell, Mr. C. Gren"ill, together with numerous oth!,r,-„, The Speaker real the Addre33 of Congratulation from the lions° of C)rninon3. Thu Qa3en returned a most gracious answcr. The members then withdrew from the royal presence. The Ea.! of Clarendon, Sir G. Grey, and Viscount Pa!rntrAou had an au lienee of her Majes.y. TLe Prince de Mosk.),va„ htt Alocrt-gat3 House on Saturday, for Paris. The Countess of Sefton and Lady Cecilia Molyneux nave returned to town front vi,iting the Earl and Countess Craven at Ashdoxn-park, Berks. _The Earl of Stracltiroke ha , leit the B:unss\ II tel James',) fur 11,mihaTn Hall, Suffolk. Lord aud Lady J. llu,sell have arrived at Fwrance's Hotel, Be!gravia, from Richmond Park. Lady Mary Wood has i,sued cards fur an as4unbly On Wednesday nrxf, at the First Lord's official residence in the Admiralty. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE, CAMBUIDGE, Feb, G The un fermentioned have pa s, d tte natural and ex, et riiueutal phi!o'ophy txal:ination of the Jacksr,ni„.,l professor : -Fint s—Ch.),4e, EU - Ira:wed ; Cottle, S. Catherine ; Gfaqt JoFu, , ; L :rd It. Gi'oweriJr, ; N.lasoa, S. (.:ath lino ; Minns, S. Catherine; S. John's. &?.c , nil Cia37—Andersor, Emmanuel ; Satin. Plinity. LATEST NEWS. THE AFRICAN MAIL. [BY ELECTRIC, TELEGRA.PIL PLYMOUTH, MONDAY Mom" No. The African Steam Navigation Company's mail packet Ethiop, Commander Croft, arrived last Her dates are—Fernando Po, Dec. 27 ; Came roons, 28th ; Old Calabar, 30th ; Bonny, Jan. 3 ; Lagos, 7th ; Accra, 9:h ; Cape Coast, 11th ; Liberia, 15th ; Sierra Leone, 20th; Bathurst, 24th ; Goree, 24th; Teneriffe, 30th; and Madeira, Feb. 1. The Ethiope brings 3,056 ounces of gold dust, and the cargo includes 460 puncheons palm oil, 12 packages and two cases ivory, 28 teeth, 22 tons camwood, 85 cases arrowroot, 9 cases sundries, and 16 octaves Madeira wine. At Sierra Leone trade is brisk, especially in breaking up the slave vessels condemned by thu Mixed Court. Rear-Admiral Sir George Grey was expected shortly. A war-steamer has been ordered to visit Elobey, one of the Spanish Cerise° islands, w hero Ca s ptain Stewart, a British resident, has been cruelly shot by the natives, in the presence of his wife. The partial success of the Niger expedition in establish ing trading factories in the upper parts of the river is said to be the cause of the attack on the settle ment, George, by the jealous natives. A swift paddle-steamer, drawing four feet only, will t e required to complete the operations of the expo. dition. Consul Itchinson was at Bonny, Jan. 2, in the Bloodhound,: (30 Lieutenant Robson, to inquire into the cau'se of the murder of a Krooman by thg natives, at the cash-house of a British supercargo. The trade of this river has been somewhat sus pended. Governor Sir D. Prico went from Accra to Cape Coast Castle in the Ethiopia. Some sickness prevails at Liberia, !where three deaths occurred rather suddenly. The Governor of Bathurst was preparing to go up the Gambia in the steamer Dover. Heavy rains have fallen at Teneriffe, but have not affected the health of the inhabitants. At Lagos, the steam-ship Fleela, 6, Commander Eplin. The vessel Brune, Lieutenant Lodder, bad crossed the bar and was lying in the river opposite the town. The paddle-wheel steam ves3els Medusa, 4, Com mauder, Wm. liouden ; the Spitfire, Commander. James Campbell ; and the sloop Heron, 12, Com mander Wm. Ttuicott, were at Sierra Leone. The Royal mail steamer Armenian left Madeira n the 30th of January for the West Coast. The brig Peeping Tom has been condemned ai Sierra Leone as unseaworthy. Zile merchant ships Olinda and Africa were a ' Old Calabar. The Oliuda reports the Lima, from London for Valparaiso, off Cape Verd. The Catherine left Bonny, Jan. 3, for Liverpoo The American brig Hannah arrived at. Liberia December 1, the ship M. C. Stevens on the 25th, and the British brig Constance on the 29th. The cutter yacht Miranda arrived at Tenerilre or the Bth of January ; the British steamer Cleveland arrived on the 23d, and left the same cl.ty for Loando ; the schooner yacht Maria left, January 29, for Grand Canary. PARES, MONDAY, FEB. 8, 8.30 A M. General Lespivasse, Aide-de-Camp of the Em peror, is nominated Minister of the Interior and of Public Safety, in the place of M. Billault. BERLIN, FEB. 'T. The Prince and Princess arrived at Potsdam yesterday. They were received with the greatest entliu • siasm. The whole town was decorated, and in the evening there was a magnificent fete and a general To-morrow their Royal Highnesses will make heir grand entry into Berlin. HAMBURG, SATURDAY. A prospectus has appeared of another loan to be raised by the Swedish Government, bearing interest at 41 por cent., and of the amount - of 8,190,500 dollars, to be employed in the con struction of railways. The lojln is negotiated by four German houses, and considerable purchases have been made at WI. TURIN, FEB. 4. Th© result of six out of the ten new elections is already known. They are all in favour of the anti-jesuitical party. FRANCE. PARIS, SUNDAY EVENING. The Emperor has accepted the resignation of M. Billault, the Minister of the Interior. The Moniteur publishes the following notifica tion relative to the blockade of the river and port of Canton and its tributaries : " It is notified by these presents that his Excel. lency the Minister of Marine and of the Colonies La 3 boon informed by Rear-Admiral Rigault do a3nouilly, Commander of the Naval Forces of the Emperor in the Chinese Seas, that on the 12th of December, 1857, and from that day, an effective blockade was estabbsheil of the river and poet of Canton and i;s ttibutiriei, by the naval forces placed under his command acting in concert with those of her Britannic Majesty. "It is, moreover, nolified by these prQsen's that all measures authorised by international law, and by respective trraties existing between his Majesty and the different neutral Po►vers shall be adhered to and carried out, as regards all vessels that may attempt to force the sail blockade. "Paris, Feb. 6." The above is followed by the subjoined despatch from Rear -Admiral do Geuouilly : "NAVAL DIVISION OF THE REUNION AND OF INDO-CHINA. "I, the undersigned, Rear-Admiral, Comman der-in-Chief of the Naval Forces of his Majesty the Emperor of the French in the Chinese and Indian Seas. "After having consulted the High Commitsiry of his Imperial Majesty on the dtilicultte§ peu ( i_ ing betwesn, th', G.,vernments of France and alioa, on the means to put a stop to them ou the resolu tion of the Governments of France and England to act in concert in procuring the satisfaction due to them, and in virtue of the powers intru.ted to me as Commander-in-Chief, do declare :• "Tt,at from the 12th inst. the river and poet of Canton and its tributaries are placed in a stats of effective blockade by the naval forces placed under my command, acting in concert with the naval forces of her Britannic Majesty. "Any vessel attempting to force the blockade will be acted against according to the terms of in ternational law and of existing treaties with neutral States. "Done on board tha frigate of his Majesty the Emperor of the French, the Nomesis, in the Macao 'oads, on the 10th of December, 1857. "lIIGAULT DE GENOUILLY." THE RIVER PLATE. . W e have rece.ved the folloWing telegram from Li bun : N FEB. 7. The Avon ha s arr i ve d with LISB 283, 0 000 , livres ?) for Engl an d. Civil war had brok€n out in the River Plate. Revelon had defeated the tzorlps of Aloattvideo and surrounded the t , At the lags; date (he sth of Janu try) tip E ng _ lish, French, Bnizilln, and American Mantles had lauded. Advices from Rio do Janeiro of the 14th of January state that the Ournberland, Admiral Wallis, had left for Muntevid,o. Exchange at Bahia, on the 18th of January, 24. At Pernambuco, ou the 21st of January, the exchange was 24. THE BLACK SEA. A serious disturbance 1.1!4, been occasioned at the Turkish port or Tr-bizood, on the Black Sei, by the refusal of the Russian Consul to allow a party of Circassian slave merchants, who had touched at Trebizond with a cargo of women and children from their own country, to continue their journey to Constantinople, where the slaves were to have been sold. It is said that the Circassians, with their armed followers, attacked the Russian Consul's r ouse, and threatened to kill him. The other European residents, headed by the French and English Consuls, armed themselves to the number of three hundred, and surrounded the Russian Consulate to protect it against this violence. After some delay the Pacha of Trebizond interfered, and order was re-established. CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. PLYMO UTH, &WILDA:Y. The screw steamer Celt, Captain Brown, arrived here to-day with mails, dm., from the Cape. Her mails are Cape of Good Hope, December 30 ; St. llelena ' Jan. G ; and Ascension, 12. She brings a full cargo, valued at .10,000/., consisting chiefly of wine and wool. She has two cases of specie Twenty passengers came in the Celt, including Lady Grey, the wife. of Sir G. Grey, the Governor-General of the Cape ndony. Six eastern members of the Legislative Council resigned their seats in disgust, on the passing of a bill providing facilities for the construction of rail roads in the western provinces. The only vessel that has touched at the Cape during the month with troops for India was, on Deo. 10, the Malabar barque, from London to Madras, with 132 men Royal Artillery, under com mand of Major Lawford. She reported all well, and left for India on the 14th. • The steamer Himalaya left Table Bay on the 2d of December, with 2UO horses for India. The Euphrates also left Alga Bay with a part of the 80th Regiment, and the Lodore with a part of the 6tb. The Blue Jacket sailed December 29th for India, having taken on board in Table Bay 225 , lorses, with a large supply of forage. The ship Lady liennaway arrived at East Lon don, with Irish female emigrants, and went ashore :shortly after entering ttie port and became a complete wreck. The passengers had been previously lan,ted in safety, and a number of them have already been comfortably "settled." About 70 proceeded to Graham's Town, where it is said they were also well received. A commission ap pointed to inquire into the circumstance attending the loss of the vessel has attributed it to "groat mismanagement, or neglect, or bath." The steamer Bombay GAS' le, with a portion of the Queen of Oude's retinue, arriYed at the Cape, on the 14th December, and has left again for India. They landed in Cape Town and lodged at one of the principal hotels nuritig the vessel's stay. Lieutenant-Colonel D'Urban, the new command ant of British Kaffraria (and son of the late Sir Benjamin D'Urban), had arrived from England uy the Ida Zieglar. The richest man in South Africa, Mr. Jonas ran der Poel, died on the 14th December, leaving, t is said, some 400,0007. or 500,0001. to be divided equally between six relatives, cne of whom is the wife of Lieut. Jamieson, R.N., the port captain. AUSTRALIA. - The Royal Mail Company's steamship Tamar, Captain Jelicoe, arrived at Southampton on Satur lay, with the heavy portion of the mails from Aus tralia, which, under the new regulations adopted , n this line, were all sorted on board during the aasAage from Alexandria, ready for delivery im mediadely on the ship's arrival. The Tamar left -ilexandria at 12.30 p.m. on the 26th ult., arrived it Malta at 10.40 a.m. on the 29th, sailed from Malta at 7 p.m. the same day, and stopped for health visit in Southampton Water at 11.45 a.m. 'ii the 6th inst. Her voyage from Alexandria was thus complete; in 10 days 211 hours (including a .stoppage at Malta of 8 hours 20 minutes), and from Malta in 7 days 162 hours, being, we believe, the fastest passage on record. She experienced fine weather throughout. The 80th Regiment and part of the 57th Foot were at Galle, waiting transit to India. The 50th Regiment was doing duty on the island, head-quar- Vets at Colombo. Her MajeAy's ship Royal Albert, Princess Royal, Conqueror, Centurion Hibernia, - Vulcan, T ar t ar us, C aradoc, Wand rer, and Vigilant were lying at Ma ta, al so t h e P russian frigate Thetis. On the 3d Feb., off Cape Espicbel, the Tamar ex, ham. ed colours with the screw stealner Danube, steering south ; and on the sth, at 4.30 p.m, passed the Peni nsu l ar an d Oriental Company's steamer Pera, about 20 miles off Ushant, outward bound. Ti. Tamar brought in all 45 passengers, among whom were CA. Bloomfield, 11th Foot ; Col. Thompson, R.E. ; the Hon. J. P. Darvall (late At'orney-General for New South Wales) and family, Rev. G. Barlow, Mr. F. D. Rose, and five distressed British seamen. On freight she had a total amount of specie of 105,0931. 10s., of which 9,280/. was in sovereigns, 3,375/. 108. in bar gold, 92,388/. in bold dust, and 1061. i n s il ver ; a l so , 65 packages of general merchandise. The subjoined extract from the Tamar's log of her daily runs during the outward and homeward voyages will be interesting to the public. The calculations are made to noon each day, and in clude 24 hours' run, except when otherwise ex pressed : Jan. 13 (20h 15m under way); distance run 130 miles; strong head winds and heavy westerly swell. Jan. 14, 252 miles ; moderate head wind for eight hours, and teen light and-calm. Jan. 15, 260 miles ; wind abeam very strong for 10 hours, and then light. Jan. 16, 277 miles ; wind abeam moderate for 20 hours, and fair hours' head wind. Jan. 17, 236 miles . fresh and very strong head wind, water tolerably smooth. Jan. 18, 278 miles ; light head wind. Jan. 19, 281 miles ; calm and light head wish. Jan. 20, 306 miles ; moderate wind abeam. Jan. 22, 271 miles ; fair wind, fresh. Jan. 23, 296 miles; fair winds, strong and heavy swell. Jan. 24 (19 hours under weigh), 208 miles; fair winds ; going half•apsed for eight hours. Jan. 27 (23h 10m), 263 miles • strong breeze and head swell ; w i n d four points on 'bow. Jan. 28, 281 miles ; meJerate head wind 12 hours, and calm 12 hours. Jan. 29 (22h 50m), 264 miles ; strong head wind/ 6 hours, and -then moderato and calm. Jan, 20 (17h), 134 miles ; moderate head winds 8 hours, and fair 9 hours. Ja 31, 270 miles ; moderate head winds 12 hours, and then fight. Feb. 1, 274 miles ; variable winds and calm. Felt. 2, 265 miles; variable winds 12 hours, and fresh bead winds 12 hour,. re',. 3, 282 miles ; light head winds and fine. Feb. 4 245 miles ; variable, with N.N.W. swell. Feb. 6, 278 mike. Feb. 6 (23,1 45in), 298 miles; stopped t w i ce for pilk.t and health officer. FAREWELL DINNER TO DR. LIVINWONE. - A dinner is to be given on Saturday next to Livingsto n e, th e Af r i can traveller, on the occasion of his dep ar t ure f rom thi s country f r a fresh expe dition into the interior of Af r i c a. H e i s furnished with all requisite assistanc e f rom th e Government of this country to push his discoveries a still more successful conclusion than heretofore. A sum of 15,000/. has been assigned to him for the pro4ecution of his enterprise. lie is to be accompan i e d by competent assistants, and, in short, everything ap' pea s to have been done which can help him on Ivo way. .Dl.. Livingstone is to proceed in the first' inst;:n ce t o the 'Cape of G oo d H ope. F rom t h a t point he and his companions will be conveyed in $ Goverument ve•sel U the in , ,uth of the River Zambese, and oven there the watchfulness of the British G overnment over the travellers is not with drawn. Dr. Livingstone and his companions are to be conveyed 300 miles up the river in a steam' launch, and n o t un til t h ey have been landed 1.11 safety at a l oint so f a r onwar d i n the vast cent'''. nent which they aro about to explore will they be left left to them se l ves. T he adventurous spirit which inspires such an enterprise as this will surely meet with the heaitiest sympathy in England, and we doubt nrst many per soils will he pr: sent on Satur' day next t o bid farecell to Living:4one, the African traveller, a n d bid him " God speed." May he le due course return among us again to receive, in the admiration and icspect of his countrymen, a du e reward ! - EUPP.'SED Loss OF AN AUSTRALIAN SlllP.—eaPta in Ci,tl, of the Am:brie:l,o, which arrived at Melbourn e on the 12th of December, makes a report which will 0 a heart with pa'nfol anxiety. When in latitude 50 drg..4o S , and longitude 38 deg. K, he sighte d four large iceb e r gs ; an d on th e 15 t h r ,t N ovem ber, latitude 49 deg. 16 mm., and longitude 45 deg. E., Pm ° about o ne -h a l t o f th e h u ll o f a l arge d bi p, apparent ly u°" , long in the water. It had the appearance of 'W il t been rubbing against rocks tr ice, a 3 it was very mu% chafed. No f ur th er p ar ti cu l ars cou ld b e o bt a i n ed, as 1 , was bl ow i ng L ar d a t th e time. Avail), on the 30th 0' November, in latitude 48 deg. 15 min. S 100006 11.3 leg. E., the Auchrit.;:gh s.gbted feet of a ob i t ' : mai -rail, together with bIX s t anc hi ons en d bulwark; attached, painted stone col o u r . —A us t ra li an and 4"" Zealand Cir«gctle, THO SCN LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, FEWIREJARAT 8, 1868, 1 1 1