The Sun. — London, England, 1860-03-06 00:00:00

R OY AL ENGLISH OPERA. COVENT-GARDEN. _ . Under the management of Miss L. Fyne and Mr.W. Harrison. TFIIS EVENING, will be repeated the grand Opera, en titled LURLINE; by W. Vincent Wallace. Messrs. n'. Har rison, Santley, Com, and G. Honey ; Misses Louisa Pyne, Pilling, and F. Cruise, Condactor, Alfred Mellon. To conclude with the new grand pantomime, called PUSS IN BOOTS ; or, Harlequin and the Fairy of the Golden Palms. Messrs. W. H. Payne, H. Payne. F. Payne, Barnes, Tallien, and Miss Clara Morgan. French Dancers-3ldlles. Lequine, Pasquale, Pierron, and Mons. Vandris. Doors open at half-past 6—Commence at 7. ROYAL ENGLISH OPERA, COVENT-GARDEN. Under the management of Miss L. Pyne and Mr.W.Harrison. SPECIAL NOT .CE. In consequence of the Volunteer Ball (under Royal Patr Marconh - age) taking place on Wednes lay Evening, the 7th of inst., Miss Louisa Pyne and Mr. Wm. Harrison having been requested to grant the use of the Opera House on that occa sion, there will therefore be No Performance on that evening. Those ladles and gentlemen that booked places tickfor Wedneans s- day evening, March the 7 t h, may have their ets tr ferred for any o th er evening, or the m one y returned on appli cation at the box-office. T HE A TRE-ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Lessee, Mr. J. B. Buckstone. THIS EVENING, will be performed the new and original Comedy, in three acts, entitled THE OVERLAND ROUTE. Messrs. C. Mathews,Buckstone, Compton, Chip pendale, Mrs. C. Mathews, Miss Weekes, and Mrs. Wilkins. Follcwed by the new Haymarket Comic Christmas Panto mime, VALENTINE'S DAY; or, Harlequin and the Fairy of the True Lovers' Knot. The pantombnists the unrivalled Leclercqs. THEATRE -ROYAL LYCEUM.- Sole Lessee and Directress, Madame Celeste. Brilliant and Increased Success of the new Drama—Colette Dubois and Therese Defarge, by Madame Celeste. TIIIS EVENING, the new Drama of A TALE OF TWO CITIES, by Tom Taylor, Esq., from the story of that name by Charles Dickens, Esq. Principal characters by Mr. James Vininr., Walter Lacy, Villiers, Rouse. Forrester, J. Johnstone, T. Lyon, Morton, Palmer, White, 11. Butler, Clifford, and Fredericks ; Misses Kate Saville, Stuart, Turner, Mrs. Campbell, and Madame Celeste. After which, for the last time, the Grand Christmas Ex travaganza and Pantomime, KING TFIRUSEIBE AR D, the LITTLE PET and the GREAT PASSION, in which is pre sented one of the most novel, costly, and brilliant effects ever witnessed -designed and painted by Mr. William Callcott.— King Thrushbeard, Miss Julia St. George. Commence at 7. ' Madame Celeste has the honour to announce that she will on Thursday next, March 8, revive the Drama of " The Ser geant's Wife," in which Mrs. Keeley, who is engaged for next season, has kindly consented to sustain her original character of Margot, Madame Celeste undertaking (for the first time) the character of Lisette. ROYAL PRINCE S S'S THEATRE. - Lessee. Mr. A. Harris. THIS EVENING, for the Benefit of the Princess's Rifle Corps—Great gathering of "Rifle Volunteers" in full costume. The performance will commence, for one night only, with THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH. Characters by Messrs. Ryder, Frank Matthews, Meadows, Miss Carlotta Leclercq, R, Leclercq, and Wadham. To be followed, first time , a New Farce entitled CRUEL TO BE KIND, in which Mr. A. Harris, Frank Matthews, and Miss Carlotta Leclercq will ap pear. To conclude with the Pantomime of JACK THE GIANT KILLER. Jack, Miss Keeley. On THURSDAY, first time this season, THE CORSICAN BROTHERS. NEW THEATRE - ROYAL, ADELPHI. Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. Benj. Webster. THIS EVENING, ICI ON PARLE FRANCAIS, Mr. J. L. Toole, Chas. Selby, Billin g ton, Mrs. Chatterlev, Mrs. Bil lington, Miss Kate Kelly, and Laidlaw. After which, PAPER WINGS, Mr Alfred Wigan, J. L. Toole, D. Fisher, Billington, P. Bedford, Stuart , C. Selby , Eburne, C. J. Smith, Powell, Romer, Mrs Alfred Wigan, Miss IL Simms, Mb.* Kate Kelly, and Mrs Chatterley. Followed by DINORAH UNDER DIFFIC,ULTIF S. Messrs. J. L. Toole, P. Bedford, Eburne, C. J. Smith, Miss K. Kel' y. Doors open at half-past six—Commence at seven. Bon i:Ml(3e open from 10 to 5. No charge for securing seats ' nor for bills of performance. All fees to servants of this establishment are strictly prohibited. Acting Manager—Mr. Wm. Smith. ROYAL ST. JAMES'S THEATRE, King-street, St. James's. Lessee, Mr. T. B. Chatter ton. Directress, Miss Wyndham. The nearest Theatre to Chelsea, Pimlico, and Westminster, the Park being open to Carriages and foot passengers all hours of the night. THIS ETENING the performances will commence with "No. 49." - -•--- After which, MAGIC TOYS. Miss Lydia Thompson. Followed by a new burlesque called DIDO. Mr. Charles Young, Mesdames Wyndham, Clara St. Casse, Murray, Eliza Arden, C. Ranoe, A. Evans, and Corps de Ballet. To conclude with FIRST AFF EuTIONS. Messrs. IL T. Craven, G. Spencer, and Miss Wyndham. Reduced Prices—Gallery, M ; Pit, Is. The Box-office open from 11 to 5 daily. Doors open at half-past six ; perform ante commences at 7. CANTERBUR V HALL CONCERTS, THIS EVENING, LIICREZIA BORGIA, (Donizetti). _ Donna Luerezia Maffio Orsini Mrs. Anderson. Gennaro Mr. Henry Herbert. Don Altonzo Signor Tivoli. Conductor—Mr. Jonglimans. Comic Vocalists —Messrs. George Hodson (the Irish Come dian and Mimic), W. T. Critchfield, and E. W. Mackney. Several interesting Pictures are added to the Fine Arts Gallery. The suite of Halls have been re-decorated and eautified. and constitute one of the most unique and brilliant sights of the metropolis. The gallery is open from 5 till 11 on Sunday Evening. TUB WEATHER.—SUN OFFICE, MARCH 6, 1860. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 50—highest since noon yesterday. 36—lowest this morning and during the night. 47—this day at noon. akuomETER-30.50—very high. WIND, North-Westerly ; moderate, with rather dul weather. Frost in the night. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tnis DAY.—Morning, 12h. 46m.—Afternoon, lh. Ilra To-mounow.-Morning, lh. 34m.—Afternoon, lh. 6em, A rather sharp debate took place last evening in the House of Commons on Lord PALMERSTON ask ing the House to consider a motion for an Address to her MAJESTY on the Treaty of Commerce with France. Mr. LINDSAY in terposed because the shipping interests had not been duly considered in the course of the negotiations, and he wished to add a para graph to the Address relative to that subject. This gave rise to much altercation, and eventually to the motion being withdrawn on the understanding that it would be renewed on a subsequent day, Thurs day, or it may be Friday. During the debate members grew warm on the question of Savoy, some insisting that before the House addressed her MAJESTY they ought to know what they were doing, for they did not consider it proper to vote an ad dress before they knew the value of the treaty in all its bearings. It was even insisted on that while this country was acting in a generous spirit to France, the EMPEROR was repaying our liberality by plotting aga i ns t one of our allies, by demanding Savoy in order to aggrandise France. How, then, could England trust the EMPEROR ? That was the ques tion at issue. In fact it was a question beset with grave difficulties, and perplexing to all. Some were for a " solemn peotest" being made to France ; but this was considered by Lord JOHN RUSSELL as involving us in greater difficulties —for if our protest were disregarded, war might become inevi table, and so set the commercial treaty aside alto gether. This was the sole apprehension of our Government, and they endeavoured most patrioti cally to avert it. We must do our Ministers the justice to admit that they have, as far as matters can be looked into from present revelations, done their best to point out to the Emperor NAPOLEON that his course was wrong if he persisted in his purpose to annex Savoy. Lord JOHN RUSSELL said —" On that question her MAJESEY'S Government differed with the Emperor of FRANCE ; but I must say I never for a moment concealed our opinions upon it from the Emperor of FRANCE. I was not wanting in telling him, frankly and plainly, what our opinions were of that annexation, and what were the consequences which might follow in Europe from carrying it into prac tical effect. But other Powers have to take their part. The Emperor of the FRENCH took Iris part so far that he declared to her Majesty's 6 tovernment, both through his Ambassador and t h i 'xigli his Minister for Foreign Affairs, that he wont 'd not proceed to that annexation without con suiting - the groat P owers of Euro pe. It might be feared iVat by a sudden military occupation • 1 the capital of Savoy and the he might seizt passes O th,,,, Alps ; but he has declared f in the t ee of all Europe that he will not so proceed;. Those other Powers to which he has We have told him referred had ye to be conwiltcd. .0 fi e"4l q s s a , - • 4 bii - 0 - 1T .41.; ,) , • THE SUN. LONDON, TUESDAY, MARCH 6, 1860, frankly our sentiments on th e sub j ect, and Ido not be --- give to t n • he people . —c - a.a you hope to quiet 7 I ---- It 19 . intended to stave off the know that we can say more. But the q uestion re- k then. -with, less . mains still to be decided in what w a y the other demanZ for the Iteorm which all want, by granting P o wers will be consulted. Her MAJEST Y ' S Govern- Reform. s which will, at least, look like something. merit have spoken out on the subject as ,has also . Another Bribery and Corruption Bill is to follow the British Parliament; and the Brit ish public, its predec e ssors, and, by this autumn, we may ex and I may say all Europe will soon k now the peat a Reform Bill will have passed both houses, manner in which we have spoken. But t he other of which the title might be, " The Act for keeping Powers have not yet spoken ; I cannot presume out Radicals, and keeping Whigs and Tories just to say what the opinion of those Powers will be where they are." ....... on the subject in question ; but is it at such a moment, let me ask, and on such a subject, that the House of Commons will consent, day after day, to listen to vague discussions founded on no definite resolution ? It is my persuasion—l may be totally ' mistaken on that point, because other circumstances may occur to disappoint any such prophecy—but my persuasion is that if the language of disap proval is held in Berlin, is held in Vienna, and held in St. Petersburg, that this project of annexation will not be persevered in." The speech of Mr. ROEBUCK was, as usual, pun gent, yet truthful. But it is questionable how far it is prudent to quarrel at the same time that people are driving (perhaps a rather hard) bargain. On that subject we leave Ministers to deal as best they can. Possibly Lord J. RUSSELL would have shown more discretion if he had not taunted, in fact, challenged hon. members to bring forward a resolution and try the question rather than resort night after night to acrimonious assaults. Lord JOHN might have been told that though he now boasted a majority, the chapter of accidents might turn the tables, and his present friends be found wanting. A General at the head of a strong army may wish to come to battle at once, out his less confident opponent may think it better to keep up a sort of guerilla war fare, and so harass where he cannot hope to conquer. It i s L lifficult to divert our attention at this mo ment from the one all-absorbing and most painful subject of c ontemplation, the miserable paltering of our Governaxeut to the Emperor NAPOLEON 111. Having already, however, expressed our views upon this vital question—we would allude here, inad- vertently, to a totally different theme of a local and metropolitan, rather than of a national or imperial character. Repulsive though this minor theme is in itself, it is of a sweeter odour than that which was last night agitated in the House of Commons in the course of a desultory and stormy discussion. For in regard to the latter, had we not immediately prior to the commencement of the debate, a some what degrading reminder that the EMPEROR was flinging us an unlimited supply of dirty rags—to enable us probably to wipe out, as far as we can, the recollection of [wo thank Lord JOHN for the phrase which comes echoed back to us from Sardinia]—the Blot on •ur Escutcheon. Resolutely turning our regard, however, from the House of Commons itself, we would here fasten it for a little while upon the proceedings going on in one of the committee rooms in the New Palace at Westminster. It is the apartment in which the Select Com mittee is now carrying on its inquiry as to the best means of purifying the Serpentine. Yesterday the proceedings of this committee commenced. The Right Hon. WILLIAM COWPER, her MA JESTY'S Chief Commissioner of Public Works, occupied the chair, having around him at the table chosen committee - men, and, before him, Mr. HAWKSLEY himself, the civii engineer, under We who so well remember the excitement by which the first Reform Bill was carried, cannot help comparing the present with the past. Then, as now, all was pretty calm till the GREY Ministry made their offer to the nation—but there the resem blance ceases. Then from the moment it was seen that it could command no working majority in the House of Commons, and woulel be resisted with the most obstinate hostility by the Lords, the enthu siasm of the country knew no bounds. The most subservient electors threw off all fear, and turned out unceremoniously those who would not vote for " the bill, the whole bill, and nothing but the bill ;" and eventually it became law through fear of insur rection in its favour. examination. This was beginning certainly with the beginning. It was dreadfully fairplay to the chief offender, the curiously inge nious gentleman whose abominable plans have led to the necessity of the present investigation. There stood before Mr. CowrEve and his committee the veritable Simon [we can hardly add] Pure—re membering what a very nasty project it is altoge ther, this scheme of Mr. HAWKSLEY, of perpetual, yet utterly ineffectual, filtration. Out of his own mouth Mr. HAWKSLEY was yesterday judged. His revelation, his whole line of argument, his fre quently unwilling but still extorted acknowledg ments, mist already, we should imagine by the majority of the committee, be regarded as per fectly conclusive. Almost every successive answer extracted from the lips of Mr. HAWKSLEY proved more damnatory, if possible, than its predecessor. Take a few of his statements. Here is cne—" The quantity of mud in the Serpentine," Mr. HAWKSLEY admitted, was nearly 200,000 cubic yards . 1 In some places it was eight feet deep, with a depth of not more than eight feet of water above it ! " Again—" From the time the lake was first formed [in the reign of WILLIAM and MARY] it has never been completely emptied, and after the houses were constructed round the park, not only vegetable matter but a large amount of filtration from water closets found its way into the lake, making considerable deposits ! " Yet while allowing all this—Mr. HAWKSLEY has the astonishing cool ness, in answer to the inquiry of Lord FERMOY, Are you net of opinion that such an extent of mud [200,000 cubic yards, sometimes eight feet deep, remember !] must necessarily injure the purity of the water ?" [To say nothing at all of more than a century's accumulation of sewage matter.] Mr. HAWKSLEY has the extraordinary coolness to reply, " It certainly produces no per ceptible injury !" In fact, he had previously gone the length of assuring the Committee that the water now in the Serpentine was about as chemically pure, after filtration, as the water sup plied to London by the water companies ! In which one is at a loss to understand the wisdom of ex pending £17,000 upon the filtration scheme concocted by Mr. HAWKSLEY—remembering that that scheme involves the necessity of pouring back again into the Serpentine the same water when it has been filtered ! Upon this point Mr. HAWKSLEY yesterday ad mitted :—" My filters provide for the passing of 2,000,000 gallons per diem [or 60,000,000 gal lons a month—the whole Serpentine at present containing within it a little more than 60,000,000 gallons] ; but the waters after passing through the filters, would, of course, be liable to become impure again !" Then why, in the name of common sense, ask us to do anything so absurd ? The toil of SISYPHUS was perfectly rational and satisfactory to such dirty: and utterly ineffectual work as this. Fancy paying £17,000 down and £3OO a-year afterwards for the purpose of filtering twelve times over every year 60,000,000 gallons of water, each time to be poured back again into the receptacle from which this water has been elaborately pumped and carefully filtered —when it will, " of course, be liable to become impure again," according to the explicit admission of the ingenious contriver of this costly, yet value less plan of filtration ! Really, after this, the Com mittee may, with a clear conscience, make short work of their proceedings. The plan is too ridicu lous to be taken much longer into serious considera tion. We confess we have been amusing ourselves with the imagination of appeals to the public about bill No. IV. Suppose its second reading carried by a majority of one, a dissolution following, and Liberal candidates taking the bill as their hustings text — who would care to hear the sermon ? How many opponents would go out for opposing it ? How many new men be sent up to carry it ? Many free holders in boroughs would quietly say, we had rather not lose our county votes. Some artizans would like to gain a vote by the lowered franchise —those who cared about politics and inhabited a house of a rental atone £6 and under £B, for two pounds sterling rental is the borough difference be tween Lord JOHN RUSSELL and the Hon. BENJA MIN DISRAELI. What a contrast to the difference between the Tories and Whigs of 1832 ! Then, it was the enfranchisement of the whole middle class, and the annihilation of a host of nomination boroughs. Now, it requires a political microscope to tell which are Whig and which are Tory pro posals. We do not say these is no difference, but we think the whole country feels that, being no more than there is, it was hardly worth the trouble of a general election—certainly not until after the Tory bill had been mended a little in committee. Will one single petition in favour of the bill, as it is, reach the House ? Will one bye election turn upon it ? Will any Ministerial can• didate point to the bills of 1859 and 1860 and claim the suffrage of a single borough on account of the superiority of the latter? Yet there is ample scope for a thorough liberal bill ; letting alone the suffrage and the redistribu tion of the suffrage, had the Ballot been pro posed by her MAJESTY'S Government, does any one doubt that the tables of both Houses would have groaned with petitions ? No Government would then have been possible which refused it. It is a peculiarity of Englishmen that they are slow to act, and take trouble, till they can hope for a practical result. They are but too ready ' to leave to a few the work of advocating and pushing an object, of which they, yet, thoroughly approve. They do not like, as they think, wasting their strength. But let them once see that an obvious want is likely to be supplied—that there is fair hope from energetic action, and they will bestir themselves with vigour. The Bill of 1832 proffered the redress of some intolerable evils, and it was like the spear of rEoLus to the mountain side. The vehemence of popular feeling would have swept the Tories off the land if they had not yielded to it. At the 'present moment the Ballot is the want most felt. Redistribution of seats is important— extension of suffrage is important—but these are rather theoretical than practical waits. No con stituency cares much about either fur itself. The present electors do not want to add to their num bers, nor do our large constituencies, like the Tower Hamlets and Marylebone, fret much at returning but two members each. The disproportion between these boroughs and Thetford or Arundel is indeed a grievance, but it does not harass any one. The Ballot, on the contrary, is needed by some in every constituency in the kingdom, and their friends, if less dependent, yet sympathise with them. But, in nume rous borough constituencies, and in all the counties it is the one thing men care about. Every tenant farmer, every country tradesman, every debtor and borrower of money—the tens of thousands of de pendent voters—all want the Ballot. The Mini ster who had as much political courage as Mr. GLADSTONE has of financial courage, mig ht, by proposing free trade in voting, carry the whole kingdom with him. The despots who have hitherto contested, or bought constituencies, would hardly dare to whine out that it was un-English. 'I heir neighbours would soon tell the hypocrites to leave that to them, and to renounce for ever the truly un-English tyranny of telling them, or even hinting to them, which way they were to vote. Of course the bill is to 19( come law. Who will care to prevent it. Radicals will not oppose what has at least some good points in it. It will not make things worse. If the bi-membral boroughs sentenced to lose, perhaps their better half, will coneent to do it, we may get a few representatives more reasonably deputed—and the extensions no Liberal can object to. That they will be exten sions of county serfdom, and borough corruption, we have no manner of doubt, still they will be ex tensions. The Torifa cannot find much fault with what is so very like their own work, and the Whigs —well, it is their leader's handiwork. The Bill is made for the House of Commons, and the House of Lords too, as much as any Reform Bill well could. With the most determined of Tory old peers, the argument might well be—" A sop of some kind matt THE VOLUNTEER RIFLE BALL.—The ball to morrow evening in the New Floral Hall, Covent-garden, will be of extraordinary brilliancy. The demand for tickets has been enormous, indeed it has surpassed all expectation. The first idea of confining the ball to within the limits of the new hall, capacious as the building is, has been altered, and in order to give accommodation to the votaries of Terpsichore, the pit of the Italian Opera has been made level with the stage, so that another grand supplemental ball-room has been provided. The spirit and energy with which Mr. Gye has entered into this grand entertainment is worthy of the highest commendation. It is fully expected that her Majesty and the Prince Consort will honour the ball with their pre- sonce. We regret to hear that Sir W. G. Itayter has been prevented from attending in his place in Parliament for these last 10 days by a severe attack of bronchitis. His Grace the Lord-L:eutenant of Oxfordshire has (by commission dated the 2d of March, 1860) appointed his Royal Highness Albert Edward Pi ince of Wales, K.G.,. to be the honorary Colonel of the Oxford University Rifle Volunteer Corps. During the late gale upwards of 400 fine old elm trees were blown down in the Great Park, at Windsor, and also several in the Long -walk and playing grounds of Eton College. h owingt ere life ,ot t , e g e h e t s. clays r s h i ( n )u c g o A ballet dancer at the Opera of Berlin lost her t , .. a l s ie p r le e n l. t a y h o e f s is ca s t i c s h ta in il g ee ti a rt t . h at an tl d ie , she was so dreadfully burnt that 1,3 he died next day. I. THE ONI ) —T of he pilot the llavre packet reports that the life-boat of the ill-fated Ondine was picked up at sea and towed into Havre by a pil o t-b oa t on Thurs day week. It contained two dead bodies, male and female, the former apparently a sailor, and the latter a soldier's wife. —Lore) . Chronicle. THE BROUGHAM PEERAGE.—The Queen has been pleased to extend the title of Lord Brougham and Vaux hitherto limited to the p:e sent p eer, to his survivine , b bro ther, Mr. Win. 13rougharn (formerly M.P. for Suuthwark, and Master in Chancery), and to his male heirs: PROMPTITUDE OF THE WAR-OFFICE.--A noble earl, lord-lieutenant of one of the eastern co unties, ad dressed a letter to the War-Office a few days before Christ mas, with reference to one of the volunteer rifle companies in course of fel mation in his district. His lordship received a reply last week, about 60 days after the despatch of his missive ! One consoling fact may be gleaned from this official procrastination—viz., that we aro not considered in any very urgent danger of foreign aggression. THE SUN, LONDON; TUESDAY EVENING, MARCH 6, 1!60, LATEST NEWS. 111 AILS. The following telegrams have been received at Mr. Reuter's office : PARIS, MARCH 6. The ltfoniteur of to-day says :—Some German paper's announce that the French artillery has been increased by the creation of three new regi ments. The fact is, the number of batteries having been reduced, the artillery has in reality undergone a reduction. The Moniteur also contains the nomination of 21 sous-prefects. PARIS, MONDAY NIGHT. The reply of Count Cavour to the French pro positions declares the desire of the Sardinian Go vernment to give effect to the views of the Em peror, but foresees immense difficulties iu carrying them out. So far as the " autonomy" of Tuscany is in question, Sardinia never had any intention to interfere with the principle of the self-disposal of that State. As a pledge of her deference to suf frage, if the vote for annexation should be favour able, it is impossible for her to repudiate it, as it would be dangerous to impose upon a people a solution which must give rise to the same difficul ties as in the Romagna, where the vicariat proposed will be accepted. Buoncompagni is requested to leave Central Italy during the taking of the vote. The Paris papers publish the following, dated Antibes, March 5 : " NICE, MARCH 4. " On the occasion of the anniversary of the pro mulgation of the Sardinian constitution manifesta tions were made by the Piedmontese party in the Italian Theatre. Very few persons were present, and those in the boxes remained silent. A demon stratip also took place in the French Theatre, where the population of Nice demanded the Ode Napolienne' and the Reine Hortense,' which were performed amid enthusiastic applause, and shouts of Viva l'Emperatore " Viva l'Annezzione ' The situation of the country is very critical." VIENNA, MARCH 5. The official Wiener Zeitung will publish to morrow the following programme of reforms sanc tioned by the Emperor : " The Council of the Empire will be augmented by the nomination of Extraordinary Councillors selected from among persons of known ability, and by the nomination of 37 Ordinary Councillors chosen from a list to be presented by the Provincial Diets. " The 37 Ordinary Councillors will be re-elected every six years. " The Council of the Empire will examine the budget, control laws relating to financial matters, laws of general interest, projects for the formation of the Provincial Diets, and all questions submitted to its deliberation by the Emperor. Until the con vocation of the Provincial Diets, the Emperor will complete the Council of the Empire by appointing persons of great distinction on the basis of popula tion." TETUAN, MARCH 3. General Echague has commenced a forward movement from Serallo, but it is not known in what direction. Marshal O'Donnell has sent to Madrid the can non taken at Tetuan. MADRID, MARCH 5. The Duke de Montpensier has left for England. The Eco de Tetuan asserts that an engagement has taken place between two Kabyle tribes in the neighbourhood of Tetuan. The tribe favourable to the Spaaiards was victorious. BOMBAY, FEB. 11. T-cloths, 71b, Sr 10a to 3r 14a per piece ; domes tics, 101 b to 121 b, 6r to 7r 4a per piece ; 20 -water twist, 8n per lb ; cotton Broach and Surats, 113 r to 117 r ; Compta, 108 r; Oomrawnttee, 122 r to 124 r; Dhollera, 110 r to 115 r ; iron, 29r to 29r 8a per candy ; linseed, ungarbled, 4r 3a to 4r 4a per cwt; gingelly, 23r to 23r 8a per candy; rapeseed, or to 5r 3a per cwt; pepper, Malabar, 87r to 88r; wool, 115 r to 140 r per candy. Exchange on China, 2191 r per 100 dols. Freights to Liverpool, 65s to 70s; London, 60s to 655; China, lOr to 11r. Government Securities, Four per Cent., 83; Five per Cent., 98. FRANCE. PARIS, FEB. 5 The Paris correspondent of the Times says : Sir Robert Peel, it is almost superfluous to say, was quite right as to the importance he attaches to the word " revendication," which occurs in the Im perial speech respecting Savoy. That term was used advisedly. The Emperor is well acquainted with French legal terms ; and even if he were not he probably had some one at hand to whom they are necessarily familiar. In Raymond's large quarto dictionary revendiquer means " to demand back a thing which belongs to us, and which is in the hands of another ;—to demand back a thingwhich has been taken from us, or which has gone astray'' And the term is explained in the Dictionnaire des Arts et Sciences thus :—" Revendication, in law means the act by which the owner of a thing la revendique—i.e., claims it from him who has un justly despoiled him of it; or from him who actu ally detains it." The 549th Article of the Code Napoleon says : " The mere possessor does not make the proceeds his own except he possesses it (the property) bona fide ; in the contrary case he is bound to render the proceeds, with the estate, if the owner demands it back." The "revendiquer " was not, you may depend upon it, employed by chance. But the ground on which the revendwation is maae,is, that Savoy belonged to Fran - ce d uri n 't he revolutionary period. If, then, we consider the territory that fell to France from 1797 to 1814, and to which the same term would apply, we may judge of the vast territorial changt s that would follow, The market has again been active. Rentes closed at 67f. 90c., or theliame as on Saturday. INDIAN AND AUSTRALIAN MAILS. EBY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.] DOVER, TUESDAY MORNING. The Indian and Australian despatches left this place by the 9 a.m. train. STRIKE AMONGST THE MASONS FOR NINE HOURS. —Just when the neighbourhood of Huddersfield promises most work, a difficulty has arisen between the masters and men. The operatives gave notice six months ago. The not ice expired on the Ist March, and they, sending a second notice to their employers to say they adhered to their pur pose, all struck work on that day. The masters met the men by declaring their determination to resist the move ment. On Friday, however, the masters (18 in number) issued an announcement that they would give 4s. 6d. a-day in'stead of 4s. The men, have not, however, as yet, ac cepted the offer, and thus we are threatened in Hudders field with a repetition of the disaster which has so injured the metropolis, harming all concerned, paralysing labour, and crippling - capital. —Lads Mercury. AN OBNOXIOUS BONN ET.—A servant girl, named Maxwell, brought an action in the Liverpool County Court, on Monday, to recover £1 of her mistress, the amount of one month's wages, in lieu of notice. The plaintiff stated that she was going out one Sunday evening, when her mis tress called her back, and told her to put on another bonnet, or to take the artificial flowers out of the one she had on. She refused to do either, and she was then told that if she went out in that bonnet she need not return. She did go out in the obnoxious bonnet, and did not return, and she now claimed a month's wages for the wrongful dismissal. For the defence it was proved that there was a stipulation made at the time the plaintiff was engaged that she should not wear artificial flowers in her bonnet, and his honour therefirs give judgment for the defendant, THE WEST INDIA AND PACIFIC SOUTHAMPTON, MONDAY. The Royal Mail Company's steamer La Plata, Captain Heenan, with the above mails, arrived this afternoon, at 5.30. She brings 73 passengers, and specie to the value of 840,717 dols. Her cargo comprises 309 serons cochineal, 167 serons indigo, 19 serons jalap, 167 cases cigars, 56 bales tobacco, 1,061 bags cocoa, 2 bales sarsaparilla, 1 package vanill, 9 cases succades, 29 bales bark, and 144 packages sundries. Her dates are—Vera Cruz, Feb. 4 ; Tampico, Feb. 1 ; Havannah, Feb. 9 ; Santa Martha, Feb, 7; Greytown, Feb. 1 ; Carthagena, Feb. 11 ; Chagres, Feb. 10 ; Jamaica, Feb. 16 ; Jacmel, Feb. 12 ; Demerara, Feb. 9 ; Tobago, Feb. 8 ; Trinidad, Feb. 9 ; Carbadoes, Feb. 11 ; Grenada, Feb. 9 ; St. Vin cent, Feb. 10 ; Martinique, Feb. 12 ; Antigua, Feb. 13 ; Tortola, Feb. 14 ; and St. Thomas, Feb. 20. The Governor of Jamaica prorogued the Legisla ture from the 7th of February to the 13th of March, The weather had been highly favourable for sugar malting,which was in rapid progress through out the island, with every prospect of resulting in a material increase on last year's crop ; it is ex pected the increase will amount to 10,000 hogs heads. The young canes were also looking ex tremely well and promising. he Cordova's Mercantile Intelligencer states that since the last mail there had been many ar rivals from America with provisions and fish stuffs, but with the exception of flour prices had been generally maintained. A new feature was notice able in the trade, speculators making purchases at a per- tentage of profit on entire cargoes. Exchange on London—Colonial Bank, 90 days, 1 per cent. prem. ; 60 days, 11 per cent. prem. ; 30 days, 2 per cent. prem. Jamaica Bank, 90 days, 1 per cent. prem.; 60 days, 11 per cent. prem,. 30 days, 2 per cent. prem. Merchants' bills, 90 days, per cent. Commissariat bills, 13- per cent., 30 days. The weather at Barbadoes continued fliuch the same as reported by last mail. The crop had hardly commenced, although sugar was being made pretty generally throughout the country. Small pox still lingered in some of the districts ; in other respects the public health was good. In rice a better feeling prevailed, and good white had realised 3 dols. Exchange on London—Bank bills, at 30 days, dols. 490 ; 60 days, dols. 4871- ; 90 days, dols. 485. Private bills, at 90 days, dols. 480. Bank bills on New York, 10 days, per cent. premium ;30 days, at par. Four per cent. discount for private paper, at 60 days' sight. At Demerara there had. been two arrivals of im• migrant ships, one of which brought 585 liberated Africans, from St. Helena, who were distributed amongst the estates of resident proprietors ; the other with 380 immigrants, from Caleutta. The British Guiana Bank has declareda dividend at the rate of 8 per cent. per annum. The whole of the Megass Logics on the plantation of Zeelandia has been destroyed by fire ; supposed to be the act of an incendiary. The weather continued favourable both for manufacturing operations and the growing canes. The exports for the fortnight have been— Sugar, 2,101 hhds. 195 tierces 846 barrels 280 bags ; rum, 921 puns. 145 hhds. 119 barrels ; mo lasses, 80 casks ; timber, 18,150 feet ; charcoal, 700 barrels, cocoanuts, 3,800; shingles, 47,006. At St. Thomas's the weather continued fine and generally healthy both on shore and amongst the shipping in the harbour. The screw steamer Delta, from Bermuda and Halifax, arrived on the 19th and sailed again on the 20th for the same places. Chile was still under martial law, but quiet ; the Indians continued their ravages on the southern frontier. In regard to the difficulty between England and Paraguay, the latter Government had addressed a circular to the diplomatic corps, stating that the cause alleged for the firing into the Tacuari was that Paraguay had refused to " understand itself" with her Britannic Majesty's consul respecting the imprisonment of Mr. Constant, implicated in poli tical affairs. _ _ _ War between Peru and Bolivia was daily ex pected. News from Ecuador says Castilla has concluded a treaty with France. No indemnity to Peru for cost of expedition, estimated at 7,000,000 dollars. The provinces of Quigos and Carvelas to be deli vered to Peru at the expiration of two years from date of treaty, if Ecuador cannot prove her right to them. The British bondholders to have other lands assigned to them. The Government of Quito will not ratify the treaty, and Franco is marching troops against the capital to compel its recognition. PURIFICATION OF THE SERPENTINE. Th6telect committee appointed by the House of Commons to consider the best means of purifying the Serpentine, met yesterday; the Right Hon. W. Cowper in the chair. The other members of the committee present were Lord J. Manners, Sir J. Paxton, Lord Fermoy, Mr. Beach, Sir J. Shelley, Sir F. Smith, Sir S. M. Peto, Mr. Joseph Locke, Captain Archdall, Mr. A. Egerton, and Sir M. W. Ridley. Mr. Hawksley, C.E., was the first witness ex• amined—He said he had prepared a report upon the state of the Serpentine by the desire of Mr. Fitzroy, the late Commissioner of Works, which had been presented to the House of Commons. He thought the question of preventing danger to bathers and skaters might be treated independently of the plan for purifying the water. He believed that the water now stagnant in the Serpentine was as chemically pure when filtered as the water de livered by the water companies, and all he proposed in the plan he had submitted to the Government was to remove the organic matter not held in solu tion. The vegetable matter would not be exposed to the air at all, but would run direct through a culvert. He proposed to employ washed sand as the medium of filtration, and the amount of labour that would be involved in keeping the water puri fied would be very small. The filtration would re move all objects held in suspension in the water, and would have a slight effect upon articles held in solution. if his plan were carried out 2,000,000 gallons per diem, or 1,400 per minute, would pass through the filter beds, besides the supply to the jets connected with two fountains. The vegetable matter was found near the surface, and was con tinually rising to the surface, especially in hot weather, so that a conduit placed near the surface would have no difficulty in carrying it off. An engine would be employed in drawing the water to the conduit, and the conduit, which would be 30 inches in diameter, would be constantly full. The abstraction of 2,000,000 gallons of water daily would not produce any perceptible current, though the lake would hardly be a stagnant lake. By Lord Fermoy—When the matter was brought before me by Mr. Fitzroy I instituted inquiries. If I had found that the mud at the bottom was under going decomposition I should have recommended some other more expensive steps, but it was not so. I found that the quantity of mud in the Serpentine was nearly 200,000 cubic yards. In some places it was eight feet deep, with a depth of not more than eight feet of water above it. Lord Fermoy—Are you not of opinion that such an extent of mud must be necessarily injurious to the purity of the water ? liawksley—lt certainly produces no percep tible injury. My filters provide for the passing of 2,000,000 gallon per diem ; but the water, after having passed through the filter, would of course be liable to become impure again. My object is to provide that during the hot weather the whlle of the water in the Serpentine shall be practically removed once a month, At present the Serpen tine contains little more than 60 million gallons of water. Lord Fermoy—At the end of the month, when you would have passed the whole 66 million gallons through your filter bed, you would not have got a pure bed. _ _ Mr. Hawk.sley—Certainly not, and you never would be able to get a pure lake. If you pass 60 million gallons of water through a regular stream, and allow it to take a month in running down, the water would become slightly tinged though not absolutely foul. The Serpentine was formed in the reign of William and Mary, by blocking up the lower end of the stream where it issues from the park, and closing in a natural valley by means of an embankment. As a matter of course a great deal of vegetable matter came down the brook, and until the last few years deposits have been ping on. The lake has never been completely emptied, and after houses were constructed round the park a large amount of filtration from water closets found its way into the lake, making considerable deposits. The total expense of keeping the water cleansed under my plan would be something under £3OO a year. Last summer my attention was called to the water in St. James's-park, and I found it in a frightful condition, particularly in July, August, and September. I do not think it requisite that the water in the Serpentine should be made more shallow ; on the contrary, :it would be better if it were 10 times as deep. By Sir J. Paxton—l believe there is no special right on the part of the public as to bathing. I think the public should be allowed to bathe above bridge, and that that part should be made suitable for the purpose and planted round, leaving the rest of the lake untouched. By Lord J. Manners—The mud stirred up by the bathers produces no improper effect upon the water. By Mr. Locke—The water in the Serpentine, if any process of filtration be adopted, will be much purer than that in St. James's-park. I propose to carry a culvert, 2 feet 6 inches in diameter, along the whole length of the Serpentine, giving it a fall at the upper end, which would make it terminate in a well, that culvert would always be full. As fast as the water was pumped out of it it would be replaced. The committee then adjourned. SAVOY AND NICE. (From the Times.) There is no doubt whatever what the sentiment of all England is as to the French project of an nexation. We all think it very wrong, very un generous—at once a crime and a blunder. We all agree with Lord John Russell in the strong pro test he has made against this act of Imperial greed. But does the House of Commons, or does any great party aspiring to direct the voice of the House of Commons, wish to go further than this ? If there be such a party, there are two courses open to it. The first and the more manly course is to reject the commercial treaty, and to address her Majesty to resist, at all hazards, any infraction of the treaties by which the territorial limits of France are settled, promising to stand by her Majesty in such resistance with their lives and fortunes, and voting a credit of fifty millions on account. Is any English party prepared for this ? Is - Mr. Fitz gerald prepared to go to his constituents upon it ? Does any one of those loud-voiced gentlemen who were casting such brave defiances across the Chan nel last night affect to doubt that the people of Eng land would send a Minister to Bedlam who should seek a war with France about these wretched moun tain tops ? Well, there is one other course. Let the Opposition declare a sort of guerilla warfare against this treaty and this annexation. Let them set on their smaller notables to make furious on slaughts against the Emperor, and let them choose the moment when he shows the most friendly de sire to make the treaty palatable to us. Depend upon it he will soon reciprocate their rough courte sies. First, he will slacken the rein of his provincial press—we hear sounds that induce us to believe that this preliminary is already taken. Then the mouths of the Parisian Cerberus will be unmuzzled. What that will bring forth has been too recently felt to require to be drawn out in lo n g detail. In a few weeks all hopes of making anything of this treaty will be gone. We shall be in a moral state of war. From that to drift down into an actual state of war is but a natural course. When this is consummated we shall have the eonsolation of hear ing from Mr. Fitzgerald and Mr. Whiteside that they never intended it, and from Mr. Disraeli that he had taken care himself to say rshe nothing offen s i ve , Of two things, one — ei ther England inten d d o s es to no g t o . to war about this Savoy question, or We sty she does not. Poll England to-morrow, and there would not be a hundred votes for such a war. But, if she does not, all th at s h e can in honour and in dignity do is to protest and be silent. If Napoleon 111. will listen to the coun sels of a friendly nation, which in all honour and sincerity would advise him to his own glory, he will abandon this annexati on scheme • but if he w , ill not do so he must go his w to dread from us. The scoOldsnwphatoht scheme; n has n words after him and vent empty threatsagainst e e el mm o re present no power i n thi s land. As an honest people we regret and protest ; but it does not comport with our temper or our dignity to rail and revile. MDDLE. PICO LOMINI.—The Irish papers duly that Mdlle. Piccolomini has been united in the holy bonds of matrimony since her arrival in Dublin. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.—The benefit of Mr. W. Barnett, treasurer and stage manager, is fixed for the 13th inst. TIIE GALES.—Monday and Tuesday will long be remembered for the violent gales which passed over a great part of the country. On Tuesday, particularly, the vio lence of the gale, between one and two o'clock in the after noon, was such as has rarely been equalled. In onedomain (Moresby), in a neighbouring county, upwards of 2,000 trees wet° blown down. Immense mischief has been done throughout England.—Derbyshire Ontrier. TIIE NEW DUTCH MINISTRY. According to advices from the Vague, the new Dutch Ministry is com posed as follows:—Baron van Ilall, Finances and Foreign Affairs ad interim ; Godeftoi, Justice ; van Ileeuntra, terior ; Mutseers, Roman Catholic Affairs; RochusFen, , Colonies • Lotsy, Marine; and Casembroot, War. The steamer Hungarian, the total loss of which was announced yesterday, belonged to the Mcntreal mail line trading between Liverpool and Portland in the winter and Liverpool and Canada in the summer, She had a full cargo of Manchester goods, which are insured .at Lloyd's to the amount of about £l , 0,000, besides the vessel herself for about £40,000. The Indian, wrecked a few mouths back, also belonged to the Montreal line, TILE LOSS OF THE HUNGARIAN ROYAL MAIL .8 TEA XER By the Canada we have further intelligence of the total wreck of the :Montreal Ocean Steamship Company's mail steamship Hungarian, announced in our paper yesterday. This deplorable catas trophe occurred on the morning of the 20th ult., and we regret to state that the total number of persons on board her, all of whom it is feared have perished, is far greater than was at first supposed. It appears from the books of the Admiralty emigra tion agent that the passengers and crew numbered together 205 souls. The following are the tele grams relating to the wreck : HALIFAX•, N.S., Feb. 21.—The brig Cygnet, which has arrived at this port in 12 days from New York, while lying to in thick weather on Sunday evening, at 6 .o'clock, off Liverpool, N.S., saw a large steamer steering west-north-west. The steamer ashore at Cape Ledge is probably the steamship Hungarian, Captain Jones, which left Liverpool on the sth for Portland. BARRINGTON, N.S., Feb. 21.—The consul re• turned from the island last night, but nothing is yet known as to the wrecked steamship. It is sup posed that all on board are lost. A vessel has gone round this morning. HALIFAX, Feb. 2l.—The following telegram has been sent from Cape Sable to Messrs. Cunard and Co. :—" A steamer's lights were seen on Monday morning at three o'clock on Cape Ledge. At day light spars and smoke-pipe only were standing. At ten o'clock all was gone by the board, and the vessel settled fast. A heavy sea was running, breaking mast high over the ship. Communica tion with the ship was impossible. All on board were lost, unless boats left the ship before day light, which is not likely. At low water part of the vessel isstill visible." The following is the only news yet obtained 'rom the scene of the wreck : " The steamship is the Hungarian, from Queens town 9th inst. She is a total wreck. Crew and passengers all supposed to be lost. Small portions of the hull are now visible at low water. A small portion of the mail has been saved in a damaged state. One passenger's ticket has been found, with the name Ellen Sheehan on it." The following is from the _Halifax Morning Journal of the 24th ult.:— The subjoined additional telegrams, received from Bar rington on Wednesday last, leave it no longer in doubt that the steamer lost near Cape Sable, on Sunday night last, is the iron screw steamship Hungarian, Captain Jones, of the Canadian line. This vessel left Liverpool on the Bth inst., and Queenstown on the following day for Portland, Me. It is understood that she had 38 cabin passenger when leaving the former port. The number of steerage passengers is not known, nor is it known how many she took on board at Queenstown. The Hungarian was precisely a similar ship to the others comprising the Canadian line. It is somewhat singular that two of the same line should have been cast away on the opposite extremities of our coast. It will be remembered that the Hungarian called in here some weeks ago, while on a passage from Pdrtland to Liverpool, to convey the officers and crew of the Indian, which was totally lost near the Marie Joseph. This is the third ship of the Canadian line lost, and all within a short time of each other. It is not at all probable that a single soul escaped the dreadful disaster. How the calamity occurred will, therefore, probably never be known. The Government schooner Daring, Captain Daly, has been ordered to proceed to the scene of the wreck. The follow ing are the particulars yet known relative to this most melancholy shipwreck : " BARRINGTON, Feb. 21, 1860.—Just returned from the Cape. No intelligence of the crew. Ticket dated Queens town, Feb. 9, via Hungarian, to Portland, picked up. Por tions of wreck strewn along the beach, and floating in the bay. Vessels and boats engaged in saving ; part of the upper deck carried on shore. Vessel lies in 12 feet of water at low tide. (Signed) "G. ROBERTSON." "TO THE POSTMASTER-GENERAL. " BARRINGTON, Feb. 22, 1860.—Six mail bags saved from Hungarian. Have them in charge. All in damaged state. Will wait for answer. Not a soul saved. (Signed) " JOSIAII COFFIN." We have received the following names of passengers and crew who sailed from Liverpool : CABIN PASSICNGERfi.—Mr. J. E. Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. Balmer, the Rev. James Stuart, Mrs. Woods, Mr. and Mrs. E. Evans, Mr. Allan Came ron , M r . W . R . C roc k er, M r. J . W. Crocker, Mr. Leslie, Mr. and Mrs. Talbot, Dr. and Mrs. Samaniego, Mr. Barry A. B. Cortin, Mr. Wyatt, Mr. Boul tenhouse, Mr. Boulton, Mrs. Delano and child, Dr. Barrett, G. J. Nash, officer in charge of mails. STEERAGE PASSENGERS.—Mr. Hugh M'Caffrey, Mr. Abraham Tagg, Mr.ll illiam Vogle, Mr. John Richardson, Mr. Henry Richardson, Mr. T. Allen, Mr. Frederick Child, Mrs. F. Child, Frederick Child, Mr. Beil Morrison, Mr. Richard Madden, Mr. Robert Martin, Mr. E. D. Bartlett, Mr. George Shank, Mr. GeorgeM'Dermott, Mr. John Daly, Mr. John Delaney, Mr. Wm. Kerley, Mr. Wm. Wright, Mr. Michael Lucey, Mr. Martin Downes, Mr. Francis Richardson, Miss Ellen Sheehan, Mr. Patrick M'Guerin. CREW.—Sailing Department: Thomas Jones, captain; W. H. Hardie, Ist officer; Willi am All an , 2d d o.; Ri c h ar Porter, 3d do. ; William Cain, 4ih do. ; M. Fending, boat swain ; James Bazley, do. mate. Seamen : John Bailey, M. M'Pherson, A. Liddle, A. Phillips, J. Shannon, Wm. Quinn, A. M'Millen, Thom. M'Lean, J. Crossthwaite, R. Lutus, David Jones, Thomas Carter, John Ramadan, George Booly, John Bennett. M. Golightly, M'Donald, Edwards, Williams, Clive, Watt, Greenaway, Merriman, P. Mitchell, A. Boyd, Wm. Craddoek, Gilbert John s t on , Chorl y, M'Culloch, John Brice, Nelson, Wakes, Max well, boy. Engineer's Department : William Stewart Ist engineer ; John M'Ke an , 2d di t t o ; A l ex. Smith, 3d ditto'; John Clark, 4th ditto; Hugh M'Gaui, sth ditto. Fire men : Isaae Welsh, John Calderwood, Hugh Russell, lledry Lowe, Jas. Mooney, John Boyle, Wm. Holmes, Peter Hanlon, Henry French, John Jones, John Fox, Richard M'Nalley, A rc hib a ld M'Call, ohn Jones, John Hamil, Wm. Welsh, Alexander Watson, Richard M'Donald, Thomas Shaw, Wm. Flannigan,..Thos. Jamie • son, Thomas Ritchie, James Allison, Robert Edwards. Victualline , Department: Charles M'Donald, Ist steward; John M'Kinaon, 2d steward. Stewards : Richd. Thomas, John Madden, George Edwards, Alex. Wapshaw, Edward Lennan, Robert Dewar, James Rhodes, Hugh M'Gregor, Thomas Hannah, John Longwell, Jo. Brennan, Thomas Kennedy, James Kenard, Edward M'Main, Augustus Caine, Wm. Howarth, Robert Stevenson, Peter M'Crea, Wm. Prescott, Richard Jones, J ose ph M arr i o tt, J ones. Cooks : Francis Duvoure, George Scarisbrick, Edward Murphy, Wm. Horrocks ; Wm. Preston, baker ; James Gittins, butcher; T. S. Green, storekeeper; Dr. Ferguson, surgeon ; T. Robertson, purser ; Miss Caughtrie, ste wardess. EDUCATION AND DESTITUTION. The substance of the admissions accepted, of the facts collected, and of the conclusions arrived at as to the connexion between education and destitution may be stated under the following heads :-1. More destitution and suffering prevail in society than aro thought to be unavoidable, if men would but rouse themselves to the requisite exertion and did but know how to direct it. 2. Among the most notable causes of destitu tion are ignorance, indolence, drunkenness, dis honesty, and parential neglect. 3. Education, skil fully directed and universally diffused, is capable of largely removing, if not of completely extin guishing these causes of destitution. 4. Educa tional incapacity among schoolmasters, and inability and insensibility among parents, in combination, have hitherto debarred children from education adequate, either in quality or quantity, to keep down destitution. 5. While the consequences of child-neglect have appealed to the growing intelli gence and humanity of society so forcible as to compel Government to intervene in behalf of children, fears have arisen, not without reason, that the good accomplished has scarcely been commensurate with the magnitude of the efforts. 6. The efforts of Government having hitherto been confined to extending education as they found it, and assisting in supplying a staff of schoolmasters more numerous and more accomplished in teaching the minor and technical branches of education, a sensible impression upon the extent of destitution and parental improvidence was scarcely to be ex pected. The undiminished amount of these evils ought not, therefore, to discourage expectations of more favourable results from an education better adapted to form judgment and conduct, and to inspire schoolmasters with a more elevated con ception of the work of man-forming. 7. Among the safest of courses open to Government to allay their fears of ever-increasing expenses, with out any corresponding abatement of destitution and parental neglect, is that of bending their efforts to bring forward a race of schoolmasters with intel lects instructed and aspirations directed to th e teaching and training of the ycnng specially with a view to qualify them to keep clear of destitution, and to do their duty efficiently by their own off= spring. The Government already exercise a po tent influence over two intruments for good or evil, as bearing upon the qualifications of school masters—the principals of training colleges and the inspectors of schools. Let them. direct this influ ence aright ; let it be known that they are as anxious to learn about modes of thought as about modes of speech—about the habits and conduct of children as about school furniture; and after the lapse of a few years destitution and parental neglect will begin to diminish, and a diminution of Govern ment expense will not be slow to follow. Woe to the Government and to the people who should think to escape outlay by refusing to listen to the cries of neglected children in the hopes that desti tution and parental improvidence will disappear of themselves. — The Friend of the People. BEPRESEWATION OF IF ORCESTE.R. WORCESTER, MONDAY EVENING. This afternoon an address from Mr. Hardy, the Conse:vative candidate for this city, was issued, withdrawing from the contest. He says he is " in disposed to continue a protracted, and of course ex pensive preparation for a contest." He adds— " The number of promises I have obtained, and the way in which I have been received, places me in as good a position at this moment as my o pponent, but so many electors still decline to expres s their opinions that the ultimate result remains as much as ever in the dark. In addition to these reasons, the announcement of Lord John Russell that there would probably be a general election in November has considerably influenced my mind in decliningto seek an honour which, however great, might be so shortlived." It is expected that the writ will be issued imme diately. The Liberal candidate, Mr. Padmore, has taken the earliest opportunity of expressing his Opinions on the Reform Bill introdut ed by Lord J. Russell. Addressing a meeting of the electors hastily con vened, he expressed his cordial approval of the measure, but at the sarAe time gave a general op'nion that those wt.() paid taxes ought to share in the rei,re-entation. He thought,. howeveza l f ng manfifran chise in boroughs would give every wor present a vote. Up to the passing of the first Re form Bill the old Tories had had everything their own way, but the passing of that measure and th e introduction of free trade had induced ve r y con sideral le progress i n this country, and he h o p e d t h e new measure would help to give every working man more work to do and more pay to receive for *At. (Cheers.) A resolution in favour of Mr. Padmore was then unanimously passed. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. EDINBURGH, PERTH, AND DUNDEE. The report of the directors of this company states that the gross revenue for the half-year end ing the 31st of January last amounted to £96,356, and the expenditure, including £2,002 for taxa tion and Government duty, to £47,661, leaving the net revenue £41,695. The net revenue for the corresponding half year ending the 31st of January, 1859, amounted to £45,89 1, B' as to compared £44,573. Theapd g e r n o d s i s n i g .eo t e h i e p tbslosft theof J p a a ns t u half yearlB o with the corresponding period. of the p rece di ng year showed an increased of £6,147, th e wor ki ng charges an increase of 13,344, and the net increase £2,803. A portion of th e a d ditional receipts, as conveyancewell as of the of textrahe expenses,goods was attributed to the and mineral traffic is con nexion, with Dundee by Broughty, in place of as fox several years previously, by way of Perth. The cost of th e t ra i n mileage, inclusive of repairs of engine, waggon, and carriage plant, last half year had been 9.99 d. per mile, against 11.23 d. in the corresp on di ng half of the preceding year. The balance of £721 from the previous half-year, added to the net revenue, made a total of £49,416. From this was deducted £24,648 for interest on first claps debentures and debentures stock A, £8,195f0r interest on second class debentures and dividend at the guranteed rate of 5 per cent. per annum on de benture stock B, £1,254 for dividend on Granton preference stock at the rate of 4 per cent. per annum, and £ll,OOO dividend on the £5 preference stock at the rate of 4 per cent. per annum, leaving a surplus of £3 618. The charge for debenture interest last half-year exceeded that of the previous half-year by £1,102. The increase in the interest and preference charges of the company came into operation under the Ar rangements Act, by which the debenture debt was made to bear reduced rates prior to May, 1857, since which time, however, the rates had increased. In the four half-years prior to July, 1857, the de debenture interest and preference dividends amounted to £34,326, £34,437, £36,880, and £36,850 respectively. In the four half-years sub sequent to July, 1857, they amounted to £42,369, £43,802, £43,941, and £43,995 respectively. The increase in the last sum, as compared with the first sum, amounted to £15,807 a year. The still further increase of X 1,802 in the last six months arose from a similar cause; and in future the de benture charge would be governed by the market able rates of interest upon similar securities. The remainder of the cash advances which were made by the banks on personal secur it y , an d w hi ch, from the magnitude of their amount, created much expense and trouble, had now been wholly ex tinguished. The net receipts of the company in the year 1854 amounted to £65,710, and in 185 . 0 to £91,133, showing an increase of 381 per cent. The capital account showed that £3,341,808 had been expended to the 31st of January last. DARTMOUTH AND TORBAY. The report of the directors stated that for the five months eliding the 31st of D ecem b er l ast , t h e earnings o f th e company amounted to £722, but from this sum must be deducted £428, due to the South-Devon Company for working expenses, leav ing a net balance of £344. A sum of I:38 would be paid by the South Devon Company for interest at 4 per cent. on £2,500, expended on the Torquay sta tion, making a total net receipt of 1:383. The open ing of the next sectiin would materially improve the position of the proprietors, as not only would the percentage payable by the South Devon Com pany be increased by 10 per cent. of the grass earn ings, but a considerable additional traffic from Brix ham and Dartmouth was expected. al di ai Di Di Cc In