The Sun. — London, England, 1858-05-12 00:00:00

LORD ELLINISORODOVI SIORIT DZSPITOK AND TIE XINGDON OP ODDS—Read NORTON'S RESBLLION IN INDIA, prig* IV. sloth, giving details in justification of the 91b, 10th, 11th, 12th, and 13th paragraphs.— Richardson, Brothers, 23, Cornhill, B.C. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.— Titiens, Alboni, Giuglini. q IL TROVATORE. TO-MORROW, THURSDAY, May 13 (Extra Night), will be repeated Verdi's opera, IL TROVATORE, L eono ra, Madlle. Titiens ; Azncena, Madame Alboni (her gd appearance this season) ; Manrico, Signor Giuglini ; rando, Signor Vialetti ; and Ii Conte di Luna, Signor Aldi ghieri. To conclude with the new Ballet, FLEUR DES CHAMPS. The principal parts by Madlles. PocchincAnnetta, and M. Durand. The Opera will commence at 8 o'clock. A limited number of Boxes hays been secured to the public. Price 21i and 31s 6d each, which may be had at the Box Office, at the Theatre. ji Elt MAJESTY'S THEATRE. DON GIOTANNI. FRIDAY, May 14 (Extra Night), will be repeated Mozart'• ,akaf d'oeuvre, DON GIOVANNI. Donna Anna, Madlle. Titiens ; Donna Elvira, Madlle. Ortolani ; Zerlina, Madlle. Piccolomini ; Don Giovanni, Sig nor Beneventano (his first appearance this season); Leporello, Signor Belletti ; Masetto, Signor Aldighieri ; II Comcnenda tore, Signor Vialetti ; and Don Ottavio, Signor Ginglini. To increase the effect of the majestic finals of the let act, including the chorus, " Viva la, liberta," all the principal artistes of the estab:ishment have consented to lend their assistance. In addition to the music restored last year, Madlle. Titiens will sing the grand aria, " Crude le. Ah no mio bone," hitherto omitted. Conductor, Signor Bonetti. Te conclude with the new Ballet Divertissement, by SI Massot, entitled FLEUR , DES CHAMPS. The principal parts by Madlles. Pocehini, Annetta," and M. Durand. A limited number of boxes have been reserved to the pub ic, price 21s. and 31 s. 6 d. each , which may be had at the Box-office at the Theatre. T HEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Lessee—Mr. J. B. Buckstone. THIS EVENING, to commence at Seven o'clock, with THE SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL. After which a Classical Extravaganza, entitled PLUTO AND PROSERPINE. Followed by JACK'S RETURN FROM CANTON. Orchestra Stalls (which may be retained the whole of the evening). 6s. each. (No charge for booking.) First Price. B. d. Second price. a. d. 31Preis 80xe5...... 1.... 5 0 Dress Boxes 3 0 Upper Boxes... 3 0 Upper Boxes 2 0 Pit Gallery R OYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE Proprietor, Mr. Charles Kean. THIS EVENING, will be presented MUSIC HATE CHARMS. After which KING LEAR. King Lear, Mr. C. Kean. To conclude with the new farce, entitle,' SAMUEL, IN SEARCH OF HIMSELF. T HEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. Lessee—Mr. Bea. Webster. THIS EVENING, will be presented (for the sixth time at this theatre), the romantic musical drama of GUY MANNERING. Meg Merrilees, Madame Celeste ; Dandle Dinmont, Mr, B. Webster. To conclude with YOUR LIFE'S IN DANGER. John Strong, Mr. Keeley._ . _ Commence at Seven. STRAND THE A.T RE. —Lesiee and Directress', Miss Swanborough.—This Evening will be presented the COUNTRY SQUIRE, supported by Messrs. Emery, Belford, Charles, F. Seymour, Meag,reson, Misses M. Oliver, M. Ternan, Portman, and Messrs Selby. After which, the new burlesque of FRA DIAVOLO ; or, The Beauty and the Brigands. Fra D.avolo, Miss Swan borough ; Beppo, Mr. C. Young. Followed by a new Farce, YOUR LIKENESS, ONE SHILLING. Messrs. Charles Young, Ray, and Miss M. Ternan. CANTERBURY HALL, Westminster-road.. OPEN EVERY EVENING.—The follow ing.company of Vocalists are engaged for the performance of Selections from all the popular OPERAS, MADRIGALS, CHORUSES, GLEES . DUETS, do., viz. :—Miss Russell, Mrs. Badzey, Miss Brunel], Miss Ray, Madame Bartoletti, Miss Montague, Mrs. Lawrence, and Mrs. Anderson ; Herr F. Jonghmans, Mr. Henshaw, S. ,Jones, J. Barker, W. Melling, Senor Antonio, E. L. Hime, Mr. Badzey, Senor Tiroli, Mr. Cozens, Mr. Bell, and Mr. Bernard ; Messrs. W. T. Critchfield, John G. Forde, and E. Mackaey. Pianoforte, Mr. Cecil Hicks ; harmonium, Master Williams ; Director, Herr F. Jonghmans. Commence at Seven o'clock precisely. Suppors, dm, until twelve o'clock. Mr. AUGUSTUS BRAIIAM will appear every Evening. THE WEATHER—SUN OFFICE, MAY 12. THIBSIOXIITER, IN THIS &UDR. 62—highest since noon yesterday. 4t--lowest this morning and during the night, 54—this day at noon. BAROMETER, 29.79. WIND. North-Westerly ; light, with dull weather. It rained heavily in the night, and again this morning about eight o'clock- HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. THIS DAY--Morn., 38 min. aft. 12—Even., 1 min. aft. 1 To•MeBBOW —Morn., 23 min. aft. I—Even., 46 min aft. 1 , --' O r '-' Y • ''' - I 3'4l ' WO LONDON, WEDNESDAY, MAY 12, 1858. Lord ELLENIOROIIGII has resigned. He has far more than expiated the slight indiscretion of which he was guilty. With self-sacrificing honour he took the entire blame on himself for the act whieh he alone committed, and for which he therefore was solely responsible. The policy and propriety of the despatch we not and could not be questioned. It was its publication that alone was complained of ; and although we believe that publication was a wise and statesmanlike act, one that was essential to the pacification of Oude and the submission of those who had been threatened with wholesale confiscation, it was still the act of Lord ELLENBOROUGH, and could not fairly be visited on the heads of his colleagues. Mr. CA.RDWALL'S motion will, of course, fall to the ground. As we stated yesterday, it cautiously abstains from expressing any opinion respecting the policy of Lord CANNING'S proclamation. It was only intended as an envenomed shaft against the Ministry, not as a defence of the whole sale confiscation. It was merely a trap to catch stray votes—a party trick, which alike disre garded the interests of India and of the United Kingdom. Lord ELLENBOROUGH'S only mistake was, tha t he too completely disregarded the dictates of red tapisna, and despised the traditions of the circum locution office. He fairly and boldly published his opinions to the world, and did not, because a lordling might feel aggrieved at the implied censure, conceal his views from the community. Lord CANNING was lenient, whose leniency was a grave mistake, when it might be considered an indication of poltroonery, or of vacillation. He was willing to pardon murderers caught with the red hand, who had not yet washed off the stains of our countrywomen's gore, against whom the blood of even innocent children was crying t,) Heaven for vengeance. Bat when the emergency was over, when the neck of the rebellion was broken, when the most bigoted native must have seen that resistance was hopeless, and been de sirous of making his peace, then severity became the rule ; and what in the first instance might Lave been considered as firmness, degenerated into cruelty and rapacity. Lo rd ELLENBOROUGH would have been wanting to his duty, if he had refrained from expressing hisopinion on the document placed before him, and more so as there especially Ives • was nothing within knowledge to exp l a i n or justify it. Mr. VERNON SMIT R had quietly kept in his pocket the note of Lord CANNING, which might have led to tt.e delay of the despatch. For rnore than a week he kept the letter in his pocket —_a letter which, although directed to him personally, was all intents and purposes intended for the President of the India Board. If any one deserves censure, it is that Right Hon. Gentleman, who seems to b e as igno _ rant of the principles of social courtesy as of the condition of the important empire, over the destinies whereof he was presiding. Had that letter been delivered to the person for whom it was really infeiided, had even the slightest inkling of its contents been given, the despatch might not have been forwarded. The promised explanation would have been waited for. But Mr. TxxiioN SMITE kept the letter quietly in his pocket. The proclamation was received on the 12th of April. The letter must have arrived by the same mail, and a day or two would, under the most favourable circumstances, have sufficed to place the new President of the Board of Control in possession of the requisite information. Mr. SMITH was not in any place where the post only arrived once a fortnight. But still he kept back hisletters for at least 14 days, for the answer to theproclamation received on the 12th, was written the 18th, dated the 19th, and trans mitted the 26th of April. In private society, a person guilty of such an act of discourtesy, and we may add, of injustice, would be severely cen sured. In public, we suppose, it will be consi dered that he has rendered good service to his party, although as gentlemen they ought to be ashamed to avail themselves thereof. We shall ere long know to what length they are capable ofl proceeding. But if they sueceed, we hope and believe that the several constituencies will receive an opportunity of expressing their opinions on such factious and improper conduct. Never was there a more timely or opportune lecture than that which Mr. LAYARD has just delivered at the St. James's Hall, in the presence of many members of Parliament and other influ ential persons. That Hon. Gentleman has recently visited India. He has encountered all the inevi table risks of so daring an act, and the unavoid able expense and fatigue thereof. His object was to ascertain, on the very spot, the true state of the case, and to be enabled to tender unexcep tionable evidence to the nation—to state the actual facts without exaggeration or suppression. He has done so faithfully and honestly. By wonderful self-sacrifice he has obtained authentic information. He has ascertained the feeling of the inhabitants of India, has visited the very scenes of the insurrection, has peeped down that terrible well at Cawnpore, has been at the Market place at Delhi, where the ill-treatment of our country women inflicted the heaviest dishonour on the English name, The testimony of an intelligent observer of such a character is invaluable at the present time, when a question relating to the conflicting policies of Lords CANNING and ELLEN BOROUGH is actually pending. Mr. LAYARD has clearly and distinctly exposed the impolicy of universal confiscation, the danger that must arise from the CANNING principle of deeming every man to be guilty until he could prove that he was innocent. He explained that it should not, and ought not to be made an oppor tunity for a factious opposition. With a fine burst of eloquence he exclaimed, " For God's sake, let us forget party when an empire is at stake." He would not ask whether it was prudent or wise to publish a certain document, but this he would say, that whoever was at the head of the Govern ment of India ought to be guided by the two prin ciples laid down in the concluding paragraph of that despatch, which ought to be written in cha racters of gold, and put up in every public place in India." The very words were as follows : " ' We desire to see British authority in Indi I rest upon the willing obedience of a contented people ; and there cannot be contentment where there is general confiscation.' These words should be written in characters of gold, and exhibited in every public place in India ; and if they were acted upon there would probably be no other rebellion. India must, of course, be governed in India, and as to the Council in this country, it should, he thought, consist partly of old civil servants, partly of mili tary men, and partly of natives. In Ceylon there was a Council founded on liberal and civilised prin ciples, the Bhuddist and native half caste race being represented. Let them try the experiment of governing India on the same principles, an'i ( then, even if they should lose India, that would be no disgrace to them, provided they left the country eivilised, prosperous, and happy, and if they could effect that by their example, he would add Chris tian." On those the vindicators of Lord ELLENEOROTJGH and the Ministry, may take their stand and resist the Sabbath-day conspirators, who hatched their scheme at Cambridge House Sunday last. The result of which we shall probably learn on Friday or Monday next. We do not think that Mr. CARDWELL will serve the Peelite cause by assist ing in the dirty job. irresolute, and procrastinating. The former association keeps up the ball of opposition vigor ously. It is a standing reminder of truths as telling in their way as these—that "fifty per cent." is the mere cost of collecting tolls—that freight from business is positively less than tolls on fifty miles of England's highways —that tolls are a tax on the workman's dinner—that they prevent employment, and are an obstruction t 9 international exchange. It is simply ridi culous, in truth, for us, so long as the London toll-bars remain in existence, to talk disparagingly of our Parisian neighbours ; for, inasmuch as they submit with a grumbling pusillanimity, almost with a bland complacency, to the continued levying of the old octroi duties at the barriers, linked like a financial cordon about the entire circumference of that magnificent capital. Let no one born in England whisper a syllable about the grievance of the octroi at Paris until we have rid ourselves at least of the yet more intolerable grievance of the Tolls of London. We must have an end of the nuisance. It has come at length to be absolutely unemlurablP. And, now that the old incubus of debt has been removed, there remains for it not the shadow of the shade of any further excuse whatsoever. A metropolitan member of the reforming school, such a man, let us say at once frankly and ex plicitly, as—Try:mks SLINGSBY DUNCOAIBE— might make short work, we feel satisfied, if he listed, with this monstrous and absurd annoyance. The monstrosity of it, the absurdity of it, are everywhere admitted, are universally recognized. The pear is ripe. Let such an one as the Hon. Member for Finsbury, use the Toll Reform association as his battering ram, and down that ripened pear of reform must drop. And metro politan Toll-bars will thenceforth become as much Ingenious tortures of the Past as the thumbscrew and the Scavenger's Daughter 1 Since writing the foregoing, we are glad to find that Mr. BYNO last night moved and carried an address to her MAJESTY, to issue a Royal CJM mission to the following effect, and we hope they will make short work of the abominations : "Resolved,—That an humble address b© pre sented to her Majesty, praying that she will be pleased to issue a Royal Commission to inquire and report as to the best means of affording to the inhabitants of the metropolitan districts, within six miles of Charing-cross, a relief, from the abolition of turnpike-gates and toll-bars, similar to that which the Legislature has already granted, on the recommendation of a Royal Commission, to the metropolis of Ireland." DEPARTURE OF THE QUEEN OF PORTUGAL. [BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.] Nobody can question for an instant that the Tolls in the streets of London are an intolerable nuisance. They obstruct the traffic. They fleece the public. They are a constant burden and a perpetual annoyance. Formerly, of course, there were even etill more of them, than those actually yet remaining among us, as standing monuments of the foolish old-world system in vogue among a past, and, comparatively speaking, certainly a very slow generation. Time was, for example, and that not by any means a hundred years ago, when a thriving trade was driven at Hyde-park Corner by these same official highwaymen, these recog nised and authorised Tunrms according to Acts of Parliament. Ultimately the old tollbar at Hyde park Corner was swept away as a grievance no longer endurable. A few other turnpikes almost equally preposterous were demolished—but there ended the sweepings of the high road with tha bosom of destruction. Bees sigma, to this very day the perpetual robbery of little bundles of ha'pence, kept up doggedly to the last, all along the very commonest of the outskirts of this vast metropolis. "Survey the world (not) from China to Peru"—but simply survey the world of Lon don, north of the Thames, from the Custom-hous3 to Chelsea Hospital— there to this moment stand , the old vexatious barriers, "ganging their aim gates," at Cambridge-heath, at Islington, at Kilburn, at the City-road, atCamden-town, at Notting-hill, at Camberwell, and at Kensington. 'Yet, as many as 33 years ago the Metropolis Roads Commis sion wa s organised for the express purpose of doing l 8 away 2s wtihteh sameteheemsereiB So that REBECCA. had • Parliamen tary incentiv e t o h er n t ' Welsh Pikes lo ng after d about 1850, aft er a vexatious obstructions. In Commission was originally appointed. in it a distinct o orious rising against the war s. Having, somewh ere n existence of a quarter of a century, contrived at length to relieve the tolls cf London from the load of debt by which they had until then been more or less grievously en cumbered, the Commission in question had smooth ground before them for the realisatio n of the pro ject, for the attainment of which they themselves had been called into being as a Commission. Had they but acted energetically, had they indeed but acted conscientiously, they might gradually, y ear by year, in 1851, in 1852, io 1853, and so on b y one solitary toll per annum down to the presentyear of grace 1858, have abolished all the intolerable gates to the north of London—the gates we have now by name enumerated ; instead of which thcy remain' intact down to the end of the chapter, at Kensington, at Notting-hill, east, west, north, and south, along the rigid sweep of that contract ing semicircle. The proceedings of the Metro P h :l w in eve ß r o, for r s Commission, amount literally, ill Point of fact, t o j us t s i mp l y — not hi ng . H app il y , the public at large, the Toll Reform Association is as active, as energetic, and as inde fatigable as its official antithesis is slumbrous, PLYMOUTH, WEDNESDAY MORNING. His Portuguese Majesty's steam corvette Bartho lomeo Dial, having on board her Majesty the Quen of Portugal, left Hamoaze shortly after 3 o'clock this morning, and, being joined in the Sound by , Admiral Chads' squadron, the Renown (91), Dia drm (32), Curacoa (31), and Racoon (22), steamed thr ,ugh the Western Channel for Lisbon. Wind favourable from the northward. ARRIVAL OF THE QUEEN OF PORTUGAL AT PLY MOUTIL—The Royal train, consisting of six carriages, which left Paddington at 10.33 yesterday (Tuesday) morning reached Taunton at 2.36 p.m., started again at 3.5, and at 5.40 arrived at Plymouth, where the Queen of Portugal was received by an assemblage of official persons, including Mr. Hicks, Mayor ; Mr. Darry, railway director ; Mr. Carr, secretary ; Mr. Collier, Portuguese Consul ; Maj Jr-General Eden, Commander of the Forces in the West, and staff, and yards of honour from the Royal Marine Artillery and the 67th Regiment. Her Majesty proceeded in one of the Queen's carriages, escorted by the military staff, to the Royal William Victualling yard, where Admiral Chads, Ad miral Pasley, a large number of naval officers, and a guard of honour from the Royal Marines were in attend ance. On leaving the carriage the Queen of Portugal entered the Port- Admiral's barge, and, under salutes ' from the Citadel and Mount Wise, and from all the dhips in harbour, proceeded on board his Portuguese Majesty's c •rvette Bartolornio Dias, which was moored at a short distance from the yard. THE NEW AMBASSADOR TO CONSTANTINOPLE.—Her Majesty the Queen held a Court yesterday afternoon at Buckingham Palace, at which the Right Hon. Sir Henry Bulwer, G.C.8., had an audience of the Queen, and kissed hands on being appointed her Majesty's Ambas sa,lor at Constantinople. Sir Hesry was presented by the Earl of Malu3esbury, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. The Duke and Duchess of Hamilton bad an audience of the Queen of Portugal, at Buckingham Palace, yes terday morning. The Marquis Zalbura has arrived at the Brunswick Hotel, St. James's, from Spain. Lord Aylmer; who succeeded to the peerage at the death, in March last, of Advairal Lord Aylmer, K.C.8., has arrived in London, from Canada. The Right Hon. S. R. Lushiagton and Mrs. Lushing ton have Id; the Clarendon, for Terrace House, New market. The Countea Waldegrave and Mr. Harcourt, M.P., have been entertaining a distinguished circle during the past three days at Strawberry Hill. Mr. George Hitchen, the editor of the ilampsh,ire Chreniele, publighed in Winchester, died suddenly last week in that c ty, aged 73. VICTORIA AND PIMLICO STATION.—ne C nninittee OD the bill authorising a rsilway to Pimlico and a station near Victoria-street have denared the preambl! proved. Crr OF LIMERICK ELECTION.—The supporters of Mr. John Ball have already commenced a brisk canvass in his favour, and there is every reason to suppose that the hon. gentleman will this time succeed. THE NEW SUBMARINE CABLE.—The submarine Can, between Portland and Alderney will not be much above fifty miles long. Cherbourg can be effectually watched from the neighbourhood of Alderney, and when the cable is laid down, instant notice can be given to all parts of England of any movement of the French fleet at Cherbourg. The cable could be easily extended from Alderney to Jersey and Gaerosey, and a large portion of the French coast could then be watched. THE ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH.—It is stated that Hull is to be the great intermediate station of the Transatlantic and British and Iri-h Telegraph Company for the trans. mission of messages between America and the continent of Europe. A four-wire cable is being laid in the neighbourhood of Hull for this purpose, Condon, Liver pool, Manchester, and Glasgow will be placed in direct communication with Hull, as well as with Valentin, on the Irish coast, whence messages will be received from America. Commueicatione intended for the Continent will be forwarded direct to Hull, and thence along the cable now about to toe carried via Withernsea to Spurn Point, where it leaves the British Isles and passes directly aortas the North Sea to Cuxhaven, at the en trance of the Kbe, and thence by land to Hamburg, the principal terminal station on the Continent. Mr. Powell, one of the company's engineers, is now in lb I prepar ing for the transmission of messages by sound, the vibra tions being produced by strokes upon a fine-toned bell, entirely dispensing with the use of the needle. It is expected that the cornmuthettion between New York and Hull will be completed by July next. DRESS OE THE HIGHLAND REGIMENTS IN INDIA.— It is generally under,tood that the Highland regiment., whose heroism contributed so much to the relief and to the capture of Lucknow, have been made as comfort• able as possible in the way of dress. We are sorry, however, to announce, upon the best authority, that np to the 30th of March, such is not the case. On the contrary, men and officers had been obliged to march, mount guard, and fight in their kilt and feather bon net-, netwithstanding the evident disadvantages of these artlolosof dress in the hot climate of the kingdom of Oude. The ka, after nightfall, leaves the soldier sxpesed to the horrible torment of the musquito, whose name there is Legion, and the heavy hot feather bonnet, though over topped with a wti ish covering, fixed to the dice, somewhat resembling a lady's " ugly," is quite unsuitable in active service. The 01,j,-,ct cf retaining the kilt and feather bonnet is no doubt to strike terror into our enemies, to whom the deeds of our Highlanders in that costume are well known ; but surely utility and humanity should take the peecedence of any such advantage, It would require but Ebert time to let it be known that our brave fellow-ccuntrymen require no such adventitious assist ance, and it is not their dress but their stout hearts and stalwart bodies that make their rush on the foe irresis tible. The authorities ri Rik:a have, however, so far relieved our Hi,;hl.nd Brigade as to substitute a light c,w,huaTatr,lll,intalenyr,eicvdc: coat. Ttris lourai loose cost, with red facings, for the old That t P e:l o ; N i , cY w A i ti t A y ir t :r u p e i s i d u e L s c i n t e r o e t l o n y At be v c restAaryr tarried T t cl ß r e o s: e t NiVel : : : "l, , : 3 o s l ; c t a : i l . . r nii determined to oppose the Vic toria and i Pw4uYbIBIC toria :_ St , a , t o i ffi r c a e n o d f ii. The ofeflw.lowhittneg letter is published in the parhainenta .37 papers yester day White hall, May 4.—Geetl enen—l am directed Buildings,l C ,mrui s:oner of ber Maje,ey'e Works and the PPublic Buildings to acquaint you for the information of the promoters of the Vie uric Statieu aed Pimlico Railway r3i 1. that hating consulted the engineer of the New Cnelsea Bridge and Thanes Embankment, lately con structed by the Government, and having this day re ceived his report, the First Commissioner will feel it his duty to oppose the further progress of the bill as pre jud cial to the property in charge of this department,l and to the use therdof by the public.--lan, &c. (signed) ALFRED AUSTIN." THE sup, LONDON, WEDNESDAY E:V ENING, MAY 12, _lB5B. itTEST NEW. TURKEY AND MONTENEGRO. PARIS, WEDNESDAY MORNING 4. The Aloniteur o9ntains the following with re gard to Turkey and Montenegro "Turkey threatens to invade Montenegro. " The French Government, in order to avoid a conflict, invited England to co-operate, and prevent hostilities. "It has been decided to send commissioners there to arrange difficulties." The article concludes by hoping Russia and Austria will join in the work of reconciliation. VIENNA, MAY 10. We learn from Ragusa that the Turkish steamer Silistria, and a ship of the line having on board 3,500 men and 12 field-pieces, under the com mand of Sass An Paella, had, arrived in the port of Kick, The Prince of Prussia will take the waters at one of the bathing-places this season, and it is conse quently probable that he will not visit the Rhenish provinces as announced. The Prince and Princess Frederick William will leave the capital in June for Eastern Prussia, where preparations for their reception have already commenced. FRANCE. PARIS, TUESDAY. The Patrie is warm in its approval of the con duct of the British Ministry in the matter of the Oude proclamation : " Lord Derby and Lord Ellenborongh assumed in this debate an attitude which will be honoured in Europe ; they nobly defended the cause of jus tice against the prejudices and passions of their countrymen. It was as much in the name of jus tice as of sound policy that they blamed Lord Can ning for having confiscated the possessions of an entire nation which fought for its independence and its national institutions. Vfebelieve time will prove that Ministers have been in this instance the beat representatives of British honour and the best in terpreters of English interests: In resisting popu lar passions and in employing their authority to save their country from an iniquity and a stain, they have compuhended and also accomplished their dirties as statesmen." The Paris police continue their crusade against the secret societies, and during the last few days have made a capture of several individuals forming the staff of the Societe Icarievne, one of the many subdivisions of La Marianne. This arrest took place in one of the central departments. A domi ciliary visit has taken place at the house of a Madame Lefrancois, whose husband, formerly one of the editors of Le Siecle, is at present a refugee in Lonlon. Nothing of a compromising nature was found on the premises. The Revue du Nord, a highly intelligent periodi cal, published at Lille, has been suppressed. The Tribunal at Amiens has sent the editor and printer to prison for a month. A letter from Jaffa, in the Univers, says : "Serious disturbances, it has been stat-d, recently broke out in that part of the mountains of Judea which extends from Hebron to Belt-Bobrin and Ramleh. They were cawed by some Scheiks, headed by Mustapha Abou-Goch. This man is little better than a brigand, but he is so powerful that he can create disturbances when he pleases, and the governors of Palestine sometimes con descend to bribe him to restore order. He is, howeve often opposed by another brigand, named El Laham, chief of the district of El Ha'comb, and in a recent combat between their respective adherent., there were 60 killed and upwards of 100 wounded. A tribe of the Thyas took advan tage of these disturbances to pillage several vil lages and carry off flocks of sheep and goats. The governor of Palestine having only a few hundred nizams (regular soldiers) at his disposal, and they being required to preserve order at Jerusalem, in which there were about 12,000 pilgrims, could not seed a for ce t o tl, e moun t a i n s, b u t b y the assistance of the Fieoch consul he succeeded in inducing the parties to c merit to a truce of sixty days: Not withstanding these disturbances, the roads in Pales tine are safe for Europeans ; in fact, since the Cri mean war, the Arabs, even the most rapacious, have such respect for the Europeans that they ab stain from doing them any injury. As a proof, it may be mentione 1 that though tribes of warlike Arabs recently fought with each other in the moun tains in the environs of Silo and Yaboud to the north of Jerusalem, they allowed three French nuns, accompanied only by a guide and a mule teer, to pass the day ofafar unhurt o n th e i r wa y to Nazareth. I have just returned from a pilgri mage to J. rusalem, and I was there greatly grieved to HOO the deplorable state of the cupola of the Holy Sepulchre ; outside, the lead of the roof has been torn off, and in-ide, the ceiling has fallen down, so that tie sky cis b e seen th roug h , an d rain falls in. The projects of Russia in Palestine merit the attention of Itoman Catholics. H( r Holy Synod has sent a Muscovite bishop to Jerusalem, and his arrival has produced a great sensation among trio Chriitiaus of all communions. Even the Greeks hay.' not been unmoved by it. It is said that the Russian Government contemplates building hospitals, churches, and convents in Je rusalem and other places, and even of making a good road between Jaffa and Jerusalem. Perhaps what is said is an exaggeration, but it is certain that lately an Italian architect who was here repro iented that he was charged by the Russian Go vernment to purchase houses and ground, and drawing up plans for constructions, at Jerusalem." BOURSE, May 11.—The following were the closing quotations :- 41 per Cents 93 Credit Foncier Do. end month._ Belgian 4............ 3 per Cent. Do. end month 69 30 Roman ..................... 91 Bank Share s Credit Mobilier Do. Account 725 H ome Debt .......... — RAILWAYS.--FOR CASH. Orleans Northern New Ditt0...,, Lyon and Mediteran. 772.1, Grand Central New Ditto__ — Sardinian ............... 43'i Geneva from Palermo, arrived yesterday afternoon from Palermo, and leaves at noon this day for Liver pool. - The steamship Lebanon, from Liverpool, bound to Constantinople, just coming in. The steamship Alps left yesterday afternoon kr Sicily and the Adriatic. The Tagus packet left last night. The papers were sent by her. The Ville de Paris, for Malaga, also left last night. The acting civil chaplain here, Rev. H. 0. Wrench, has been appointed chaplain to the forces at Zante, and will le.ve wi.h the packet expected here on the 9th from Southampt. n. SPAIN. The Madrid Gazette of the 7th contains the Royal decrees which accept the resignation of M. Diaz, Minister of the Inferior, and suspend the sittings of the Cortes. The second of the two de crees is thus conceived : " Exercising the prerogative conceded to me by Art. 26 of the constiution of the monarchy, and in conformity with the advice of my Council of Ministers, I have resolved that the session of the Cortes shall he suspended. Aranjuez, sth May, 1853." The other decree, as usual in such documents, manifests "satisfaction at the intelligence and de votedness with which M. Diaz discharged his duties." Most of the journals express great surprise at the sudden suspension of the sittings of the Cortes. The city of Toledo having resolved to present 70,000 piastres to the first person who should take a locomotive into that city, M. Salamanca took charge ofthe first locomotive which arrived there, and received the sum. The Prince of the Asturias having been vaccinated, the Queen has fixed her de parture for Alicant for the 22d. Her Majesty is to be accompanied by the President of the Council or the Minister of Marine. Mr. Rea, one of the prin cipal officials of the English Post-office has been some days in Madrid charged to arrange for the re moval of the difficulties which have delayed the conclusion of a postal treaty between England and Spain. The Espana announces the receipt of news from the Phillippine Islands, to the effect that the Captain-General, in obedience to orders from home, had despatched a battalion of 500 men, in the French vessel the Durance, to Canton, to assist the English and French in garrisoning that city. A letter says : "M. Poitevin, the well-known French aeronaut, has lately been making balloon ascents at Seville. A short time back he offered to the public ascents in what he called " aerial pleasure trips," that is, in balloons secured by ropes. The first ascents went off very well, and he had numerous appli cants for others. In one of them which came off a few days ago, the rope whi c h h e ld th e b a llo o n broke, and Ol balloon abut Lividly up. The per sons who accompanied Puiteviu were so terrified at finding themselves loose in the realms of space that they threatened to throw him out of the car. With some difficulty, however, he succeeded in pacifying them, and brought them down safely." Two marriages in the highest circles are shortly to take place. One is that of the reigning Prince de Leiningen, hereditary member of the First Chamber of Bavaria, and lieutenant in the British navy, with the Princess Marie, sister of the Grand Duke of Baden. Toe princess was born on Nov. 20, 1831, and the prince on 9th November, 1830. It is said that the prince will leave the English rervice, and take up his residence at the palace of Amorbach. The other marriage will be between the hereditary Prince Maximilian de la Tour-ei- Taxis an the Princess Helen of Bavaria, sister of the Empress of Austria. The Grand Duke of Baden received at a private audience, a few days si nce , B aron D u j ar di n , mini ster plenipotentiary of Belgium, who presented his letters of credence. The Baron afterwards had the honour of dining at the grand ducal table. THE BRAZIL AND RIVER PLATE M (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, WEDNESDAY MORNING The Avon steamer, Captain Rivett, has arrived with the Brazil and River Plate Tue dates of the Avon are—Buenos Ayres, April 4:h ; Montevideo, 7th ; Rio, 14th ; Bahia, 18th ; Pernambuco, 21st ; St. Vincent, 29th ; Teneriffe, May 3d ; Madeira, sth • and Lisbon, Bth. The Avon has been Wet tined at all the Portu guese ports by the stringent quarantine regula tions enforced, though the yellow fever has disap peared from the Brazil:, and her passengers and crew were perfectly healthy. The steam transport Golden Fleece left St. Vin cent for India on April 28. The Abeona was coaling, and expected to leave on the 30th. The Belgian ship Macassar, from Cardiff to Aden, put into Rio on April 10, partly dismasted. On April 28, in ht. 16 N., long. 25 W., the Avon spoke the Eoglieh barque Poictiers and Bre men brig Albatross. One hundred and seventeen pa, , sengers landed at Lisbon from the Avon, and 106 have come to this port. On freight she has 90,1331. in specie, 36,0001. worth of diamonds, and cargo of tapioca, ipecacu anha, &e., including 614 packages of potatoes from Lisbon, No political, news of importance from Buenos Ayres. Demand for dry goods limited ; business in the transit commerce for the Confederate pro vinces hail been virtually in abeyance. The market was overstocked with articles of daily consumption, and further reductions in prices were considered in evitable. Much animation among English houses in export produce, principally in salted hides and tallow. Busineas in coffee at Rio was restacted up to the 6th of April, when favourable advices from America caused a reaction, and 107,000 bags were sold be tween the 6th and 10th, causing a rise of 2 ra. on superior grades. Sugars fetched 4.300 to 5.000 for whites, and 3,300 to 4,000 for brown. Hide market overstocked, and prices nominal. Freights more active. Exchange on London, 251 ; Paris, 385 to 390 ; Hamburg, 720. The market fir dry goods at Pernambuco had boen dull dm iug the mouth, and no improvement in prices was expected while provisions kept so high. Sugars had fallen 400 refs, but recovered 250 reis before the packet left. Cottons 8.500 per arroba. Freights very dull. Exchange clos.d at 25, total amount passed for Medway 120,0001. THE MEDITERRANEAN. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, WEDNESDAY MORNING. The Royal Mail steamer Trviot, ()aptAin Taylor, has arrived. She left Alexabdria April 28th abd Malta May 2d, having had very severe weather on the outward voyage. The Teviot did not reach Alexandria till the. morning of the 28th, and the Australian mails were despatched by the 13enares, whicii left for South- ampton the previous day. Tire Teviot has 84 passengers, 2 07,4801. in specie, 2 boxes jewellery, 38 bales wool, and hu u d ries. The fleet under Admiral Lord Lyons sailed from 11 eta, for Corfu, on the Ist May. Her Majesty's st,amer Simoom and the Royal Mail steawor Wye were at Malta. THE BOMBAY AND AUSTRALIA:N The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam ship Benares, Captain J. K. Joy, arrived at South ampton yesterday evening with the heavy portion of the Bombay mails. She also brings the heavy portion of the Australian mails, the royal mail steamer Teviot not having arrived at Alexandria when the Benarea left. Her dates are—Alexan dria' April 27 ; Malt a , M ay 1 ; and Gtbraltar, 6 She has had strong head winds and heavy head sea during the whole= pasago out and home. Amongst her passengers are Sir W. Reid, the ex-governor of Malta ; Mrs. Le Matchant and her four children ' • Captai n Sh e ll y, who was wounded at Delhi ; and Major-General There is on board a splendid clog from Thibet ; it is in size and shape something like a New foundland dog, and of a tawny colour. Its bark is like that of the wolf. Four or five of them are sent into the country to guard a flock of sheep or herd of cattle from the panthers, and to do so naof e effectually they wear round their necks collars with spikes in them. The Benares is a new ship, and has done exceed ingly well. She took cut several hundred troops from Gravesend to Ali xindria, bound for Bombay. Two or three of the soldiers were flogged on the passage. The Australian and Indian mail on board the Benares comists of 350 boxes. On the 27th, at 7 p.m., the Benares passed the Royal Mail steamer Tt,voit, hound for Alexandria ; on the 6th inst. at 2 p.m., tbe British schooner Engl.shman, off Tariffs, s•erring east. On freight the Benares has three packages of specie, value 1,206/ , and 137 ditto (value not st.ted), 564 bags of wheat, 60 bales of flax, 30 p ickages of elephants' t e.ii, 1 cask of wine, and 93 packages of general me:chandie. The merchant steamer Alps, Captain Hockly, five days from Liverpool, arrived at Gibialiar oa the 4th inst. Our correspondent at Gibraltar, in his letter da ed the 6th, 10 a.m., gives the following ihfur mation TURKEY. The Turkish circular of the I9th April on the subject of the wholesale distribution of p tssports by Russim to Greek and Armenian subjects of the Porte, w,th the view of claiming them as Russian subjects, may be summed up in these terms : " This d. , cnnaent, which has been addressed to all the Ottoman legations, state that the Porte has learnt that Turkish subjects had obtained abroad passports with which they returned to the Ottoman territory. The consulates have then asserted that they vere under their protection, and have even at tim e s withdrawn individuals who bad never been abroa( from Turkish nationality by simply giving them passports. The Ports remarks that it has witnessed the increase of these abuses of lets with the greater regret th a t it h as a l ways endeavou ecl to oflar an efficient protection to the rights of foreign subjects, and has the right to expecc in re turn llut its o:vn sovereign rights should be re spectid. If it could be permitted fiat through a preference for the system of government of anolker country. Turkish subjects might re nounce their nationality, their return into Turkey as foreign subjects would cause considerable inconvenience, since they would have had the intention of withdrawing themselves from their obligations t.twards the government of their Wit.). Tho Porte feels n ) doubt that the iy:cessity and the legitimacy of this measure will be approved by the different governments, and that by giving rigorous in -truotions to the competent agents, they will avoid the renewal of acts so much to be re gretted." - A letter f rom C onstant ' nople of t h e 30th, enclosed re ceived via Trieste says :—" The celebration of tha Flirkah-cherif or adoration of the mantle of the Prophet t oo k p l aca performed i n a l argo hall at t h e serag li o o f Top- Capon. I n cas k ets of exquisite wor k mans hip an d yesterday. The ceremony was r one within anot ht r are deposited different seal of Mahomet, h i s mant l e , an d the original copy of the various portions of the Korar . , collected by About Bekr. A commis sion c°r aPos . td of members of the high clergy and of lay digni'aries watches over this re ligious treasure. yesterday, this commis sion t 3 cl from its place of deposit the caftan of the apostle, and exposed it to the view of the faithful, who had been admitted to the ceremony. The Sultan, hi j ,, f am ;i y, the minister, and all the high civil aid milit ar y f unc ti onar i es cam e fur ward in order cf precedence, and performed their devotions. o:ite tho solemnity took place without tiny offi cial elaracter, there being no display of troops.' AUSTRIA. :Flail Pi4ehrt, the Ottoman minister, had a pri vat* audieneg Enlie-or f Austria on the 7th bang e.ented by Pi in 'e Clilimaki, the Turkish aunbass.idur. The two OtioTan dignitaries afLer w&-rdi dined with the ErnpEr4 r. On the previous thy a grand diplomatic; dinner was given by C ,unt d, Bnol, the Austrian Minister of Foreign Affairs, a:, which Fuad Paella and Baron de Ruttier were )resent. ARRIVALS THIS DAY. PRUSSIA. The AmPrican bark Rio' Boggs, R. Porter, 39 Letters from Berlin state that the health of the d , ys from News 0.1-ans tobacco for Gibraltar. King continues to improve ;he is now able to pay The It Y. O. schooner Ballarina, W. Willis (Mr. visits unvoorepataied, and he recently gave an J. Davenport, owner), one day from Cadiz. audience to the municipal authorities of Potsdam. The steamship Corinthian, Captain Wardell; HER MAJETY'S THAATRE. Mozart's greatest operatic work, " Don Giovanni," was produced at this house last evening, with a powerful and attractive cast. Madile. Titiens, as Donna Anna, proved herself grandly equal to the fine music of the part, and, in our opinion, has placed herself on a higher pinnacle of fame by this impersonation than by any she has yet essayed. There is a concentration and intensity of dramatic and vocal talent essential to the perfection of Donna Anna which we rarely find possessed by its repre sentatives, but the action and singing of Madlle. Titiens leaves nothing to be desired. The magnifi cence of the recitative and aria, " Or sai che," and the wonderful ma nner i n w hi c h s h e gave "Non mi sir," produced a rapturous excitement in the audience, which elicited a repetition of Vle s-cond movement of the latter air. The impassioned and expressivebeauty with which the new prima donna has invested this character has wrought a still stronger link between herself and the public ; and her enthralling interpretation of Mozart's superb music has surrounded her brow with a wreath of laurel, nobly earned and enthusiastically b-stowed. in short, her triumph was pronounced by a de lighted and unanimous audience with "fast and furious" acclamations. Madlle. Piccolomini gave the music of Zerlina with her accustomed vivacity and buoyancy of exe cution. Signor Beneventano's was a very fair Gio vanni ; and Giuglini sang in Ottavio somewhat better than he did last year. Tile beautiful ro manz "Della sua pace," was exquisitely rendered by him, and parts of "Il mio tesora, ' evinced great taste and correctness of style, though in oc casional p tssages he went somewhat astray. Several encores marked the progress of the opera, and the announcement of "Don Giovanni" for re petiti, n on Friday evening was hailed with exuberant testimonials of delight. The house was honoured by the presence of the Queen, the Prince Consort, the Princess Alice, Princess Helena, and a numerous and brilliant suite. A crowded audi ence attended, among whom we noticed the Duke of Cambridge, the Duke and Duchess of Welling ton, the Duke of Cleveland and Lady August Poulett, the Duchess of Manchester, the Duke of Hamilton, Frances Countess Waldegrave, Lord Ward, the Marquis of Ailesbury, the Marquis of Clanricardo, Maria Marchioness of • Ailesbury, his Excellency the Russian Minister, the Earl of West moreland, the Earl of Lonsdale, the Earl Gran ville, the Countess of Harrington, the Countess (Dow.) of Harrington, the Earl of Sefton, the Earl of Gifford, the Earl of Cardigan, the Earl and Countessof Mountcharles, Baron de,Malarat, Count de Jacourt, *Viscount Clifden ' Viscount Exmouth, Viscount Bury, Lord Suffield, Lord Burghersh, Lord Sandys, Lord and Lady Monteagle, Hon. T. C Spring Rice, Hon. W. C. Spring Rice, Hon. Mrs. Russell, Sir G. Wombwell, Sir A. Denman Croft, Sir J. Lowther, Major-Gen. Sir G. Bowles, K.C.8., Admiral Ry ler Burt.n, Col. Sir Prohy C tuiley, Msjor Pule, Capt. Magan, M.P., Captain Woodgate, C apt. Drammond, Mr. Octa vius Morgan, M.P., Me. C. W. Packe, M.P., and Mrs. Packe Reading, Mr. W. Dolafield, Mr. Wil liam Marshall, M.P., Mrs. Horace Twiss, Mr. J. 0. Wray, Mr. J. B tyley, Mr. L. Melville, &c. EVENING CONCERTS, ST. JAMES'S HALL The first of these concerts took place on Monday evening, under the direction of Mr. Land and Mr. Frank Mori. With such artistes as Miss Arabella Goddard, Miss Poole, Madame Gassier, Sims Reeves, and numerous other efficient professionals, including the auxiliaries of the Surrey Choral Society and the " Pal is Garde Nationale,' it may be readily supposed that the entertainment was of a superior and gratifying class. A new ballad of Frank Mori's, sung by Sims Reeves, obtained a rapturous encore, and well deserved it on the score of musical composition arid vocal exe cution. The same honour was awarded to the fine old duet of " All's Well," given by the above gentleman and Mr. Winn. Miss Poole charmed her audience, as usual, by her pure and melodious style of singing. In Land's ballad, " You know not how I've missed you," she gained immense applause, arid gave " Wapping Old sirs" with the genuine simplicity of earnest ness which always finds its way to the heart. Miss Goddard played Thalberg's Fantasia ou " Home Sweet Home,"' and other compositions, wits► her unapproachable excellence and taste, constituting in hers- if a sufficient inducement to tempt us to a tolerably lengthy pilgrimage to Sr. James's The Cnoral Society sang Mendelsohu's part song, " The Departure," with perfect and pleasing effect, as they did also the charming ancient madrigal of nirley's, " Now is the Month of Maying," bearing date 1595. The band of the Garde Nationale is rather noisy in its character, and would be far more valuable as a musical ally for chamber music if the brass were a little less brazen. Crashing and banging are too apt to mar the perfection of our orchestras generally ; and a degree of reformation in this department of concert and opera art is " a consummatio❑ devou'ly to be wished." The second concer:. takes place this even ing, and the names of NESS Dolby and Mr. Brinley Richards, added to the already capital programme, must draw such an audience as the performance claims. MADAME SZA.RPADY'S MATINE&' MUSICALE. Madame Szarvady is Wilhelmina Clams, the young pianist who charmed our musical public four years ago by the exquisite refinement and expres sion of her playing. She has returned to us in the charac.er of a matron, but looks as youthful as ever, and retains all that ingenuous simplicity of aspect and manner which endeared her so much to all who knew her. She has announced a eerie+ of musical ma.tihees at Willis's Rooms, managed for her by Mr. Mitchell. The first was given on Mon day, and was attended by a large and faihionable audience, attract d by the remembrance of her last visit, and the additional reputation which she has sinc3 gained. H. r matinee comistel entirely of pianoforte piece-r, one only concerted, the rest solo. She played (with Sainton and Piatti) Mendelssohn's Trio in C minor ; Beethoven's Sonata in G, op. 31 ; Bach's Chromatics Fan tasia and Fugue in D minor : and several smaller pieces of Stephen Heller, Chopin, and Alkan. By these performances she literally enchanted the audience ; and we have no hesitation in ea.) ing that she is not excelled by any pianist (hat has ever been heard in this country. To the delightful qua lities which she formerly possessed—execution of the most pearly clearness, a liquid touch, and a finger equally soft and brillian,—she now adds a strength and vigour, a power and volume of tone not mrpasied by any malo pianist of the day. Grace end feeling ate her most striking characteris tics. Her melodic phrases are rounded with con slum-nate elegance and finish, and at the same time cothed with the most true and touching expression. She possesses, in perfection, the precious gift of singing ou the piano ; the sounds are not only drawn out in linked sweetness, but seemed actually to swell and die away, under her fingers. In allot t, Madame Szarvady has revived, and even strength eLe l, the impression formerly made by M:dde. Cltuss ; and this young pianist will be one of the great attractions of the season. THE OATHS BILL. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR, —ln reference to the remark of Mr. Warren, that few or no petitions were prevented in favour of the Oaths Bill, I have to slate that that is not the result of apathy on our part ; but, relying on the justice of our claims, and ihe repeated great majorities in the House of Commons, we reasonably thought that the Horse of Lords would have seen it their duty to yield to the "pressure from with out." Should the question again be brought before the Legislature, I am certain that nine -tenths of the adult population and , ate-piyers of Cardiff will readily sign a petition in favour of Jewish emanci pation.—l ant, sir, yours, &c., Cardiff, May 11, 1858. MARK MARKS. We regret to announce the decease of Mrs. James Morier, wido 7v of the at,thor "Uajji Baba," &e. Mrs. Wrier died on toe rr orning of the 11th inst., after a severe illness, at her residence in Charles-street, Rerkeley,quare. AinongBt other families those of D ,wnshire, Cambernie'e, Ellesmere, Crewe, and that of Greville will be placid iu mourning by this melancholy event. TUE OUTWARD BRAZIL AND RIVER PLATE MAILS.— The steamship Tamar, Captain Jellicoe, left Southamp ton yesterday with the above mails, 146 passengers, a full cargo, specie of the value of 22,8701., and jewellery 17,600/. NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE: Two troops of the 18th Light Dragoons (Hus sari), one of the newly formed regiments of cavalry, left Leeds for York barracks yesterday morning. The head quarters of the regiment will be at York, the sth Dragoon Guards having left that city for Manchester. A troop of the 11th Hussars, under the command of Captain Miller, left Dorchester yesterday morn ing for the camp at Aldershot. The novel expedient of transporting heavy ord. nanee by means of a newly patented steam-traction engine was yesterday tested at Woolwich. The engine is the invention of Mr. Bray, an engineer of Folkestone, and differs from that of Messrs. Boy den merely in the construction of the hind wheels, which are supplied with a broad hoop instead of the endless railway, and which affords sufficient be firing on the ground to support the weight of the engine over ordinary roads. The wheels are fitted with blades of iron, which serve as teeth or claws, and are of great assistance in travelling over hilly roads. The teeth are applied by a mechanical power termed "an eccentric," so as to move in and out and clear themselves of any soil with which they may be encumbered, and which enables the teeth to be entirely drawn in or distended to any re quisite extent. When turning, or going round a curve, the wheel on the inner side is disconnected, while the outer wheel is kept in gear, and the en gine is thus enabled to turn with facility. It was yesterday charged with a 68-pounder gun, weighing 112 cwt., which it conveyed through the gates of the Royal Arsenal, down the Plumstead-road, over the steep activity of Burrage-hill, returning by the desc,nt of Sandy-hill to the Arsenal. The speed of the engine rarely exceeded 2i miles per hour, about the average pace of a cart-horse, but it con tinued a similar pace against the breast of the hill. The descent was likewise cleverly arranged, the engine appearing to be under the most perfect con trol of the helmsman and engineer. Tier Majesty's yachts Victoria and Albert and Fairy are under repair and reimbellishment in the basin and dock at Portsmouth. The former his had Kingston's valves readjusted, and the latter her Downton's pumps (which were choked) cleared. She was to he undocked yesterday. The State yacht is ordered to be ready for her Majesty's summer service by the 24th of June, some time after which date it is known her Majesty contem plates a trip to Cherbourg. The Court is expected at Osborne for a short sojourn on the 17th inst. Tine British and Irish Steam Navigation Com pany's vessel the Dutchman having been improved in ventila.ion, &c., at Portsmouth, will this morn ing embark for Malta the left wing of the second battalion of the 3d Buffs, consisting of Major Sar gent, Captains Gordon and Wemyss, Lieutenants Verey, Brace, Aubyn, and Morony, Assistant- Surgeon M`Neice, three officers' wives, four chil dren, and three female servants, 327 rank and file 2U soldie rs ' w i ves, an d 13 ch i ldren. , The Royal Albert, freight ship, has been char tered to convey a detachment of the 60th Foot to Ceylor. They will embark at Portsmouth at the end of this month, consisting of two officers, 122 rank and file, one officer's wife, one medical officer, lid three soldiers wives. The City of Manchester steamship is ordered to Portsmouth to embark troops for Gibraltar. The military store steam transport Balaklava has returned to Woolwich from Portsmouth, laden with unserviceable stores, and has commenced ship ping guns and platforms for Cork. The Marlborough, 131, Captain Lord F. H. Kerr, flag of Vice-Admiral Arthur Fanshawe, C. 8., received her crew (still upwards of 300 short of its complement) from the Prince Regent hulk in Portsmouth harbour yesterday, and bent sails ready for going out to Spithead, which she will do to-morrow, when it is intended to make trial of a new design of screw by Messrs. Penn and Son. The Melpomene, 51, is being expedited for im mediate commission at Portsmouth. The men are_ employed in the masthouse from. 6 in the morning until 8 at night in getting her masts and yards ready. She is believed to be intended for one of the squadron to be commissioned immediately at Ports mouth to form a portion of the Channel fleet, which we are informed is to be got together without fur ther delay. The Falcon, 17, screw-sloop, has bad her boilers taken out at Portsmouth for repairs. The following appointments were made yester day at the Admiralty :—Lieuteuant T. Cartwright, to the Royal George for ordinary, vice May, placed on the reserved list ; Lieutenant W. Lombard, to the Wellesley for ordinary, vice Cartwright, trans ferred to the Royal George ; John Roakilly, mas tHr, has retired with the rank of Commander, under the order in Council of 1846 • Edward F. Milo, ' acting assistant-sur geon , t o the Quail • Joseph M. Duggan, acting assista n t- surgeon, to the Growler; Francis 1. Richardson, acting assistant-surgeon, to the Cumberland ; Charles Paterson, acting as sistant-surgeon, to the Indus ; and George Bellamy, acting assistant-surgeon, to the Impregnable. THE LAND SETTLEMENT OF OUDE. The following letter has been addressed to the editor of the Times : Snt,—Lord Canning's Proclamation twice over names—and concerns only—" the talookdars, chiefs, and landowners of Oude, with their fol lowers." Its object is to proclaim that, subject to indulgence for past or future good behaviour, their "proprietary right in the so il o f the province i s coufiscated." It is addressed, of course, to the people of Oude, but in that sense only are the peo ple at large affected by it. The whole question of whether this proclamation is wise or blameable turns upon the nature of the right thus destroyed, and the number and class of individuals in conse quence damaged. I assume that as conquerors we are entitled to confiscate a right known to be in c tnsistent with good government and the welfare of the people at large, held as it is by the particu lar classes who have specially opposed and fought against us. Lord Ellenborough has been entirely misled by the expression of " proprietary right." He evi dently supposes the talookdars, chiefs, and land owners, or, as they call themselves there generally, "the zemindara" of Oude, to form the great mass of the people, and to resemble the industrious zemindars of Bengal ; whereas they are a totally different class of men, and constitute a very small section of the population. In fact, Lord Ellen borou,sh, like many people, has confounded "the_ . proprietary," or " zetn i n d arree, " or " talookdarree " right in the soil with the right of occupancy and cultivation ; whereas the two things are quite dis tinct. It would take a volume to explain the in tricacies of Indian land tenure, but I assert gene rally that the zemindars of Oude are its oppressors, not its cultivators, for proof of which assertion f appeal to Sir W. Sleeman's official report on Oude, passim. The reader will there find how in that region of anarchy and crime the zemmdar with his armed followers lives upon the plundered industry of the poor cultivator—how seldom he demeans himself by labour of any kind--how easily and summarily the small landowner is dispossessed by the large one—and, as a consequence, how small a proportion " the taluokdats, sirdars, and zein i n; dare" form of t h a t " great body of the peeP. l ° whom Lord Ellenborough accuses Lord Cann in g of " having deprived of all hope." Seventy years ago, when these questions wqo very imperfectly understood, Lord Cornwallis, making the same mistake into which Lord Ellen boroughz e nnda r h r e a e s n s t w t e me e fallen, t concluded o w l t h u. e eh d B t h e e n g p a e l r m i a s e n v e e n a t still hampered. By it he produced a state of things there not in accordance with the usual land tenures of India, which, among other evils, has occasioned a confusion of terms, frequently leading, as in the present instance, to the error of supposing the zemindars to possess the role right of cultivating and occupying the roil. When the re-settlement of our North-Western Provinces —in which I had the honour to be eln" ployed—wasmore recently u n d erta k en, every e ff or t consistent with law and justice was made to get rid of the zemindarree or talookdarree claims over the ancient and hereditary occupants, as an evil which was gent rally admitted to interfere with the pros perity and encouragement of the real cultivators of the soil. These rights, however, were constantly too strong to be set aside. Tuough inconvenient, arbitrary, and oppressive to the people, they were, like many of our old feudal institutions, legal. Mr. Edmonstone, an officer having unusual ac quiintance with the land tenures of Upper India, has, under Lord Canning's orders, wisely and acutely seized the opFortunity of a state of war, specially waged against us by these very zemindarey to take the power—to be used hereafter with the moderation he points out—of setting aside these zemindarree or " proprietary" rights. In doing this he is carrying out a system predetermined on before the war broke out, as necessary for the civilisation, improvement, and good government of the coun try ; and though Lord Ellenborough, in the sixth paragraph of his letter, alluding to that intended system, infers that it was one of the causes of the war, still, without discussing that point, we ineYl at least, now c!aim to reap the fruits of the struggle, after having suffered its convulsions and brought it to a successful issue.—l am, sir, your obedient servant F. S. HEAD, late of the Bengal Civil Service, and formerly employed in the re-settlement of the North-Western Provinces. Chapel-street, Grosvenor-sqaare, May 11.