The Sun. — London, England, 1859-01-22 00:00:00

* R u YAL ENGLISH OPERA, COVENT GARDEN, under the sole Management of Miss Louisa Pyne and Mr. W. Harrison THIS EVENING will be presented an entirely ne w and romantic Opera, by Mr. W. Balfe, entitled SATANELLA ; or, THE POWER OF LOVE. Conductor—Mr. Alfred Mellon. To conclude with the new Pantomime of LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD; or, Harlequin and the Wolf in Granny's Clothing. Commence at Seven, THEATRE -ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. Lessee—Mr. E. T. Smith. TUTS EVENING-, LATEST FROM NEW YORK. Mr. and Mrs. Bai ney Williams. To conclude with the new pantomime, ROBIN HOOD ; or, Harlequin Friar Tuck and the Merry Men of Sherwood Forest. ROYAL ritiNcEss's THEATRE. LL U n der the Managemen t of Mr. Charles Kean. THIS EVENING will be performed THE CORSICAN BROTHERS. Mr. C. Kean. After which, a new grand Christmas Pantomime, entitled TIIE ICING OF THE CASTLE ; or, Harlequin Prince Diamond and Princess Brighteyes. THEATRE -ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Lessee, Mr. J. B. Buckstone. TIM; EVENING will be performed THE BUSYBODY. Messrs. Buckstone, Farren, &c. ; Mrs. E. Fitzwilliana and Miss Reynolds. After which, a new . grand Comic Pantomime, entitle d UNDINE ; or, Harlegum and the Spirit of the Waters. Commeniz at 7. R OYAL LYCEUM THEA TRE 'I THIS EVENINa, Manager, Mr. Edmund Falcon er. will be performed THE SISTER'S SACRIFICE. Messrs. Emery, Barret, and Rogers. Madame Celesta, Mrs. Keeley, and Miss Julia St. George. After which, will be produced the new Burlesque, written expressly for the Lyceum Company by Robert B. Broug,h, and entitled THE SIEGE 0? Tito-Y. The principal cha racter: by Mrs. Keeley, Miss Julia St. George,l%lrs. Weston, alias Portman, Miss Talbot, Miss Kate Saxon, Miss E. Romer, Lc. • Mr. Emery, Mr. Charles Young., Mr. Ellerton, Mr. .1. Raiers, Mr. Barrett, &a. ; Miss Rosins Wright, Miss M. Charles, Miss 'Tartlet Dalton, Sic. To conclude with the new Comic Pantomime, replete with new tricks and mechanical devices, entitled HARLEQUIN TOY HORSE ; or, The Cremorne Fete. Clown, Mr. Charles Lauri ; Harlequin, Mr. John Lauri ; Pantaloon, Mr. Henry Lauri ; Columbine, Miss Jenny Lauri. Red iced Pric es —Dress Boxes, 4s. ; Upper Boxes, 3s. ; Pit, 2s. • Stalls, ; Gallery, is. Box-office open from 11 to 5 daily. Doors open at half -past 6, to commence at 7 every evening,. INTIV THEATRE - ROYAL, en ADELPHL Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. Bj. Webster. TATS EVNING, THE BIRTHPLACE OF PO iss DGERS. Mr. J. L. Toole. Mr. C . Selby, Mr. Billing-ton ; MKelly, Mrs. Chatterley. To be followed by TARTUFFE. Tartuffe, Mr. B. Webster ; Orgon, Mr. C, Selby ; Damius, Mrs. Bellington ; Elmire, Miss Henrietta Simms ; Dorine, Mrs. Mellon ; 3lareani, Miss Seeley. To conclude with the grand Christmas Pantomime, entitled MOT HER RED CAP ; or, Harlequin Johnny GiMlpinr.'s Rid to Edmonton :Clown, Mr. Croueste ; Harlequin, Hilde e - brand ; Columbine, Miss Hayman ; Pantaloon, Mr. Lupino ; Sprite, Mr. Le Be, ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Lessee and Directress, Miss Swanborongh. THIS EVENING. THE RULE OF THREE. After which, the new Extravap-,anza, KENILWORTH ; or Ye Qaeene. ye Earle, and ye Maydenne. And THE LITTLE SAVAGE . Commence at 7 o'clock. A STLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE, Westminster-road. Lessee and Manager Mr. William Cooke. 'Great and glorious Success of the gorgeously-appinted Pan tomkne.—First appearance these two years of the celebrated oontiiental equestrians Mr. A. Brydges and Madame Brydges. Dress Circle, 4s. ; Boxes, es. ; Pit, 2s, ; Gallery, ls. ; Upper Gallery, &I. During the week, the great Eastern Spectacle of THE REVOLT IM INDIA ; or, The Fugitives and their Faith ful Steed. After which SCENES IN THE CIRCLE by the Star Riders of Eutope. To conclude With the great Operatic and Burlesque Eques trian Pitintomirne, entitled HARLEQUIN BARON MUN- Cilfi USEN, AND HIS COMICAL CREA M COB ceursEß. Baron Munchanson, Mr. W. Anson ; Harlequin, Mr. li. Hemmings; Pantaloon , H err Cole; Clown, F. Forrest ; Columbine, Miss Julia Weston. Stage Manager, Mr. R. Phillips. A. Morning Performance of the renowned Pantomime every Saturday, at Two o'clock. Cs -riages for day performances at half-past four, and for nigh t representation at half-past eleven, TUE WEATHER.-SUN OFFICE, JAN. 22. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHIM. 51—highest sinca noon yesterday. 49—lowest this morning and during the night :54—this day at noon. CANTERBURY HALL, Westminster - road. — Proprietor --C. MowroN. The public is most respectfully informed that the FINE ART s GALLERY, in connection with the above Hall, IS NOW OPEN DAY AND NIGHT, from 11 o'clock a.m. until 12 o'clncr p.m. The New Gallery contains an extensive Collec tion of Pictures, by Ancient and Modern Masters and is also dew.ted to Art productions generally. The l'roprietor feels he niay confidently assert that, viewed altogether, the exist ing Music Hall, the New Fine At;ts Gallery, and the recently added Ante-Hall, will present an attraction which, whether as retards the architectural beauty of the structures them selvo,„ or the varied and hitherto unattempted combinations within,•will be found to be wholly without parallel in the SintTdom. The MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT CAMMIXICRCCS as usual at Seven o'clock. In addition to the usual entertainment, the SIi.UVLET FAMILY, of Amsterdam, Eight in number, whose varied instrumental performances have created so marked a sensa tion in the principal cities and towns of the Continent, will perf,rm every Evening at Nine ani Eleven o'clock. BAR omETEn-29.95. WIND South-Westerly; light, with dull weather. THE SUN. SATURDAY. JANUARY 22, 1859. THE BURNS CENTENARY. At a time when the world rings with the name of Burns, and tens of thousands are about to as semble in every quarter of the habitable globe, to pay a tribute to his genius and do honour to his memory, it may interest our readers to cast a look back upon a former occasion, on which a similar "commemoration" took place in London, the im mediate object of which was to raise a fund in aid of the subscription for completing the " mausoleum" then erecting at Dumfries. The architectural part of the monument was by Mr. Thomas F. Hunt, Clerk of the Royal Works, and author of several excellent publications in 'favour of Tudor architec ture as the most suitable for English country resi dences ; and the statue in the centre, of Burns at the plough, with Coila vouchsafing her prophetic inspiration, was by Turnerelli, a popular sculptor of that day, from whom we have busts of George 111. (the Jubilee, 1809), Blucher, Platoff, and other celebrated characters of a glorious period. The deLign originated with Mr. William Jerdan, at that dale editor of The Sun, who had the good fortune to associate many distinguished persons and patriot Scotsmen in the necessary measures for its sue- Cessful accomplishment. The meeting assembled on the 25th of May, 1816, at Freemasons' Hall, anti the Earl of Aberdeen presided, with Mr, Charles Grant (now Lord Glenelg) among his sup. porters at* the upper table. Of the numerous list of stewards, it is somewhat saddening to reflect that very few now live, to . remember the share th©y toek in giving effect and eclat to this national festival. Besides the two noblemen already men tio•ied, there only remains Lord Palmerston, and of others of lesser rank, the writer is only aware of Sir Peter Laurie, Mr. Cosmo Orme, - and Mr. Jer dan, being survivors of th e forty.two years sweel ovei• the tenure of human existence. Lords Mel ville and Archibald Hamilton; Baronets Sir John .Marjoribanks and Sir George Warrender ; states• luta, F. Horner and Commissary Herries ; warriors, G( neral Dunlop and Sir Neil Campbell, and Admi ral.; Sir G. J. hope and Sir Grail= Moore; legis lathrs, Keith Douglas, Kirkman Finlay, Charles Fcrbes, and John Irving ; eminent bankers and m. rchants, Archibald Campbell, G. Hathorn, John Inra , s, John Nichal, Coutts Trotter, and John ; an the distinguished sons of poetry and pa nting, Thomas Campbell and David Wilkie, have all passed away ; as, in 1900, forty-two -years from the period of the forthcoming Centenary manifes tall,m, the vast majority of those who celebrate it will have been gathered to the dust, where also is all that is mortal of the illustrious beimg whose immortal genius, as The true Voice of Scotland, juAly claims the utmost glory that can be laid upon the altar of his fame. Lord Aberdeen fulfilled the duties of the chair with great feeling and eloquence, and the memory of Burns was responded to by one of his sons,•who was present accompanied by some relatives. The A A * l • A . ~'u- --I rc-1, -` ) ' :-,.,;)4. (---- I-, ii• • , 4 „zi , „ _- .1x ., ; , - _ A WORDSWORTH, by TAMES MONTGOMERY, by HOGG, the Ettrick .Shephel:d, by CHARLOTTE SMITH, by, FRANCIS BENNOCIT, by ROBERT TANNAHILL, and by a variety of others. Finally, there is this prize poem in his honour, together with 620 other poems by the unsuccessful competitors for the honour awarded by the decision of Messrs. MONCKTON MILNES, TOM TAYLOR, and THEODORE MARTIN — by whose hands the latest votive garland of homage has been placed recently upon the tomb of the glorious Ploughman-Poet. The decision comes like the echo of the Muse who hailed ROBIN as her own inspired Bard : " And wear thou this,' sho solemn said, And bound the holly round his head ; The polished leaves and berries red Did rustling play, And Into a passing thought she fled In light away." ---- day passed most auspiciously. An ode, written for the occasion, by Thomas Campbell, was admirably recited by Mr. Conway, the distinguished tragedian, and a song by Mr. Jerdan, to the measure of " Scots wha hae Wi' Wallace bled," was effectively sung by Sinclair. (These productions were printed in the Sun of May 27th and 28th.) M‘Gregor's bagpipes and Gow's band kept alive the harmony of the evening ; and after Lord Aberdeen left the chair, a second revival was formed, with the Bard of Hope presiding. Mr. Mayne, the author of " The Siller Gun," a Dumfriesshire descriptive poem, Wilkie, Campbell, Keith Douglas, member for the borough, K. Finlay, member for Glasgow, Mr., Laurie (Sir Peter), Jerdan, and others were called up by the toasts, and nearly £4OO were subscribed in the hall. The sculptor received £3OO for his work, and the balance collected went to the general fund. Yet, perhaps, the most gratifying and memorable cir cumstance connected with the meeting was the introduction of young Burns to Mr. Charles Grant, the result of which was a cadetcy in India, from which the recipient has returned a staff officer, and will be present either at the Glasgow or Dumfries tribute on Tuesday, the 25th, one son being pro mised to each meeting. . The great Irish Landlord demonstration, fixed for the 27th inst., at the Rotunda, bids fair to The greatest credit is certainly due to the three gentlemen who undertook the responsibility of selecting the Prize Poem for the Burns Centenary, their decision has been so prompt, and yet mani festly, from the whole tenor of their report, arrived at only after the most careful deliberation. Imagine the labour involved in the process of such a choice as this—a choice that so many might re gard, at the best, as invidious. A single poem— the best—to be picked out of a metrical chaos of no less than six hundred and twenty-one ! Conceive for a moment the tedium and monotony of reading through 621 poems (many of them, of course, we may rest assured, merely so-called)—all upon the same subject : no doubt many of them exceedingly good, some of them decidedly indifferent, and pos sibly a few—but let us hope, for the sake of the three judges, a very few—positively execrable. It is not extravagant, it is, in fact, only reasonable, to surmise as much in regard to a formidable total of 621 metrical productions, upon any given subject A journalist's experience—particu arty, we should imagine, a provincial jour nalist's experience—would afford sufficient surety' that the character of these 621 Burns' Memorial Poems has not been inaccurately conjec tured. It must have necessitated the exercise of an extraordinary power of endurance to sit down in solemn conclave and break the seals of these mysterious parquets of verse—many - of them, in all human probability, penned by competitors having the faintest possible idea, if any, of the nature of spondee or dactyl, of trochee or anapaest. Yet the accomplished member for Pontefract, the face tious Secretary for the General Board of Health, and the humorous and scholarly half of the delight ful BON Gum:mit—evidently entered upon their task, as the sailors say, " with a will." Beginning thus with the will, they have contrived swiftly and surely to work their way through all this formidable array of manuscript. Not without some degree of hesitation (as they confess) they have at length definitively chosen one cut of the two best poems submitted to them for selection, and to the fortunate writer of the successful pro duction awarded the prize of fifty guineas. The second best—No. 8,904—is distinguished by incom parably the happiest among all the distinguishing mottoes yet particularised—" Dowered with the hate of hate, the scorn of scorn, the love of love." As to the mottoes affixed to the poem, to the un known writer of which the promised premium has been awarded, they are the titles simply of two of the great Ayrshire Ploughman's most famous compositions—" A man's a man for a' that," and the opening . line of BRUCE at Bannock burn. The lucky number of this successful tribute to the memory of Scotia's Bard is not par ticularised in the report: upon this and all other matters relating to it the general curiosity will doubtless soon enough be satisfied. By a happy coincidence --just upon the eve of the hundredth anniversary of the poet's birth on the 25th of January, 1759—the National Portrait Gallery has been opened down at Westminster, and although the collection as yet only numbers fifty paintings in all, there upon the walls of the gallery (No. 55) hangs the portrait of the great song writer of Cale donia. It is the veritable likeness painted by ALExANDEE. NASMYTII, and retouched by Sir HENRY RAEBURN, and presented to the nation in the June of last year by JOHN DILLON, Esq., its generous possessor. It exactly accords, this por trait, with the graphic description of the poet's ap pearance sketched by the pen of Dr. CURRIE in his Life of BURNS :" where the biographer writes— whatever. THE SUN, LONDON, `SATURDAY EVENING, JANETA SACRED .1 TABM , 9NIC SOCIEI'Y, ,L. The rehearsal of the London Choir for the Handel Fes tival took place at this hall last night. The choruses from "Solomon" were those selected for practice, and the per formers numbered nearly 1,700. The manner in which so large a body of vocalists gave these difficult choruses authorises the post hopeful anticipations for tha success of the great Festival. Under the vigilant and efficient superin tendence of Mr. Costa, great correctness and precision were finally attained in the difficult choruses of " May no rash intruder," and " Draw the tear from hopeless love." The first of these, the beautiful Nightingale Chorus, was loudly applauded by the visitors. Though a small space was allotted to strangers, the audience was numerous, and the interest evidently taken in the success of the vocalists must have been most encouraging. The wonderful unison to which no large a body of voices was brought rendered the effect of some of the choruses truly impressive. LATE Mr. Reuter's : EWS. The following telegrams have been received at VIENNA, JAN. 21. According to a telegram just received here from Naples, dated Thursday last, the state of the King's health had improved. On his recovery his Majesty is expected to leave Lecee (where he is now staying) for Naples. In the meantime the Crown Princess is still at Vienna. PARTS, JAN. 22. Great uneasiness is felt in consequence of the announcement in the Independence Beige, that a treaty of alliance had been concluded between France and Piedmont.• Itentes (before opening of the Bourse), flat, 68f. 70c. The Moniteur of this morning contains the fol lowing :—" The Emperor has received a letter from the Emperor of Austria, announcing the death of the Archduchess Maria Anne (aunt of the Emperor Francis Joseph). The Emperor Napoleon has gone in mourning for four days." "A despatch from General Devaux announces that Si-Sadok and his family, all abettors in the disturbances among the tribes of the Aures in Algeria, have been arrested." BERNE, JAN. 21. The National Council has voted a credit of half a million in order to change immediately the guns of the 'whole federal infantry into arms of precision. TURIN, JAN. 21 The Chamber of Deputies has commenced the discussion respecting the modification of the law concerning the National Guard. The commander of the Austrian troops has asked the municipality of Ferrara to provision the citadel, but the municipality has refused. The Austrian Government has requested the ,overnment of Tuscany to assist the Austrian forces with men and money in case of war. The Tuscan Ministers were divided in opinion. The Grand'Duke has gone to Naples. The Paris correspondent of the Times (second edition), says : " M. de la Ronciere le Nourry, Captain in the Imperial navy, has returned from his mission to Berlin and St. Petersburg. At Berlin, it is said, he received from the Prince Regent the Cross of Com mander of the Prussian Eagle. What he has obtained in the Rusk= capital I cannot say; but that he had a private interview with the Czar, and that he is setting out for Turin, are positively affirmed. In diplomatic circles it is not doubted that his mission to Prussia as well as to Piedmont is political, and intimately relating to tie important topics of the moment. _ , _ "A letter from a personage now and for a long time past officially resident at Vienna, speaks of war as being a mere question of time, and all but inevitable sooner, or later. lie says that such is the Opinion of the Vienna Cabinet ; that Austria has made up her mind and is preparing seriously for it ; that she will not begin ; but that she will not allow herself to be intimidated by the threats or demonstrations of France." ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. " His well-raised forehead, shaded with black curly hair, indicated extensive capacity. His eyes were large, dark, full of ardour and intelligence. His face was well-formed, and his countenance uncom monly interesting and expressive. His mode of dressing, which was often slovenly, and a certain fullness and bend in his shoulders, characteristic of his original profession, disguised in some degree the natural symmetry and elegance of his form. [His form—nearly five feet ten inches in height—having been previously noticed as one that indicated agility as well as strength.] The external appearance of BURNS was most strikingly indicative of the character of hiu mind. On a first view his physiognomy had a certain air of coarseness, mingled, however, with an expression of deep penetration, and of calm thought fulness, approaching to melancholy. There ap peared in his first manner and address perfect ease and self-possession, but a stern, almost super cilious elevation, not, indeed, incompatible with openness and affability, which, ever, bespoke a mind conscious of superior talents." That is Dr. CURRIE'S description. It harmonises with NASMYTII'S portraiture. Both are eminently characteristic of the man as he ap• pears in his own heart-stirring songs and ballads —the immortal - writings of that poor ploughman, born just one hundred years ago, in the humble cottage built by the hands of his father, William Burness, the gardener. At sixteen he first, as he school of rhyme. education of pai. rymple. He had scarcely attained his thirty -seventh anniversary when he expired. His popularity had previously become very wide spread and wonderful. CARLYLE has exclaimed in its regard, in his "Hero 'Worship "—" High duchesses and other genius gather round the Scottish rustic Burns ; a strange feeling dwelling in each that they never heard a man like this—that on the whole this is the man! In the secret heart of these people it still dimly reveals itself, though there is no accredited way of uttering it at present, that this rustic, with his black brows and flashing sun-eyes, and strange words, moving laugh ter and tears, is of a dignity far beyond all others, immeasurable with all others." Sixty-three years have now elapsed since those flashing sun eyes became dimmed by death, and were closed for ever. During that interval the memory of BURNS has been apostrophised in poetry of more or less excellence by THOMAS CAMPBELL, by WILLIAM prove a total failure, if it should come off at al The replies received by the honorary secretaries from some highly respected and influential men o. their own class, have been by no means of al encouraging character; and it is more than hinted that even the getters up of the movement would be glad to back out of it, but for the ridicule that would unquestionably attach to their withdrawal, at the eleventh hour, from the elaborate scheme so prominently set forth in the public journals. One of the worst features of the case is the attempt to prevent the attendance of the general public. Not only are there high charges for admission-ss. to the platform and 2s. to the body of the meeting—but the applicant's name must be submitted to a committee, in the first instance, who will inexorably exclude him unless he is known to be of " the right kidney," and fully prepared to endorse every proposition that may be brought forward for the impartial considera tion of the assembly. The Lady Patronesses of Almacks were not more particular in the olden time than the Patrons of the Rotunda arc sup posed to be. Matters may be conducted with perfect propriety, but nothing will convince the great body of the Irish people that it is not a mere " hole-and-corner meeting," intended to inflict penal laws on the community and to deprive it of the fair play and justice that it has heretofore obtained. We do not for a moment suppose that such would be the result. We are too well aware of the incor ruptible integrity and groat ability of the learned judges that adorn the judicial bench in Ireland; and, we may add, that jurors of any class, whether special or common, seldom err, save on the side of mercy, and when they may entertain such reasonable doubts that the ac cused should fairly receive the b e nefit of the doubt. We know that there have been exceptions, but they have been few and far between, and certainly not sufficient to warrant so gross an insult to the class from whom the panel is selected as to permit of a change of venue in cases agrarian of crime. As we have stated, we do not imagine that the prisoner would be unfairly treated ; but the general impression in the vicinity would be that such was the case, and the administration of justice should be above sus picion. There would also be a real grievance, for how could a man, generally in the most humble class of life, be enabled to bring his witnesses from Cork, Kerry, or Tipperary to A - ntrim, Donegal, or Tyrone ? The Crown could bring forward the approvers, but anything calculated to cast discredit on their testimony would be virtually suppressed. There are many of the contemplated resolutions that are mere " platitudes," and require no fresh legislation. The qualifications of sti pendiary magistrates may surely be left in the hands of the local administration. We believe that, generally speaking, they have fairly and impartially discharged the inrportant duties con fided to their hands, and that if any have fallen into the sere and yellow leaf, they have still earned such a reputation in bygoie days, that fe . "W w ould be willing to see their f eelin gs hurt b y the de:nand to resign their functions on the ground of incapa-• city. They are invested with a quasi judicial character, and if it was known that they could be dismissed at any moment, the entire utility, so far as the million were concerned, would be a mere nullity. If the judges are to be made independent of the Crown, it is no less important that the stipendiary magistrates should be so. As to the appointment of magistrates, that rests exclusively with the existing Government. In every instance we believe that the duty has been justly and conscientiously performed, but we confess that, under any circumstances, we should regret seeing that great unpaidbody invested with the same " authority, privileges, and immunities" enjoyed by men who have been selected for their special fitness, and whb receive handsome salaries for their exer tions. There was an old saying that a man who received a legal opinion for nothing paid its exact value; we fear, however, that in judicial or magis terial matters there should be a negative sign, and that these honourable gentlemen were too fre quently worse than useless. It is, indeed, lamentable to find that Ribandism is on the increase. The steps lately taken by the Government, however, show that they have had sound information, and the activity displayed may satisfy the landlords and people of Ireland that the existing law, which is amply sufficient for the pur pose, will be strenuously enforced on every suitable occasion. Nothing more is required, and if we might be permitted to offer an advice to the land; lords, we would earnestly recommend them to let matters rest as they are. Coercion has never yet produced a beneficial result in Ireland, and never will, under any circumstances. The people can be far more easily led than driven. w- Tier Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, we are happy to announce, is so far recovered from the effects of a severe col() as to be enabled to take her usual carriage airing. The Marquis de Croisy has arrived at the Bruns wick Hotel, Jermyn-street. The Earl of Malrnesbury arrived in town yester day, from visiting her Majesty at Windsor Castle. Viscount and Viscountess Campden, with their youthful family, have arrived in Grafton-street, the noble viscount having taken the residence of Mr.. Newton Lane for a few months. The Baron Zitzerman has taken his departure from the Brunswick Hotel. Lady Williams and family have arrived at the . Brunswick Hotel, from Dover, en route for the North. We regret to announce the death of the lion. 'William Middleton Noel, which took place suddenly on Thursday last. at Exton Park, Rutland, the seat , of his brother, the Earl of Gainsborough. AccinENT TO TnE BISIIOP or ST. ASAPII.—A few days ago the Bishop of St. Asaph was lying on a ofa, in his palace, when a large picture dropped from its hang ing upon his head, and inflicted a serious wound, dividing the skin, and penetrating the flesh nearly to the skull bone. His lordship is at present going on favourably. We regret to have been led into the error of announcing yesterday the death of the King of Naples. The information upon which we acted was received in absolute terms by telegraph from our own correspondent, upon whose caution in matters involving important political results we have been accustomed to place implicit reliance. The King is undoubtedly seriously ill. Rumour asserted his death, and our correspondent too eagerly forwarded this as if it had been an absolute fact. It is our duty to explain to the public the vexatious incident from which we have suffered. It will be seen, however, that it is one of those unfortunate occurrences to which newspapers are necessarily sometimes liable,—/Iforning Post. Last evening Ambrofso Thomas's "Opera Bouffon," en titled "Le Cald," was performed at the above theatre with Madame Faure as the heroine. " Lo Cald," brought out in Paris in 1849, was produced for the first time in this country about two years later at the St. James's Thbatre, under the management of Mr. Mitchell. Madame Faure is doubtless very vivacious and intelligent in the principal character, and she sings the florid music with both skill and taste. The plot of "Le Cad" is unsuited to the English stage. Notwithstanding, thanks to the remarkable talent of Madame Faure, "Le Cald" met with success on this occa sion, and will probably prove attractive for a few nights to come. The apcomplished artist was warmly applauded in all her efforts, and her admirable execution, of the air, " Vive le Mariage," in which she took an E flat in Alt, per salt um with surprising aplomb and brilliancy, elicited demonstra tions of the most enthusiastic kind. The orchestra played with great precision and effect, and was excellently conducted by M. Romusat. The house was well attended. COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, JAN. 2 On Wednesday, the 2d proximo, her Majesty and his Royal Highness the Prince Consort will leave Windsor Castle, and proceed to Buckingham Palace. On Thursday following the Queen will open the Session of Parliament in person. On Friday, the 4th, her Majesty and Prince Consort will return to Windsor Castle. On Saturday, the 12th, the Court will leave. Windsor Castle, and proceed to Buckingham Palace for the winter , season. A telegraphic despatch from Athens announces that the King of Greece has conferred the Grand Cross of the Order of the Holy Saviour on. Queen Victoria. A telegraphic despatch from Munich announces that 31. Hegnenberg has been named first president of the Chamber of Deputies by 140 votes out of 142 ; and M. Weiss second president, by 89 votes out of 140. ENGLISH CONSULAR SALARIES. —NAPLES.— By a new arrangement all fees are to be carried to the account of the Government, and the salary of the new Consul at Naples is fixed at £7OO a-year. The salary of the Vice- Consul is £lOO a-year, the same lucky individual being re quired to be a gentleman, a man of varied knowledge, and an excellent linguist.—Civil Service Ga:ette. A COURAGEOUS ENGINE-DRIVER.—DUring the progress of the Great Northern express train between Crof ton and Featherstone, on a branch of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway, on Saturday last, the flange of ono of the wheels of the engine broke, and shortly afterwards a large portion of the tire of the wheel was cast off. The train was proceeding at the rate of 50 miles an hour over a steep embankment, and the accident threw the carriages off the line, but by the courage and coolness of the driver the train was pulled up just in time to prevent its falling down the incline. The passengers finding that something was wrong got out of the carriages, and on perceiving the danger they had escaped .testified their admiration of the driver's skill and firmness by making a subscription for him on the spot. The lino was ploughed up and the chairs broken for nearly a mile, and the train was delayed for about two hours. UNIVERSITY MORALITY.—RESIGNATION OF THE PRO-PROCTORS AT CAMBRIDGE.—The late Pro-Proctors him - ) laid before the members of the Senate their reasons for resigning office in the form of a pamphlet of twenty pages, containing the correspondence between themselves and the Vice-Chancellor. The disagreement which led to their resignation arose out of the case of an under-graduate brought before the Vice-Chancellor's Court by Mr. Jameson for having . been found in a house of ill-fame, and dismissed " with a simple admonition." The nature of the correspon dence will appear from the passage with which Mr. Wil liams Aloses it :—" As I can imagine nothing more injuri ous to the character of the - University, as well as to the cause of morality, than that such sins as are here in ques tion should be virtually condoned, and the censure—for such, indeed, it is—turned on the Proctors, I believe I shall most effectively protest against this dominant theory of vice by following the example of my late colleague and resigning an appointment the duties of which it is now evident I can not discharge to your satisfaction and my own."—Times. PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY.—The members of this society treated their friends and admirers with a soirée on Thursday evening last. The spacious and well-lit room belonging to the British Artists, in Suffo lk-street, bein g admirably suited to such a purpose, the large assemblage of fashionably-dressed persons who attended on the occasion produced a brilliant and striking effect. The photographs, extending round the large room, as well as occupying con. siderable space in the two smaller apartments, attracted much attention. The bold photographic copies from Ra phael's Cartoons appeared very effective under the subdued and peculiar mode of lighting the mord, and were much ad.- mired for their force and accuracy, as was the large view of ::4 interior of the Crystal Palace, and the still more ex neglected ; and that in the centre of the room, tens :ve one of Cairo. The tableslof stereoscopic subjects were nu,' with means for changing the slides by was in constant requisition, and it proV . ! 4 ‘ 34 decide whether the ladies or the gentle men were the mote fi.!tflidllollS in the_ manipulation of that WmoeulreblYcl pulling Nv tO ire, very amusinc , toy. The Moms were filled throughout tho ev ening, not only by fashionable amateurs, but by others who very numerously represented art, science, and litera ture ; and the arrangements were as creditable to the mein, bers of the society as the attendance of their visitors must have been considered complimentary. to their artistic and scientific productions. THE CIVIL SERVICE.—War-office.Mr. Walter Whitmore Jones, a clerk of the third class in the Account- We ant -G ene ral's Branch, has resigned his appeintment. b e lieve that Mr. A. A. Geary, of the Clothing Branch, will be appointed private secretary to Major-General Peel, in place of Mr. J. H. Orde, resigned. There are vacancies in this office for junior clerks, commencing salary, £lOO per r annum. Audit-office —Mr. Peter Cunningham, senior examiner of the first class, is about to retire from the service. There is a vacancy for a junior clerk in this office ; commencing salary, .E9O per annum. Law tlepartment--Sir Walter Buchanan Riddell, Recorder of Maidstone and Tenterden, has been appo i nted Cou nt y Court judge of North Staffordshire, Circuit No. 26, in the room of Mr. Robert Griffith Temple, deceased. Foreign Department--The consulship of Calais has become vacant by the promotion of Mr. Bonham. Inland Revenue Department —Stamps and Taxes Branch—The distributorship of stamps for the . district of Derby is now vacant. The value of this appoint ment is nearl £lOOO er annum. Mr. Samuel Lucas has been appointed distributor of stamps for the district of Lei cester. East Indies—Mr. James-Nasmyth, deputy com missioner of the second class, has been appointed a deputy commissioner of the first class. Captain S. Graham, deputy commissioner of the third class, lies been appointed deputy commissioner of the second class. Captain W. M‘Nelle, assistant commissioner of the first class, has been appointed deputy commissioner of the third class.—Ciril Service Ga:ette. TIIE SUSPECTED MURDER OF A WOMAN BY HER HUSBAND IN WOLVERnAurrox.—The inquiry into the death of Harriet Thompson, the details of which were given in The Sues of Wednesday , was closed yesterday. o:ing to the statement of a female companion of the deceased, the son's account of the scuffle between his father and mother in the house, and some marks of violence which appeared on the body, the coroner adjourned theinquiry for the pm , pose of a post mortem examination. The surgeon to Whom this was entrusted found the internal organs of the deceased extensively diseased, and gave it as his opinion that sheikad died from an attack of pulmonary apoplexy. The jury re turned a -verdict of ‘-‘..Dea,th from ,natural. causes ;" and in the coursz, of the day the husband of the deceased, who had b ee n apprehended on a charge of killing his wife, was libe rated 1)7 the sitting magistrates. THE E?SHOP BURTON MURDER. —The nine pri soners concerted in this case were brought up for final e ex amination before the East Riding magistrates, at Beverley, n defencenoc e n . t of The t h e Bench r,• h on Thursda An t :ctempt was made to prove an alibi on the part of Playforth an ,WOrath ; Johnson said he was ar:t_iiell4; keld a consultation o ther prisoners offered no Chairman said :—LPlayforth, M‘Gra,th, Franklin, John the Johnson, Markham, Marshall, and Stoves, you are severally com mitted to take your trial at the next York Assizes for the wilful murder of John Washington Jex, and also for maim ing and wounding Robinson and Geddes. Addressing Robson and Thompson, the Chairman said that, after carefully considering the whole matter, they w ere of o p inion that the evidence was not sufficient to prove that they were guilty as accessories, and be therefore ordered them to be discharged, cautioni v them as to their future conduct, and observing that they had had a very narrow escape. Robson and Thompson thanked the chairman, and then left the court. Mr. Pettingell stated:that ho had substantial bail to offer for Playforth and M‘Grath, but the Chairman referred him to the judges. A MURDERER'S LETTER.—TIIO Sitiniford Mercury publishes two lettere, written by Whitworth, who was lately executed at York, to the parents of his victim, Sarah Hare, who reside in Coningsby. The one of latest date is as fol lows :—" York Castle, Jan. 7, 1859.—My dear Injure d Friend, —I was very glad to hear from you, but more so to receive your forgiveness before I die. My time is short ; in a little time I shall be launched out of time into eternity. That, thauk God, that does not disturb me: for God,- for Christ's sake, has pardoned all my sins, so that for me to die will be g ain, and I hope to meet her that is gone before at God's right hand that, we might welcome you all when you arrive at home. It may be a few years before you all come, so bid you a long farewell till we wake up t the last day. May God help you till y o ur journey 'a end, a an I sincerely hope that our 1070 will be a sufficient warning to all young lovers that are left behind. So now I wish you all a long farewell, and in a very few hours, I shall have changed this world for a much better. Indeed, it is most astonishing to think how wonderfully well God support . ; me in My last hours, so unworthy as I ant, and 1 humbly thank t he Al m ighty for the good he has done me, and I declare to you lam at variance with n o person. God has taught rue -to forget and forgive all. So I must bid you a long fare- now, w ell in this world, for I am at peace with all theld and in a short time I hope to be in heayen, where bless I trust I shall meet you all again. So good bye, and God you all.—Froup your well wisher, JOHN T. WHITWORTH.—To Mr. Thomas Hare." FRANCE. PARIS, FRIDAY. According to an official statement prepared on the Ist of January inst., the French commercial navy consists of 14,900 sailing ships. Of these 11,090 belong to French ports on the Atlantic, and 3,810 to ports on the Mediterranean. The French commercial navy, moreover, possesses 330 steam vessels, of which 182 belong to ports on the Atlantic and 148 to ports on the Mediterranean. We have already mentioned that the insurrec- tional movement which lately broke out among some of the Arab tribes had been put down, and that the chiefs had applied for pardon. The Moniteur now confirms the statement, and adds some further par ticulars :—" For Fome time past a certain degree of agitation has prevailed in the mountainous district of the Aures, to the south of the province of Con stantina. A fanatic, named Si-Sadok, availing himself of the influence which he possessed from his quality of :marabout, attempted to preach up a holy war among those tribes which have but very slight relations with the French authorities. Measures were immediately taken to prevent the agitation from spreading, and General M'Mahon, Commandant-in-Chief of the military forces in Algeria, has now addressed the following despatch to Princd Napoleon and the Minister of War : General Desvaux arrived on the 13th at Tibid jourin ; the goum of Si-Sadok, who attempted to oppose his passage, was defeated on• the 14th, and the column took possession of Elksar. On the 15th General Desvaux sent kis native cavalry to Guelaa Djedida, where they made a considerable booty in the storehouses of Si-Sadok. The tribes who occupy the south side of the Amor Chadden have demanded the Amaun. The general has required hostages, and imposed a war contribution. Si-Sadok has, it is said, fled, but in what direetiOn is not known.' " BOURSE, Jan. 21.—The market was buoyant at the opening, but the improvement was not long maintained, and prices again receded. Threes, after having been done at 691. 40c., declined to 69f. 15c. Austrian varied from 590 f. to 5821.50 e. ; Orleans; 1,3401. to 1,327 f. 50c. Lyons, 852 f. 50c. to 848 f. 75e. Southern, 537 f. 30e. to 533 f. Lom bardo-Venetian, 542 f. 50c. to 537 f. 50c. The mar ket was agitated towards the close by a report of the death of the King of Naples, and of a treaty of alliance having been concluded between France and Piedmont. The following were the last quota tions : 4} per Cents. .... 97 CrMit Fonder 650 Do. end.montk .. 97 Belgian 4l ; 99 3 per Cents Do. end month 69 20 Roman — Bank Shares 2990 Austrian Credit Mobilier .. 800 .=-- Spanish Threes - Do. Account ..... 795 Home Debt 4l RAILWAYS. Cash. Aceoun Orleans - Northern New ditto Bl5 .. 813 75 Lyons and Mcditerranean 845 .. 842 50 NeW ditto - Geneva Midi — • • Southern W es t ern GOO ---.. 595 Eastern Grand Central • --- • • -- Sardinian 421 50 .. Austrian Ex,illangT on London, at sight, paper, 25f. lle. ' • money, 25f. 100.; three months, paper, 25f. 71e. ; money, 25f. 10e. 570 - .. 565 SERVIA. Wo have received the Constantinople journals and letters to the 12th, brought by the Carmel. The Servian deputation, whose departure for the Turkish capital we some time since announced, had arrived at Constantinople, and had immediately delivered letters from the Senate and the Skupt schina. These documents - were drawn up in due legal form, and stated in most respectful terms all that had taken place, and reqUested the sanction of the Sultan to the new choice made by Servia. . This sanction we have already announced as having been given. The magnificent theatre of the Sultan had just been inaugurated in presence of his - M ajesty, his family, and the principal dignitaries of the Empire, and orders were given for the performance, on the 14th, of the comic opera of the Searamucia, at which all the ladies of the harem, for the first time in their, lives, were to be present in the different boxes. The harnal de Constantinople mentions that it is in contemplation to have a universal exhi bition at Constantinople in-1860. The.proposition is said to have been favourably received by the different embassies, and a compar ty had come for ward to erect the building for the purpose. The Servian deputation sent t o wait on Prince Milosch arrived on the 14th at Bucharest. The Prince intends performing the ji Gurney as far as Radujewatz on board a steame) e belonging to a private individual. He will be au companied by a suite of 80 persons. Several Servi ans intend to go from Belgrade to Radujewatz to rr, wet him. Prince Michael Obrenowitsch, om. receiving news at Vienna, where he resides, o f the election of Prince Milosch, his father, as Pr.nce of Servia, sent the following " Salutation to the National Skupt schina and the Servian Government :" "It is with special joy that I express to the Skuptschina the . gratitude I feel to the nation, which, in recalling Prince Milosch to Si3rvia, has appreciated the services formerly render( :d by to the country. I congratulate the p eople, the Skuptschina, and the Government, on :having by their noble conduct demonstrated to Plurope the political maturity of Servia. I avow wit h pleasure that lam happy in becoming the first citizen of such a nation, and that I am ready to .devote all my faculties to the future prosperity of our country." BRUSSELS, San. 20.—i\1. Deboe (Left) vas this day elected - Secretary in the place of M. Vander stichelen, nominated Minister of Public Works. He obtained 48 votes, to 25 given to M. Jacq (Right.) The Chamber afterwards adapted the bill which ratifies the literary and artistic conven tion agreed to with Holland. AMERICA. SOUTHAMPTON, FRIDAY. The steam-ship Fulton, Capt. Wootton, anchored off Cowes this morning, en route from New York to Havre. Her advices extend to the Bth inst., being three days later than those brought by the last mail. Among the most noticeable of her passengers are Messrs. Preston and J. Glancy Jones,_ the new _ _ . American Ministers to Vienna and Madrid. Her mails arrived at Southampton at one o'clock, and were immediately despatched to London by a special train. The America and North American had arrived out. In Congress, on the sth, the death of General Quitman was announced in both houses. Appro priate eulogies were delivered, the customary reso lutions of respect were adopted, and an ajourn ment followed. •On the 6th, the Leavenworth constitution, re cently adopted by a convention of citizens of Kansas, was presented in the Senate, and referred to the committee on territories. The bill appropriating 5,000,000 dols. to liquidate claims for French spoliations was taken up, and Mr. Crittenden made a long speech in its support, urging the justice of the claims, and showing how the Government is pledged for their liquidation. In the house a bill providing for the territorial Government of Colona, embracing the newly-discovered gold-producing region in the north-west, was introduced and referred. Joint resolutions were reported authoris_ ing the payment of the salaries of our Ministers of Honduras, Costa Itica, and the Argentine Con federation, and• granting our consul at Japan and his interpreter permission to receive presents from the British Government. On the 7th, a resolution was adopted in the Senate, calling for recent correspondence between the British Government and the United States Minister at London, relative to the African slave trade, especially as regards the yacht Wanderer. It is said that this correspondence will develop some startling facts, implicating the American flag with slave trade operations. Full particulars respecting the California overland mail contracts and information as to the ships, officers, and pay of the navy, were also called for. The discovery of the gold fields at Pike's Peak, Cherry Creek, &c., has led to a proposition for the establishment of an assay office at St. Louis. The committee on territories have agreed to report in favour of the organization of territorial govern ments in Arizona and Dacotah. General Henderson, chief of the Marine Corps, died at Washington, very suddenly, on the 6th. He had been in the service half a century. Senator Douglas was re-elected to the United States Senate on the sth by the Legislature of nois. The votes stood-54 for Douglas, 46 for Lincoln. The following had been received in New York by telegraph : ST Louis, January 7.—Governor Stuart, of this State, transmitted yesterday to the Senate a special message, reciting the recent depredations committed by the Kansas banditti under Montgomery and Brown, upon our citizens residing in the b order cou nties, and , asking for legislative action in the matter. A bill was accordingly immediately re ported, which authorised. the Governor to call out a volunteer force sufficient to protect persons and pro perty in peril, and to repel all further attempts at invasion. The bill appropriates 30,000 dollars to defray expenses. It will probably pass to-day. SAVANNAH, Jan. 7.—Mobile papers of Wednes day are received. The Mercury contains Captain Maury's long account of the shipwreck of the schooner Susan. All the passengers returned. Tile sales of cotton yesterday (reports the New York Herald of Jan. Bth) embraced about 1,000 bales. The market closed quietly, while prices were without quotable change. Lots in transitu were in steady demand at sustained' prices, while parcels in ~store were less buoyant. Common grades of flour were firmer, while extra brands were steady, and prices sustained, and sales were moderate. Wheat was steady, and priine firmly held, while transactions were light. In corn, sales were moderate, and prices 'unchanged. Pork was dull, with sales of old mess at 17 dols. 121 c., and new ditto at 17 dols. 50e., and new prime at 13 dols. 50c. Sugars were firm, but sales were mode rate. The sales were confined to about 400 hhds. Coffee was quiet, but firm. Freight engagements were quite limited. Some cotton was reported to Liverpool at Ad., and resin to London at 35., and a barque was engaged for Cienfuegos and back, to load with sugar at 38c. There was some inquiry for vessels to load at southern ports with cottoi for Europe and coastwise. DEATII OF TIIE EARL OF CIIARLEVILLE.—We have to announce the death of this nobleman, which took place on Thursday night at Charleville Forest, Tullamore, Ireland. Chas. WM. George Bury, Earl of Charleville, Viscount Charleville, and 11.aron Tullamore, were his full titles. The barony was created in 1797, the viscounty in 1800, and the earldom in 1806. The earl just deceased, however,' Only succeeded to them in 1851, and they will now descend to Chas. Wm. Francis, born on the 16th May, 1852, who will be the fourth earl. He has a brother, the Hon. George Wm. Bury, and two sisters, Ladies Catherine and Harriet Bury, the eldest a year older, and the youngest a year younger than himself. A QUAKER MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE.—An un wonted amount of stir was visible on Thursday morning in the vicinity of the Society or Friends' Meeting-house, Bull street, in connection with a marriage which it was known was about being solemnised. Carriages-and-pair kept dash ing up, filled chiefly with young Quakeresses, sisters or friends of the bride, and so unusual a sight caused the assem blage of crowds of persons on either side of the street. The bridegroom, it turned out, was no other than Mr. Henry Pease, of Darlington, M.P. for South Durham, and member of the Society of Friends. The lady he was about to marry was the eldest daughter of Mr. Samuel Lloyd, of the Old park Ironworks, Wednesbury, and therefore connected closely with one of our most respected local families. The service commenced at half-past 10 o'clock, by which time the handsome new meeting-house was well filled, fully one half the congregation being evidently strangers. The bridal party, numbering 10 or 11 couples, sat near the upper end of the chapel, and the centre of one of the sides of the square which they formed was occupied by the bride and bridegroom. Ten or fifteen minutes having been spent in the silent worship peculiar to the sect, prayer was offered up by one of four or five gentlemen who occ upied a raised platform. After another interval of deep silence, Mr. Pease and Miss Lloyd suddenly rose of their own accord, and having clasped each other's right hand, the former said in a distinct voiC6, " Friends, I take t his my friend, Mary Lloyd, junior, to be my faith , u w if e , promising, ynrough Divine assistance, to be un to her , by aff death to separatehusbtuidus2, till i "Friendts Lloyd,hal i l ,Lu p y leaseth 1 and repeated this vow and covenant in more subdued tones, and then she and her husband resumed their seats. Five mi nutes' silence, an appropriate discourse by a brother of the bridegroom, another interval of quietness, another brief sermon, and then one of the office 'bearers of the society stepped forward witli a parchment, the contents of which he read. This document recited that Henry Pease and Mary Lloyd, junior, having declared their intention to take each other in marriage before the respective monthly meet ings_ of the Society of Fr iends commonl y called Quakers, and having the consent of the said meetings, and of parents, &c., had appeared there that morning and taken the above given mow. Mr. and Mrs. Pease then signed this instru ment, as did also Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd, Mr. and Mrs. John Pease, and others. This done, the ceremony was at an end. —.Birmingham Daily Post. PARLL NENTARY REFORM MEETINGS. GREAT MEETING AT NORWICH. A public meeting on the subject of Parlia mentary Reform was held last night at Norwich, at which there were three thousand persons present. Lord Bury addressed the meeting, and great en thusiasm was manifested. MEETING AT PORT GLASGOW. • A meeting of the inhabitants of Port Glasgow was held in the Town-hall, on Tuesday evening, for the purpose of expressing their opinion on the question of Parliamentary Itethrm ; Bailie M‘ Callum acting chief magistrate, in the chair. The hall was crowded by a very respectable audience. The CHAIRMAN, on rising, was received with much applause. On opening the proceedings he said—The word reform had always been regarded by the authorities of Port Glasgow as synonymous with sedition. To have talked of reform was a crime. It was not more than 30 Years since a small patriotic band, consisting of some half-a dozen, proposed to form themselves into a society for the purpose of promoting reform in Parlia ment. In those days there were no Whig provost, no Liberal bailie in Port Glasgow - - What was the result ? The Tory authorities of the day held a special meeting for the purpose of putting down the seditious union. Large numbers of special constables were sworn in at the Council Chamber, who were furnished with batons to break the heads of the reformers. One independent liberal individual refused to carry arms against the reformers, and had a narrow escape from prison for his temerity. He congratulated them and the country upon the progress which the liberty of speech had made since that period. Mr. MALCOLM MPARLANE then addressed the leeting on Parliamentary Reform, showing many reasons for an alteration in the representation of the country and the necessity for having the work ing classes better represented in Parliament than they are at present, and expressed himself a$ favourable to manhood suffrage. Mr. MATTHEW CULLEN, Glasgow, next addressed the meeting; and warmly advocated manhood suf frage, and expressed a hope that the meeting would express themselves in favour of such a measure. Mr. CAIRD moved the first resolution, " That the inhabitants of Port-Glasgow, in public meeting assembled, hail with pleasure the national expres sion elicited since Mr. Bright's appeal b the country on the subject of Parliamentary Reform, and consider that we will best respond to his appeal by stating what we believe to be just and prudent, trusting to his political integrity and discretion on any measure of reform that may be introduced in the next session of parliament, and that we approve of the principles of man hood suffrage with a residential qualification, as the plainest, most just, and best adapted to the opinions• and circumstances of the people of this country." Mr. A. WM.= r seconded the resolution, which was carried unanimously. Mr. J. MBE DE moved the second resolution, viz.:—" That to enable the electors to give a free and unbiassed expression of their opinions, it is ne cessary they should have the protection of the ballot; and, therefore, no measure of reform can be satisfactory to the country which does not include vote by ballot." He then- entered briefly into the points of dispute existing on this subject, and showed the necessity there was for protecting the voters from influence. Mr. W. STEWART seconded the resolution, which, being put to the meeting, was heartily agreed to. Mr. GLENDINNING moved the third resolution as follows : " That we believe that septennial Parliaments are calculated to retard rather than advance the progress and prosperity of the nation ; and that a shorter duration of Parliament is a mom/ and political necessity." Mr. M‘DoNALD seconded the resolution, which was also carried, as was another to the effect that the foregoing resolutions be transmitted to Lord Derby and to Mr. Bright, M.P. MR, BRIGI/TS .REFORM BILL, (From the jifortibq Advertiser.) The Times is very unhappy in its opposition to Mr. Bright's measure of Reform. It says that he does not do justice:to certain counties, and instances Bedfordshire and Berkshire, probably as the-first on the alphabetical list. Let us examine those cases. At present we have four members returned by Bedfordshire—two for the county and two for the borough. Mr. Bright's bill proposes to take away one of the borough members ; and when We consider this petty county town has only a popula tion of about 12,000, we may surely consider one representative quite sufficient for it. Bedfordshire will thus have three county representatives ; for the member for the borough can hardly be regarded in any other light than as an additional represen tative of the agricultural population. Thus Bed fordshire, with a total population of 124,478, has three members, or one member for every 41,500 of the population. Mr. Bright proposes to give the town constituencie , which make up the vast aggre gate city called 11w Metropolis only one member for every 49,000. Bedfordshire therefore, with it o rural interests, plainly has the advantage. Berkshire, with a population of 170,065 is to re tain seven members, or about one representativefor every 25,000 inhabitants. It only loses its member for Abingdon and one of its members for' Windsor , and by the new arrangement will stand thus : Members. County population 130,949 Reading Wallingford Windsor 170,0'65 7 At present a borough population of about 45,00 0 in this county returns six representatives, which arrangement any one can at, a glance perceive to be absurd and unfair. We have rather some rea• son to complain that this . and-other counties hay° been too leniently dealt with ; and if the Whigs cl° not support the Inca mre of Mr.Brighttheyincura n almost certain risk of total extinction, for ever,' one knows that the main reliance of their leaders is placed on the smaller borough members. The next county on the list is Buckinghamshire► which will be left with six members for a popula• tion of 163,723, or one member for every 27,00 0 . It loses two representatives for each of the small boroughs of Marlow and Wycombe, and one of the pair who sit for the county town. As amended i t will stand thus : Members. ] County population 128,860 Aylesbury Buckingham .. 3 .. 2 .. 1 Members. 9. County population .... 182,665 London Finsbury 323,772 , '3larylelione Tower' Hamlet -, 539,111 Westminster Chelsea Kensington Members • 163,723 6 So in this county also we have a manifest aa: v.antage and preponderance still left to the agricur tural interest. It will be in fact almost twice a° well represented in Parliament as the great city constituencies by the new arrangement. We do not mean to say that this is invariably the case with all the agricultural counties. Every measure must be in some respects a compromise, and what the city constituencies lose in one direction thei are quite entitled to gain in another. Our power ful aristocratic interest always gets plenty of per sons to bawl out and make a noise, whenever the smallest apparent injustice is done to any one par t of its protected interests ; but we must, in justice, hear both sides of the question. What most particularly concerns the inhabitant s of this metropolis in Mr. Bright's plan is the ar , i . rangement which will be made in the counties 0 Middlesex and Surrey. In the former, a total population of 1,886,5 70 will return 34 member s , or one for very 55,000 0f the population, according to the last census. At present the numbers would give a result still more in favour of an increased representation for the metropolitan districts, which have largely increase.tl in population during the last eight years. We sha ll have in Middlesex, .by Mr. Bright's arrange ment:— • 1,886,576 34 We may observe here that very possibly sonic fairer arrangement of details may be made, in orac t to give the county population of Middlesex meta members; and no Liberal would object to such tt il arrangement, for the m em b ers f or the county ° f Middlesex have almost always been good men. The Eastern divi s i on o f S urre y a l so , with its to w , large metropolit a n b orou gh s o f S ou thwark Lambeth, might very well afford to have two Inol county members. By the new arrangement 111 would stand thus : County population .... 152,018 Southwark Lambeth . 2 - 5045 576,223 10 This only e, one member for every 57,000 °' ` the population, while we have seen that the agri cultural constituencies about which the 2imes C O" plains, such as Berkshire, Bedfordshire, and other ' have a representative for a much smaller numbe r ,: The imputation of unfairness towards the agriclP,o tural interest which is brought against Air. B r ight proposal is evidently based on a false view of t" subject. 11101 The 19th i In the of not limitec crease( millior in g du alterat the ba] ante. 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