The Sun. — London, England, 1858-02-27 00:00:00

TIER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. LAST NIGHT. Piccolomini, Spezia, Sannier, Belletti, ViakW, Aldighicri, Luchesi, and Giuglini. THIS EVENING, SATURDAY, Feb. 27 (Last Night), IL TROVATORE. fo be followed by the National Anthem, by Madile. Piccolomini, To conclude with L'HYMENEE. Prices :—Pit Stalls, 12e 6d; boxes (to hold four persons), pit and one pair, 2/. 2s; grand tier, 3/. 3s ; two pair, 1/, 55.; three ➢air, 15s ; gallery boxes, 105; gallery stalls, 3s Cl ; pit, 3s 6d; gallery, 2s. Doors open at half-past 7—commence at S. Applications for Boxes, Stalls, and Tickets to be made at the Box•office at the Theatre. T HRA TRE-ROYA L, DRURY-LANE. Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith. THIS EVENING, will be performed CLOUD AND St NSHINE. Mr. James Anderson and Miss Elsworthy. Followed by the new grand pantomime, LITTLE JACK NORM ER. Commence at 7. rpHEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. 1 Lessee—Mr. J. B. Buckstone. THIS EVENING, to commence at Seven o'clock, with MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING. Beatrice, Miss Amy Sedgwiek ; Benedick, Mr. Howe. After which, a new comic Christmas Pantomime, entitled THE SLEEPING BEAUTY IN THE WOOD ; or, Harle quin and the Spiteful Fairy. Harlequin, Mr. A. Leclercq ; Columbine, Miss Fanny Wright ; Pantaloon, Mr. Mackay ; Clown, Mr. Charles Lederer'. Orchestra Stalls (which may be retained the whole of the evening), 6s, each. (No charge for booking.) First Price. s. d.j Second price. s. Dress Boxes 5 O Dress Boxes ................ 3 0 Upper •Boxes , 3 0 Upper Boxes ...... 0 Pit Gallery .............. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Proprietor, Mr. Charles Kean. THIS EVENING, will be performed Shakspere's Play of A MIDSUMMER-NIGHT'S DREAM. After which, a new grand comie Christmas Pantomime entitled HARLEQUIN WHITE CAT; or, Tho Princess Blanche Flower and her Fairy Godmothers. The Princess Blanche (White Cat), Miss Kate Terry ; Harlequin, Mr. Cor mack ; Clown, Mr. Huline; Pantaloon, Mr. Paulo ; and Columbine, Miss C. Adams. T HEATRE ROYAL, A DELPHI. Lessee—Mr. Ben. Webster. THIS EVENING, will be performed THE FAIRY CIRCLE. Mr. and Mrs. Barney William% After which, YANKEE COURTSFIIP. To conclude with LATEST FROM NEW YORK. Commenco at Seven. R OYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. —SoIe Lessee and Manager, Mr. C. Dillon. THIS EVENING, will be revived the popular drama of BELPHEGOR. Messrs. C. Dillon, Stuart, Barrett, J. G. Shore, and J. L. Toele ; Mesdames C. Dillon, Conquest, Co mersal, and Eliza Webb. To conclude with the Burlesque and Pantomime, LALLAH ROGER, and the PRINCESS, the PERI, and the TROU BADOUR ; or, Harlequin and the Ghebers of the Desert. Supported by Mesdames Charles Dillon, Buckingham White, Eliza Webb, Maria Ternan, Esther Jacobs, and Woolgar ; Messrs. Barrett, Calhaem, Holston, Poynter, and J. L. Toole. Clowns, Messrs. T. Matthews and R. Stilt ; Harlequin, Mr. J. Ricketts; Pantaloon, Mr. A. Stilt ; Sprites, Herr Zeleski and Sons ; Columbines, Misses Malcolm and Lees. Gorgeous Feast of Lanterns.—Fenton's Grand Trans formation Scene. Doors open at half-past 6, to commence at 7. Box-office open from II to 5 daily. ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Lessees, Messrs. Shepherd and Creswick. THIS EVENING, will be performed an original English Play, RIGHT AND WRONG. To conclude with PERILS BY LAND AND WAVE Messrs. Shepherd, Potter, Widdicomb, CANTERBURY lIALL, Westminster-road. — OPEN EVERY EVENING.—The follow hg company of Vocalists are engaged for the performance of S3lections from all the popular OPERAS, MADRIGALS, CHORUSES, GLEES, DUETS, &c., viz. :—Miss Russell, Mrs. Badzey, Madlle. Marietta, Miss Brunell, Miss Ray, Madame Bartoletti, Miss Montague, and Madame Marietta ; Herr F. Jonghmans, Mr. Henshaw, S. .Tones, J. Barker, W. Melling, Senor Antonio, E. L. Hime, Mr. Badgey, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Bell, and Mr. Bernard ; Messrs. T. Maclagan, W. T. Critchfield and E. Mackney. Piano forte, Mr. Cecil Hicks ; harmonium, Master Williams ; Director, Herr F. Jonghreans. Commence at Seven o'clock precisely. Suppers, dm, until twelve o'clock. Mr. AUGUSTUS BRAHAM will appear every Evening. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. THIS DAY—Morn., 36 min. aft. I—Even., 57 na!n. aft. 1 TO-M ousovi —Morn., 19 rain. aft. 2 —Even., 39 min. aft. 2 THE WE,..I.THER.—Suri ORVICE, FElllll3,l.ltlr 27. lEtramoltzTEr., IN Tll% SELA.I)Z. 38—highest sinas noon yesterday. 34—lowest this morning and during the night. 41 —this day at noon. BAROMETER, 30.90. WIND, Easterly; fresh, fine, and cold. Z ) , c \ !,, : ( . . „ • .4. . .......: LONDON, SATURDAY, FEB. 27, 1858. We yesterday published in eastense the admi rable account given by the Times' correspondent of the capture of Canton, and the subsequent events up to the departure of the mail. It now remains to be seen what steps will be taken to " improve the occasion," and to turn our triumph to the best advantage, not only at Canton, but also with " His Celestiality" in his comfortable quarters at Pekin. We already have had suffi cient experience of the Chinese character to know that nothing can be accomplished by moderation. Any temporising or undue leniency will be en tirely misinterpreted and ascribed to fear, rather than to any better motive. We must deal with the existing materials, and it is only by a resolute manifestation of energy and inflexible determination that the Chinese authorities and the Chinese mob can be brought to what the Hibernian bard termed " a sense of their situation." Although the city is now in our hands, and the chief functionaries prisoners, they are still striving to maintain an affectation of independence. YEll is still as insolent and impracticable as when he still retained power, and cut off " heads and tails" without let or hindrance. He is not dis posed to abate a particle of his pretensions, and although in "durance vile," on board the Inflexible, holds his head as high as ever. " Passive resistance is his game," and he plays it with as great determination as an Irish tithe defaulter in the olden time. But it is not merely with YEM or PEil-KVIEI, or the Tartar General, that the British Plenipo tentiary and his coadjutors have to deal. They must also consider the effect of their proceedings on the great body of the people. If by any extraordinary, and we may add, uncalled-for courtesy the inhabitants are induced to suppose that the old regime will still be continued, they will carry out their tactics to the last, will still hope to weary us out by formal difficulties and red-tapist impediments. So far as we can form an opinion, the reinstatement of the Lieutenant. Governor, PEll-KwEI, and the Tartar Ge neral, was a very infelicitous move. It may have induced the native population to suppose that the " foreign devils" were still trembling. before these dignitaries, and that we would still be prepared to make submission. Even the semblance of authority on their part way occasion a general dread of untoward consequences to any who may yield obedience to the barbarian intruders. There is now a gold en op theintroduction of the customs of insi s ti ng on om rt suonfiTsed nations, so far as freedom of intercourse a conc erned. The EMPEROR m P seldooef trade is rmitted t o know the real fac ts of the case—never until the truth can no longer be withhold, and the enemy are thundering at his very threshhold. H e is the victim of habitual misrepresentation, and nothing can be hoped for until such stringent measures are adopted, that concealment is no longer possible. Under such circumstances pro crastination of any kind would be eminently dicious, We have already been seriously injured, so far as China is concerned, by the delays neces sarily occasioned by the diversion of the forces intended for "the flowery land" to India. To be really valuable our successes must be promptly THE SeN VONDON SATURDAY and vigorously followed up. The appearance of gun-boats in the different rivers would be highly beneficial. It would induce the people to believe what has already been accomplished. At present it is only at Canton that our triumph is credited. An obstinate incredulity is manifested in other quar ters. The people cannot conceive that a handful of barbarians have captured the great city of Canton, and led its chief authorities into captivity. Nor will their judgment be cleared by the circumstance that Pfit-KwEr and the Tartar General are still nominally holding the reins of power and guiding the state machine, albeit under the control and direction of these European officers. _ _ We trust that the next accounts will show that Lord ELGIN has displayed the fortiter in re, which, during the present crisis, is far more ur gently required than the suaviter tin modo. Time will tell, but certainly we shall await the next tidings with considerable anxiety, not from any dread as to the ultimate results, but in order that the matter may be satisfactorily arranged with the least possible loss or expense—and even for the sake of the Chinese themselves, who must suffer from any postponement severely of a suitable arrangement of the difficulty. The anticipated explanations were not given [ast night in either House. They are, however, promised in the Lords on Monday. And in the Commons many new writs were moved for, in- eluding the names of all included in the list con• tained in our impression of yesterday. The legal arrangements for Ireland have not yet been com pleted. It is said that Mr. BLACKBURNE has re jected the woolsack, and that it will be occupied either by Chief Justice LEFROY or Mr. NAPIER. Should the former be entrusted with the Grea Seal, Mr. NA.PIER will be placed in the high posi tion of Lord Chief Justice of Ireland, for which his learning, experience, and high character emi- nently entitle him. Mr. WEITLSIDE will, of course, in such case, be the new Attorney- General. There will, doubtless, be some com petition for the office of Solicitor-General amongst persons fully qualified by their legal acquirements for the office. This is, however, by no means certain, but the legal appointments still remain in abeyance. It will be seen that there was no writ moved for lleriford.hire, consequently Sir E. BULWER LYT- TON has not as yet accepted office, although it is by no means improbable that his name will ere lang be numbered amongst the responsible ad visers of her most gracious MAJESTY. After the statements of the in-coming and out-going Mini sters on Monday, and the moving of the now writs for the appointments to offices not yet tilled up, there will be an adjournment until next Friday week, in order that the new Ministers may be enabled to take their seats, and to enter on the arduous conflict that awaits them. Much will depend on the revelations that may be made by the Premier as to the views and inten- tentions of his Government. We have already explained the only possible chance he has of retaining /power. It is by conforming to the popular wishes, and conceding the measures which the nation has firmly resolved on obtaining. The first point, the one thing needful is political matters, is a large and comprehensive Reform Bill. No delay or postponement will be tolerated, and it must not be an illusory or frivolous pro position, but one that will satisfy the reasonable e in m v p a e r c i t n a b ti l o y ns d o e f aa r r e e a d son , a , b t l h e n m ß en allot A , is we i h n a d v is e perisable. Without that protection to the voter in the free and conscientious exercise of the fran chise ; nothing else will be worth having. Lord DERBY may rest assured that if he does not accept the necessity, one or both of his rivals will do so, and it will be the means of overthrowing his re• cently constituted Cabinet. The Oaths Bill will be a stumbling-blook in his way ; but after the views expressed by two such influential Members of the Government as Mr. DISRA.ELI and Sir J. PAKINGTON, and the clear and unequivocal demonstrations of public opinion both in and out of Parliament, we can scarcely believe that he would accept the responsibilities of office unless prepared for a final and satisfactory arrangement of that interesting and important question. The possible collision between the different branches of the Legislature will be far more likely to be averted under his Government than of Lord PALMERSTON or Lord JOHN RUSSELL presided at the Treasury Benches. The Budget, too, will be a matter of vital consequence ; and on the nature of the propositions submitted by Mr. DISRA.ELI popular favour will greatly depend. It was on one portion of his financial scheme that the DERBY Ministry was defeated in December, 1852. We pointed out the serious mistake he committed in endeavouring to increase the obnoxious house duty. The other portions of his plan were far better than any brought forward either by Mr. GLADSTONZ or Sir G. C. LEWIS. Let him bring forward judicial, fiscal reforms, and above all modify the iniquitous Income Tax, and he will do much to strengthen the power of his party, and to establish for himself an enduring reputation as an able and accomplished financier. The monetary question is another with which he must deal. He has declared that there is no necessity for further inquiry—that there are ample materials for immediate legislation. Let his doings in office conform with his sayings when loading her MAJESTY'S Opposition. If so, he will at least obtain the support of the people. The duties thus imposed on him are very arduous, but not beyond his powers, if he fairly grapples with the difficulties and devotes all his energies to the due performance of his numerous tasks. We adverted the other day to the state of cer tain countries in Europe as the radical cause of the conspiracies, against which we are required to legislate. We had lying on our table at the time a shilling pamphlet, which we have since read, and which strikingly confirms all our remarks.* The author himself, in a note, written after the book had been printed, remarks on the " outcry raised against us, because we have not hunted out the victims of despotism—who have not offended our laws—from the refuge into which they have been driven by the tyranny of their own govern ment." The writer requests those who have any doubt as to where the real source of the evil lies Europe,"the\vPar to read his pages, and asserts that the governments which can chain such men as CARLO POERIO in dungeons,. and can murder and exile huudredi of of t h is their p a m c de o psva u hsin i dere t st r tio y shuo , subjects, who might be the I strength and gliry complain. t of Assassins," of which s spe n d a shilling on reading it, all we can say is that does not boil while i v s er v y erydifferent hopeful e a t ; e l a b: r r ; ettetaedet schoolrhiel ye blood e o a 2 "festering r indulged politan barbarism ; but we confess and tNea.- charity had not thought Italian reeusrpeocwtinn.g AN:setirieatvneemprament governments such r civilised savages as they are here proved to be. 4 Carlo Poerio and the Neapolitan police ; the defence made by tha t nobleman on his entracte from al bt,fore aw e s th nual Grand C o urt of Naples in ISSI, With r private instruct ions to the police, issued by the King of Naples, Smith, Elder , and Co., &c., &c, While reading the brief extracts from the Royal laws of this torture-land, and the narrative of what their police can do and delight to do, a practical thought struck us. It may be worth Mr. MILSER GIBSON'S consideration. It might form the sub ject of a very good motion, or serve as an amend- ment to any motion, for altering our laws on the demand of a foreign country. Our notion, em bodied in House of Commons phraseology, would take somewhat of this form, that "whereas certain refugees, who had found an asylum in this coun try, were charged with having plotted against the life of a foreign and friendly sovereign, and whereas the said refugees belonged to a country diverse :rom that of the sovereign against whom they are alleged to have conspired ; and whereas that sovereign has required us to alter our laws for the prevention of conspiracy ; that a committee be appointed to obtain full information respecting the laws and police and criminal administration of :he countries referred to. And that the corn mittee be instructed to report to the House re- specting such laws and governmental usages ; and also, respecting such political actions as may be the cause of refugees fleeing to this country; and that her MAJESTY'S Foreign Secretary be requested to forward the report to the foreign and friendly sovereigns, respectfully asking their immediate consideration thereof." Surely such a proposal would be eminently rea sonable. If a neighbour complained that my cattle came over his fences, and begged me in saucy language to prevent it, it would be fair to ask him why he did not keep his fences in repair, or why he allowed his dog to come over them and frighten my cattle into his fields. Now, it is impossible to look into these pages and not to see that Italians have pretty good reason to flee into this country. The wonder is that any man of public spirit, any man with a soul above his ledger, or his till, can continue in his native land. So outrageous are the powers given to the police, and so outrageously do they abuse, if that be pos sible, those powers, that no man's liberty, who attends to anything beyond his shop, confession, and mass, is safe for an hour. The merits of the written law of the land—the Code NAPOLEON—are well enough known, and were its provisions honestly carried out half the villanies of the police would be put an end to a . once ; but there is a whole book of police instruc tious, the special 'work of the Monarch, by which the police are enabled to over-ride the plainest dictates of justice. They are authorised to seize a person, to imprison him, to keep him even for months ignorant of what he is suspected or accused, to dismiss him without trial, or to try and condemn him themselves without bringing him before a regular Court of Justice ; they can even detain a citizen in prison although absolved by the judicial autho rities ! It seems scarcely credible, but the trans lator of the documents, when in Naples, know of a case of flogging before trial I an iniquity, it seems, both permitted and practised. His only offence was that, while sitting at dinner with his family, a police officer called, and he sent word re questing him to wait till his meal was over, and he would fellow him. This was declared to be an outrage on the dignity of the office. He was bound, and flogged till ke vomited blood. The surgeon in attendance remonstrated, but was told, "If you say one word you shall have the like yourself !" WATT and PARE. may well be thankful that they have suffered nothing worse at the hands of such incarnate fiends, than a dungeon with its filth and company, for eight months on a fictitious charge. These police regulations teach us the source of PERSIGNY'S notion of arresting men on "notoriety," since "a mere public rumour of a man's culpability is a sufficient title for his arrest." We must refer our readers to pp. 36 to 40 for such a string of legal abominations—all vouched for by reference to the Royal police instructions —as Englishmen could hardly conceive of. The wonder is not that we have refugees, but that half the nation do not flee their country. The infernal trial and punishment of CARLO POERIO most readers will remember from the letter of Mr. GLADSTONZ, so highly honourable to himself, addressed to Lord ABERDEEN, which he published at the time. There can be no question, therefore, on the testimony of so competent and trustworthy a witness that POERIO is a man of whom a Con servative could justly write thus : "I have had the means of ascertaining in some degree his political position. He is strictly a Conetitutionaliit. His pattern is England rather than America or France. I have never heard him charged with errors of politics, other than such as can generally be alleged with truth against the most high-minded and loyal, the most intel ligent and constitutional, of our own statesmen. I must say, after a pretty full enamination of his case, that the condemnation of such a man for treason is a proceeding just as much conformable to the laws of truth, justice, decency, and fair play, and to the common sense of Ow community —in fact, just as great and gross an outrage of them all as would be a like condemnation in this coun try of any of our best known public men—Lord John Russell, or Lord Lansdowne, or Sir James Graham, or yourself. I will not say it is precisely the same as re spects his rank and position, but they have scarcely any public man who stands higher ; nor is there any one of the names I have mentioned dearer to the Engli: , h nation—perhaps none so dear—as is that of Poerio to his Neapolitan fellow-countrymen." In this pamphlet we have the authentic report of POERIO'S defence before his judges—the defence itself carrying with it intrinsic evidence of the truth of all its statements ; but what statements ! The footsteps of this noble-minded man, he being at the time, too, a member of Parliament, and hav ing a seat in the Royal Council, were dogged daily and hourly by the police ; he was accused if he went into the country, accused if he stayed at home ; false charges, of which they were obliged to confess the falsity, were trumped up against him ; once a forged letter was thrust upon him, but the forgery too clumsy to stand investi gation. At last he was seized and imprisoned for months, and then, without a tittle of credible evidence, he was coavieted of belonging to a secret society—a thing abhorrent to his nature, and not required by his position and ever since then he has been undergoing a brutal punish ment, devised to torture a man of refined taste and habits—that of imprisonment in heavy irons, and chained to another prisoner, a low felon, the chains being literally never taken oil ! In this state POBRIO still lingers. The EMPEROn of the French through his occupation of Rome, the POP; whom that EMPEROR restored, the EMPEROR of Austria, as the chief upholder of Neapolitan despotism are the parties guilty, with FERDINAND, Of POERIO'S dungeon and irons. Heartily is it to be wished that the day may come when FERDIDAND and the head of his police may be ironed together with POERIO'S irons in POERIO'S 'dungeon. Nothing less will satisfy Divine or human justice. h a ve unanimously council of Aberdeen of union of the Univer t in favour a petition Parliament but against a union of the col leges in Arts. sit,es of Aberdeen, UNION OF THE ABERDEEN UNIVERSITrE3. Te T so il l e ve t d ow t n o —This great event, whichOXFOßD27Bthitake place over the utmost possible intsrest, is fixed to Saturday, the old course from Putney to Mortlake, on e: March. AND sti :ref is lt lookedE EIGHT-OARED T - forwardoA RED B t o o e w T i ß th A t C h E e . SPRCIAL SERVICES AT WESMINSTIR ABBEY. Dr. 'Wordsworth: 28th,1—The following is a list of the preachers at the evening services in Westminster Abbey for March :-7tb, 4 t Dr.h, D . r. w W o o r r d d . s w w , o r r th t Wordsworth ; 2 T I s h t e , preachers durin g the same period at St. Margaret's r will be-7th, Rev. Canon Stanley • 14th, the Dean of Westminster ; 21st, the Rector of St. Martiu'e-in-the• \ fields; 28th, Rev. Canon Dale, E'VEN I FEBRUARY 27, -1858 COURT CIRCULAR. Her Majesty the Queen held a Court and Privy Council yesterday afternoon, at Buckingham Palace. Lord Cranworth had an audience and delivered to her Majesty the Great Seal of England. Viscount Palmerston had an audience upon resigning office. The Marquis of Clanricarde bad an audience, and de livered to the Queen the Privy Seal. Sir George Grey, the Earl of Clarendon, the Right Hon. Henry Labouchere, and Lord Panmure had audiences, and delivered to the Queen their seals of office as her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State. The Right Hon. R. Vernon Smith had an audience, on resigning office as President of the Board of Control. Earl Granville had an audience, on resigning the office of Lord President of the Privy Council. The Duke of Argyll had an audience, on resigning office as Postmaster General. Lord Stanley of Alderley bad an audience, on resigning office as President of the Board of Trade. The Right Hon. Sir George Cornewall Lewis bad an audience, and delivered to the Queen his seal of office as Chancellor of the Exchequer. The Right Hon. M. T. Baines had an audience, and delivered to her Majesty his seal of office as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. The Right Hon. Sir Charles Wood bad an audience, on resigning office as First Lord of the Admiralty. The Marquis of Lansdowne had an audience of the Queen. The Marquis of Breadalhane bad an audience, and de livered to her Majesty his Gold Key, and also his Wand of Office as Lord Chamberlain. The Earl of St. Germans had as audience, and delivered to the Queen his \Vaud of Office as Lord Steward. The Duke of Wellington bad an audience, on resigning office as Master of the Horse. Lord Ernest Bruce had au audience, and delivered to the Queen his Gold Key of Office, and also his Wand as Vice Chamberlain. Viscount Castlerosse had an audience, and delivered to her Majesty his Wand of Office as Comptroller of the Household. The Earl of Derby had an audience of the Queen, and kissed hands on being appointed First Lord of the Treasurer. The Marquis of Exeter had an audience of her Majesty and kissed hands on being appointed Lord Steward of the Household. The noble Marquis received from the Queen his Wand of Office. Earl Delawarr had an audience of the Queen, kissed bands on beingappointed Lord Chamberlain, and received from her Majesty' the Gold Key and his Wand of Office. The Duke of Beaufort had an audience of her Majesty, and kissed bands on being appointed Master of the Horse. The Earl of Sandwich had an audience of the Queen, and kissed hands on being appointed Master of the Buckhounds. Earl Talbot had an audience of her Majesty, and kissed hither on being appointed Captain of the lion. Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms. Lord Claud Hamilton had an audience of the Queen, kissed hands on being appointed Treasurer of the House hAd, and received from her Majesty his Wand of Office, Viscount Newport had an audience of her Majesty kissed hands on being appointed Vise-Chamberlain, and received from the Queen his Gold Key and Wand of Office. The Right lion. Cecil Forester bad an uudience of the Queen, kissed hands on being appointed Comptroller of the Household, and received from her Majesty his Wand of Office. The Marquis of Salisbury had an audience of her Majesty. The Queen held a Prvy Council. It was attended by his Royal Highness the Prince Consort, the Earl of Derby, the Marquis of Salisbury, Earl Hardwicke, the Right lion. Spencer Walpole, the Earl of Malmesbilry, Sir John Pakington, the Right Hon. B. Disraeli, the Earl of Eglinton, the Earl of Ellenborougb, the Right Hon. J. W. Henley, Lard John Manners, the Marquis of Exeter, Earl Delawarr, and the Marquis of Aber corn. At the Council the Marquis of Salisbury was declared Lord President of the Privy Council. Sir Frederic Thesiger was sworn as a Privy Councillor, and afterwards was sworn into office as Lord Chancellor, and received from the Queen the Great Seal of England. The Earl of Hard wicks was sworn Lord Privy Sea). The Earl of Eglinton was declared Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland. The Right Hon. Spencer Walpole and the Earl of Malmeebury were sworn the Queen's Principal Secre wrier' of State. Lsrd Stanley and Gan. Peel were sworn Privy Councillors, and were afterwards sworn her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State. The four secretaries received their seals of 6ffiCa from the Queen. The Right Hon. B. Disraeli was sworn in Chancellor of the Exchequer, and received from the Queen his seal of office. The Right lion. W. Henley was appointed President of the Board of Trade. The Duke of Beaufort and Earl Talbot were sworn Privy Councillors. Mr. Adderly was sworn a Privy Councillor, and kissed hands on appointment to the Board of Education. Mr. Sotheron-Estcourt was sworn a Privy Conccilllcr, and kissed hands on being appointed President of the Poor-law Board. Sir John Pakington, First Lord of the Admiralty, Lord Colchester, the Earl of Ellenborough, President of the Board of Control, and Lord John Manners, First Commissioner of Pubic Works, kissed hands on their respective appointments. The Hon. William Bathurst was the Clerk of the Council in Waiting. The Duke of Montrose was sworn into office as Chan cellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, and received from the Queen his seal of office. Mr. Danvere, the Clerk of the Council of the Duchy, was present at the audience. Her Majesty was attended by - Viscount Gough, Gold Stick in Waiting, Earl of Caithness; Lord in Waiting, and Sir Edward Bowater, Groom in Waiting. The Right lion. Edward Lucas has arrived at the Brunswick Hotel, St. James's, from the continent, ea route for Ireland. gaWe have much to regret the refusal of Sir Elward Bulwer Lytton to accept office at the present moment. His celebrity in every breach of literature and his oratorical p..wers would have proved an accession of strength to any Cabinet. We believe the course pur sued by Sir Edward Lytton to have been dictated by motives most creditable to himself. Apprehending a contest in his county, connected with a misunderstanding respecting Sir Henry Meux at the last election, he refrained from exposing Lord Derby's Government to a risk which might have assumed ai political character. We cannot but admire the feelings of htnour which have actuated the accomplished member for Hort', and while deploring the absence of his talents from the supreme councils of the kingdom, we presume that in the event of the new Government remaining in office that absence will prove but of short duration.—Morning Post. ADDRESS TO VIE EMPEROR NAPOLEON. —At the meeting of Middlesex magistrates, held on Thursday at Clerken well, Mr. W. Payne gave notice of a motion congratulating the Emperor of France upon his recent escape from as:rumination. The resolution was called on during the momentary absence of Mr. Payne from the court, and upon that gentleman's return he was eur pri,ed to find the motion had been passed over. Mr. Payne remonstrated at the course which had been taken, and Mr. Miller, M.P., moved that the resolution should be again submitted to the meeting. discussion ensued upon this point, but a preconcerted plan had been ar ranged to oppose the motion, and the court refused to allow it. This was the more remarkable, as the resolu tion had no political character, but was a mere expres sion of congratulation at the Emperor's escape, intended to show the abhorrence iu which the crime of a:sassi nation was held by the magi'tracy as conservators of the peace in the metropolitan eounty. The following is a copy of the proposed resolution : —" That the magistrates of the county of Middlesex view with the utmost abhorrence the diabolical attempt recently made on the lives of the Emperor and Empress of the French, which, by the goodness of Divine Providence, was happily frustrated and they desire to express their sincere hope that their 'Majesties may ever be preserved against the repetition of so cruel and atrocious an attack." Miss Goddard, the tragic actress, who returned to England a few weeks since from the Australias and California, where she has been eminently successful, has recently accepted an engagement for 12 nights at the Surrey Theatre, where she will enact some of her favourite characters, commencing on Monday next as Lucrutia Burgia, the heroine of a new play founded on the incidents in the opera of that name. Some five or six years ago it will be recollected that Miss Goddard played" Lady Macbeth, Queen Katharine, &c., at the Sadler's Wells Theatre, during two or three short seasons. ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS.—Tbo following gen tlemen having undergone the necessary examinations for the diploma, were admitted members of the College at the meeting of the Court of Examiners on the 19th inst. : Messrs. James Etnptage Moore, Barbadoes, West Indies; John Henry Hooper, West-square, Southwark ; Arthur Wyatt Mercer, West Drayton, Middlesex ; Robt. Shut tleworth, army ; David Corbet, Orsett, Essex ; Burdett Johnson, Somersham, Hants; Alexander Osmond Black, Regent-square ; Horatio Geo. Skinner, Great Grimeby ; Lincolnshire ; John Spring, Boston, United States ; Edward Cook, Hay, Breconshire ; James Dwyer, Tuam, county of Galway ; R , bt. Edmund Pearse, Edmonton ; and Thomas Jackson, Penrith, Cumberland. APOTHECARIES'-lIALL.—The following are the names of gentlemen who passed their examination in the science and practice of medicine, and received certificates to practise, on Thursday, the 25th of February :—Richard Thomas, West Indies ; William Hodges, Brecon, South Wales ; Frederick George Paulden, Bristol; Henry Ellis, Bangor ; Christopher Green, Brixbain, Devon. —As an Assistant—Philip Cowen, Harleyford-place, Kennington. EXTENSIVE ROBBERY OF JEWELLERY—On Thursday a systematic robbery of upwards of 1,0001. was effected at the residence of Mr. William Steward, 113, llgh-street, Islington, watchmaker and jeweller. It may be neces sary to state that several well-dressed mob/linen have been observed to be lurking about the premises, and the police have since kept a very sharp look out. The place at the conclusion of the day's business was strongly se cured. The way in which the robbery was effected was by a number of prostitutes getting up " row," and commencing fighting. The police, who happened to be on the spot took them to the station-house about a quarter of a mile distant. While proceeding to the station the burglars took advantage of the same, broke open the premises and carried away 40 gold watches, 50 silver watches, 50 gold chains, diamond jewellery, 150 gold wedding rings, 200 other rings sot with precious stones, gold armlets, and other costly jewellery. O❑ the retur❑ of the police the rubbery was discovered. A reward of 100/. is offered for the apprehension of the burglars, THE - STRE Up to going to preas the following were the appoint• ments definitively made : IN THE CABINET. FIRST LORD OF THE TREASURY. Lord Derby. LORD CIIANCELLOR Sir F. Thesiger. PRESIDENT or THE COUNCIL , The Marquis of Salisbury. LORD PRIVY SEAL Lord ITardwieke. FOREIGN DEPARTMENT Earl of Malmosbury. HOIEF. DEPARTMENT Mr. Walpole. FOR TILE COLONIEi .. • . FOR WAR General Peel. CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER Mr. Disraeli. CHANCELLOR OF THE Dem OF 1 1)11k0 of Mout-ose. LANCASTER ......................... ADMIRALTY Sir J. Pakington, PRESIDENT OF TIIE BOARD OF CONTROL LOTLI Elleuborough. PRESIDENT OF TB BOARD OF TRADE.,MF, Henley. NOT IN THE CABINET. BOARD OF WORKS Lord John Manners. PRESIDENT OF TIIR POOR-LAW BeArtn Mr. Sothoron Esteoutt. f Colonel Taylor. LORDS OF TIIE TREASURY. Mr. Whitmore. I SECRETARIES or THE TREASeRr.„, Sir W. .A Jo.llHitraemilt on. SECRETARY TO TIIE ADMIRALTI Right Hon. henry Corry ATTORNEY-GENERAL „Sir F. Kelly. S OLICITOR -G E NERAL .......... . . Mr. Cairns. JUDGE-ADVOCATE-GENERA L Mr, E. Egerton, UNDER. SECRETARY AT THE FORNION- Mr. Seymour Fitzgerald, 0FF1CR....................... • ...... UNDER SECRETARY FOR TIIE HOME Mr. Hardy. DEPARTMENT ................... •••. UN-DER-SECRETARY FOR WAR . Viscount Han.lingo. VICE-Pe ESIDENT OP TM , : COMNITTEE OF COUNCIL OF EDucArios.... ..... }NY. Adderiey. The Earl of Donoughmore VITCZRAPDRBESIDENT OF THE BURT . UNDER, SECRETARY FOK TILE COIONIKE Earl of Carnarvon. LORD-LIEUTENANT OF ISALLND The FAO of Eglinton. SECRETARY FOR Ira:LAND .,.. ..... LOD.I NRRI. LORD CITAX(BERLAIII4 LORD STEWARD MASTER. OF THU lioastx.., The Duke of Beaufort. MASTER OF THE BUCEHOTNDS The Earl of Sandwich. VICE-CHAMBERLAIN Lord Newport. COMPTROLLER OF THE HOtSEHOLD Col. Forester. TREASURER OF TIIE Houstam ~....,,,Lora C. Hamilton. CAPTAIN OF GENTLEMEN-Al-ARMS ~ I.llrl Talbot. Mr. BLACKBURNE has, we believe, accepted the post of Lord Chancellor of Ireland ; in which case, Mr. [NAPIER will be the Judge cf the Court of Appeal ; Mr. WIIITZSIDE, Attorney-General ; and Mr. FITZGERALD, Solicitor-General. Load LOVAINE will be a Lord of the Admiralty. The Duchess of MANCHESTER, Mistress of the robes. Lord BATEMAN will be one of the Lords in Waiting. We understand that Lord DALKEITII was offered the Scotch Lordship of the Treasury. The noble lord declined the same, but in terms of cordial con fidence and support. The Colonial Secretaryship was offered to Sir E. L. BULWER LYTTON, but declined because the hon. gentleman was unwilling to expose the county of Hertford to the excitement of a severe contest. THE NEW GOVERNMENT. (Prom a Supplement to last night's Gazelle.) At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 26th day of February, 1853, present the Queen's most excellent Majesty in Council. Her Majesty in Council was this day pleased to declare the Most Honourable James Brownlow William, Marquis of Salisbury, Lord Presi dent of her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, and his lordship took his place at the board accordingly. This day the Most Noble Henry Charles, Duke of Beaufort ; the Right Honourable Henry John, Earl Talbot ; the Right Honourable Edward Henry Stanley (commonly called Lord Stanley) ; the Right Honourable Sir Frederic Thesiger, Knt. ; the Right Honourable Jonathan Peel ; the Right Honourable Thomas Henry Sutton Sotheron-Estcourt ; and the Right Honourable Charles Bowyer Adderley, were, by her Majesty's corn wand, sworn of her Majesty's Meet Honourable Privy Council, and took their respective places at the board accordingly. Her Majesty in council was this day pleased to deliver the Great Seal to the Right Honourable Sir Frederic Thesiger, Knight, whereupon the oath of Lord Chan cellor of Great Britain was, by her Majesty's command, administered him ; and he took his place at the board accordingly. Her Majesty having been pleased to deliver the custody of the Privy Seal to the Right Honourable Charles Phillip, Earl of ilard wicks, the oath of Keeper of the Privy Seal was this day administered to him ; and his lordship took his place at the board accordingly. Her Majesty having been pleased to appoint the Right Honourable James Howard, Earl of Maltnesbury ; the Right Honourable Edward Henry Stanley (commonly called Lord Stanley) ; the Right Honourable Spencer Horatio Walpole ; and the Right Honourable Jonathan Peel, to be tour of her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State, they were this day, by her Majesty's command, sworn four of her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State accordingly. Her Majesty having been pleased to appoint the Right Hon. Benjamin Disraeli Chancellor and Under-Treasurer of her Majesty's Exchequer, the usual oath was this day administered to him. Her Majesty in Council was this day pleased to de clare the Right Eton. Archibald William Earl of Eglinton, Lieutenant-General and General-Governor of that part part of the United Kingdom called Ireland. Her Majesty in Council was this day pleased to ap point the Right Hon. Joseph Warner Henley to be President of the Committee of Council appointed for the consideration of all matters relating !to Trade and Foreign Plantations. MINISTERIAL ADDRESSES. MR. DISRAELI. TO THE ELECTORS OF THE COUNTY OF BUCKINOIYAM. Gentlemen, —The Queen having confided to the Earl of Derby the duty of forming an Ad m i n i s t rat i on , h er liajesty has been graciously pleased to confer upon me the office of Chancellor of the Exchequer. I resign, therefore, into your hands the trust which, for ten years, you have extended to me as your member in the House of Commons, but as you have thought fit on several occasions to renew that mark of approbation, I beg leave to announce that, on the day of election, I shall solicit the honour of bein g , for t he fifth time, your repre sentative in Parl iament. T he circumstances of the h the Governm en t o f th at f a i t hf u l an d country an y a ins r e e i at in s ewxmi with er n nl relations. P a i n f u l m i sconcept i ons powerful ally, who , in so many inst ances , h as prov ed his good a a lliance between E ng l an d an d F rance i s equally ofoereddliiaunlcg and fidelity to thi s country. B e li ev i ng that iee to the interest s o f b ot h countr i es , I hope and convi c ti on t h at, b y measures cc n sahtaolinecxepfirremss my and conciliatory, th ese causes of misunder standing may be sp eedil y and entirely removed. If the country will heartily support the Queen's Government at this conjuncture, a result so desirable for the peace and progress of Europe will be greatly facilitated.—Be lieve me, yours sincerely, B. DISRAELI. Grosvenor-gate, Feb. 2G, 1853, SIR J. PAKINGTON, DR OITWICH, FRIDAY EVEN/Nt. Ti" Ri g ht llon. Sir J. S. Pakington h as i ss ued an address to the electors of this borough on his appoint ment in the new Ministry. Atter notifying the fact of his appointment, h e says : " I trust you will believe that in accepting an o ffi ce, a l w ays of great importance, and seldom more so than at the prese nt moment, lam i n fl uence d b y no presumptu ous opinion of my own fitness for its duties, but that I am actuated solely by that principle of duty on which, throughout my public life, I have always given such services as are in ray power, whenever it has been Brof parli a mentary government that the or only one party who can be entrusted thought by others that th e y m i g ht be useful." And he subsequently adds : " It i s e ssential to the well working of our sy stem State,te people should not supp ose th e re is only one man who can guide th with the public inte res t s . That the new Ministry will have to contend w ith d i ffi cu l t i es cannot be denied , and there is doubtless i n some respects ground for anx ie t y in the present aspect of affairs. But we believe there is no existing difficulty over which, with the blessing of D ivine Providence, and the support of the British people, we may not hope to triumph." The right hon. baronet thus concludes his address :—" For myself, I am free to say that I could not conscientiously become a memher of any government if I did not fully believe that, casting aside all narrow party views, it would con sult only the true welfare of the public, upholding with jealous vigilance our honour, power, and independence abroad, and prom o ti ng by a ll p r udent means social pro gress and improv emen t a t h ome ." It is not expected that there will be any opposition to the right hon. baronet's re-election ; but people here ire looking forward with some interest to a declaration of future policy at the hustings. MR. HENLEY. ti a eri d t re u s p s o : n — his acceptance of office under L c r d Derby .c Henley solicits the suffrages of the e lectors i t of the county of O x f or d, and has already issued the T fo O leClro T l))w H ynsneg( G l Md ENTRY, CLERGY, FREEHOLDERS, AND ELECTORS OF THit COUNTY OF OXFORD. " Gentlemen,—l have felt it to be my duty, havitg Joined in the vote which caused the resignation of tie late ministers, to accept office in the Government formid to succeed them. The trust you have for so many yeas confided to me thereby is returned into your hands. it you shall be pleased again to return me as one of your representatives, my best energies shall be applied no tt dent with the various questions now before Parliament and the country—be they foreign, Indian, financial, om social—as shall in my judgment tend to maintain the honour of the country, to promote the true interests of our fellow-suljects in the East , and cont ribute to the welfare and happiness of all clastoi of her Majesty's subjects.—l have the honour t) be, gentlemen, your faithful servant, ".J. W. IiNNLEY. "22, Groat George-titreet, Feb. 20, 1855." A.TEST NEWS. TRIESTE, FEB. 26. Accounts from Constantinople of the 20th announce the death of Ahmed Pacha, commandant of the Ottoman artillery. Turkish decorations are to be sent to the Sardinian army. It is said that Ferouck Khan, the Persian envoy, will visit Vienna before going to Constantinople. The Lord High Commissioner of the lonian Islands had arrived at Athens for the purpose of congratula ting his Majesty on the anniversary of his accession. HAMBURG, FEB. 25. The intelligence from Copenhagen announces a Ministerial crisis. Three Ministers, MM. Andrea, Unsgaard, and Krieger have tendered their resig nation, in consequence of differing strongly from their colleagues concerning the dispute with the Germanic Diet. FRANCE. PARIS, FRIDAY. The Emperor yesterday recerved a letter from the reigning Duke of Brunswick, acknowledging the receipt of the credentials of Count de Damre mont. The Constitutionnel says :—" Felix Pyat has published in London a pamphlet talked of for some time, entitled Lettre au Parlement et ala Presse f it is au apology of the crime of the 14th January, a tissue of ignoble and savage calumeies and san guinary menaces. A letter written by the saint M. Pyat, in the "lama of the Commune Revolution naire, was read by himat a meeting held in London to celebrate the 24th February (the anniversary of the establishment of the Republic of 1848 ; and was received with frantio applause. Se veral speeches, all in favour of assassination, were delivered • and an English Chartist expressed the hope that the Emperor Napoleon 111. would soon be shot. Before the meeting broke up, a Polish printer, named Switoselowski' proposed three cheers in honour of Orsini, and they were given with enthusiasm." BOURSE, Feb. 26.—The market continued heavy to the close, when the following were the quota tions : 4. per Cents 95 Credit Fonder Do. end month — Belgian 4 3 per Cent. ..... ... 69 25 Piedmontese (5) Do. end month 69 35 Roman B9 Bank Shares Credit Mobilier ... 805 Spanish Threes Do. Account 875 Ilome Debt 3 A RAILWAYS. Orleans Northern New Ditto 7984 Strasburg Lyon and Mediteran. 840 Grand Central New Ditto BlO Sardinian Geneva PRUSSIA. The Second Chamber of Prussia, on the 23d, after having adopted the first articles of the bill for sus pending the usury laws, adopted at a late hour an amendment by M. Reichensperger, declaring that it must not be assumed that because the Chamber consented to suspend the usury laws it prejudged in any manner whatsoever the question of the sup pression of those laws. Among the commercial classes out of doors, a letter states, the adoption of this resolution has not produced a favourable im pression. GENOA. The Corriere Mercantile of Genoa of the 23d says —" Yesterday three refugees—namely, Advocate Mignons of Tarento, aged 49 ; Engineer Carlo of Cosenza, aged 31 ; and M. Zambarelli of Naples, aged 23, were arrested here. Others have received orders to quit the country. The Government has resolved an longer to tolerate such refugees as have been in communication with Mazzini, because it has been informed that the latter intended to or ganise a fresh revolt at Genoa. It is said that the Englishman Daniel Hodge, arrested at Genoa, has been found in possession oiseveral papers which in criminate a large number of persons ; also, a pocket book in which he used to writ., down all those wirh whom he had h.da conversation, together with the tenor of it and his own impressions. SPAIN. The Madrid journals of the 21st have arrived. The Espana publishes a letter from the Marquis do Mirafiores, in which he denies a statement wade by the Journal des Debats of Paris to the effect that he had declared against the principle of representa tive government. Rumours of changes in the ministry had been revived, and it was said, but not generally credited, that after voting an authorisa tion to levy taxes, the Cortes would be dissolved. A postal treaty between Spaia and Great Britain was on the eve of being concluded. Tro , ,ps were being sent off for Cuba inconsequence of the gravity of the news from Mexico. .The weather was fine, and' the price of wheat was falling in all markets. A letter from Vienna of the 21st in the Hamburg News says :—" The Turkish ambassador has to-day received a telegraphic despatch announcing that a part of the corps of Nahil Pacha had arrived at Mostar, and that operations against the insurgents had commenced. The Pacha of Scutari had re ceived orders to occupy militarily the villages of Sevic and Kernue, of which the Montenegrins had taken possession. Prince Danilo now appears to comprehend that he cannot on this occasion resist Turkey, which will co limence its expedition against Montenegro as soon as troops shall have arrived. He has, on the advice of the French consul, issued a proclamation in which he disavows the Montene grins, who took part In the combats of Zubio and Trebigne." A letter from St. Petersburg states that the nobles of the governments of Orel and Voronoje have solicited for drawing up plans for the emanci pation of the serfs. Including these two, there are now seven governments in which serfdom will shortly bo abolished :—they possess a population of 7,500,000 souls, and cover a surface of 5,870 square geographical miles. Prince Christian of Danmark arrived at Copen hagen on the 19th, on his return from Paris. AMERICA. LIVERPOOL, FRIDAY. The steamer Edinburgh, with New York dates to the 13th, arrived at Glasgow this morning. The North Star reached New York as the Edin burgh was leaving. The Niagara had not arrived at Halifax. I Cotton continued firm at llic. for middling. Breadstuff firm. Lird buoynt at lc. advance. Tho steamer, Star of the West, with California dates to January 20, and 1,300,000 dollars in gold had arrived at New York. New Orleaus dates to the 12th report cotton, flan, with a further advance of ic. ; middling, lice IRELAND. DUBLIN, FRIDAY EVENING. THE IRISH COURT. His Excellency the Lott]. Lieutenant has issued cards of invitation for a farewell ball at the Castle on the evening of Thursday, the 4th of . March. As at present arrange d, his Excellency will take his departure from Ireland on Tuesday, the 9th of March. Lora Eglin ton will arrive in Dublin on the 12th of March. The following, so far as at present arranged are to hold office in Lord Eglinton's household : State Steward, Mr. Gustavus Lambert ; Controller, Mr. George Bagot ; Gentleman Usher, Captain Willis ; Private Secretary, Colonel Dunne ; Chamberlain, Hon. Colonel Lindsay ; Gentleman at Large, Mr. Lowry Balfour ; Aide s -de-Camp, Mr. North, nephew of Colonel Hastings Doyle. The last act of Lord Palmerston's Government has been to confer the dignity of K.C. 8., upon Mr. Larcom, Under Secretary of State for Ireland. THE IRISH CHANCELLORSHIP. It is positively stated this evening that Mr. Blackburne has refused tl e Irish Chancellorship. The names of Chief Justice L2froy - and Mr. Napier are mentioned for the high office. COUNTY OF DUBLIN ELECTION. It is stated that Colonel Taylor's re-election is to be opposed, as Sir Charles Donwile, the defeated Liberal candidate at the last general election, is already in the field, and means to persevere in the contest with his old opponent. The Calcutta Englishman, publishes a letter from Cawnpore, dated Jan. 10:—" 'rney aro m a k ing goo d work up the read —hanging by dozens. Every sepoy that has not his discharge or leave certificate is hung to a certainty. The zemindare and villagers are behaving in most cases very well, arid are giving them up to he hanged right and left, as fast as they make their. appearance, and any man conceoling or harbouring a" not giving instant information of the wheroaboutd of sepoy is hanged himself," TIIE CAPT GORUCKPORE, JAN. 7. On the 30th ultimo, the baggage of the Goorkha force having all been conveyed across the Gunduck, the army marched from the right bank of that river to Simnowlie factory on the 31st. On the Ist of January the force marched to Gobernatti, on the 2d to - Purowna, where there is a considerable town. Here was found stuck up on the Tuhseel daree a lithographed proclamation of Mohamed tiossein's, informing the world at large that his nusseeb had risen higher than the stars, and call ing upon all men to assist in the extermination of the Feringhees. Four burkundazes were tried at this place for having taken service under Ma homed Hossein, and three of them were hanged. The camp was pitched in a series of topes, and the force found an abundance of supplies for them, in the shape of rice, dal, &c., owing to the ;cod arrangements of Mr. Bird, who went hefore with the advanced division, and which has kept one day ahead of us. Nothing can exceed the richness of the land through which we parsed; and it was very satisfactory to observe cultivation going qi everywhere. On the 3d we marched to Ramko tah, the zemindar of which place has been acting under Mahomed Hossein's orders, and oppressing the ryots right and left ; of course he had made Himself scarce on our arrival, but as a slight mark of our disapproval of his proceedings his house was destroyed. On the , ;th we marched to Captaingunj, crossing the little Guuduck, which was easily ford able, and is a clear running stream. On the even ing of this day a report reached us of an engage ment having occurred between the advanced divi sion and the rebels, two miles eastward of Pepraitch, in which about 60 of the enemy were killed, and their baggage taken by the Goorkhas, among whom the only casualty was a captain wounded. The rebels on this occasion were about 1,200 strong, of whom 400 were mutinous sepoys, about 44 sowars, and the rest armed riff-raft', with 3 guns. The Goor khas repulsed the attack with spirit, and pursued .he enemy for three miles, and would have followed them into the jungle, had not the British officers dissuaded them from so unwise a proceeding. On the sth she main division joined the advanced livision at Pepraitch, a distance of 10 miles from Captaingunj, and here we had some more banging, and a good deal of flogging. Better men than Messrs. Wingfield, Brereton, and Bird for sulh times, could not be selected. No milk-and-water men should be employed in disturbed districts ; they may do very well about Calcutta, but are use less in such times elsewhere. Mr. Bird's intimate knowledge of the roads, and every spot east ward of Goruckpore, rendered his presence with the force of great value. On the 6th, yesterday, the whole of the Goorkha army being together, commenced its march towards Goruckpore early in the morning, consisting of two divisions, two batteries of Artillery, and two brigades of infantry, composing each division, making a total of 14 regiments of infantry, and four batteries of six guns each, a force strong enough to swallow up all that the rebel Mahomed Hossein could bring to oppose it. Having proceeded about two miles from Pepraitch we entered a dense jungle and very soon came upon the nullah, on the other side of which we knew the enemy were posted with some guns ; they had removed the boarding from the centre of the wooden bridge that crosses the Nullah, and our guns had to quit the road, which was much raised, and the descent, though steep, was effected without any accident, and the Nullah being very shallow, the guns were easily crossed. After exchanging a few round shot with each other, the firing from the other side ceased, and on crossing we found a gun with carriage and ammu nition waggon abandoned, and the enemy nowhere. Symptoms of the rapid retreat they made' were visible in the immense number of shoes which had been dropped along the road. With 100 sowers we could have cut them all up, but we had to post pone that delicate operation for a while. The dis position of the Goorkha was very judicious. On nearing the nullah , one brigade moved off to the right, another to thei left, while a third advanced along the road, and had it not engaged the enemy before the other brigades had time to get well to their flank and rear, we should have trapped them all, but after all, the jungle to be passed chrough, to effect this was so dense with only very narrow cart roads through it, that it would have been very difficult to effect what was intended. Wounded and dead rebels on the other side of the nullah, and along the road, testified to the good practice of the Goorkha guns and muskets. After this affair, we proceeded along the road through the same thick jungle through which, except where a pathway had been made, no animal but a wild pig could have made its way, for about aim mile., when we came on an open canntrjr, and very soon spied some cavalry in the distance on our left. A few round shot dispersed them, and we moved on with skirmishers thrown out on the right and left, till we came within sight of the parade ground, when, from under a tope of trees on the other side, more sowars were visible, and the smoke and bang of a gun showed us its where abouts. The Goodibas soon got three guns into position, and made some excellent shots, when the gun ceased firing, and the sowars became invisible; we then rapidly advanced, and found the gun, with its ammunition waggon, abandoned, also the bodies of some of the enemy, again proving what good shots the Goorkhas made with their artillery. The force crossed the parade ground in three columns, and at once defiled through the city, till we came to the left of the " Raptee," and here the Goorkhas had an opportunity of gratifying heir thirst for blood ' • for so rapid were our movements that some boats full of armed men were found just pushing off, and not a soul of them escaped ; at least two or three hundred rebels here were shot down and " kookeried." The force passed by the fort, without ever thinking of looking in to see if any were there, till our return from the river, when some 10 or 12 men were found in it and shot. The fort consists of a high mud wall, loop holed all round, thrown up round the judge's compound. One large gun was here found, and a large qu antity of am munition round shot, powder and bullets. The house itself had been used as the residence of the " Nazim," and is full of every description of furni ture, all heaped in a mass together ; the out office" also were full of broken tables, almirahs, dze. Th e church has been completely dismantled, everything removable having been taken away, the windows all smashed, and every table except two removed. Almost all the bungalows have shared the same fate. Hanging is going on in famous style, and the budmasttes are being brought in hourly. If it is possible to believe any expression of a native, the residents of the city were heartily de' la l ighted am s were to s ee made, the and S ah a i realog an English officer passed, especially froth all La womankind—old and young. 'A Chuprah letter, dated 7th inst., says ".The detachment of her Majesty's 10th, whose arrival threw life into the station, has struck cog) this morning for Azimgurh. The two 12-pound er' which accompanied them, are left behind, to be, taken back to Dinapore as soon as Lieuten an t again;loo loo k of v ery g l ow s s ia lsdner.l e Dobbins, in charge of the Mountain Train Battery, can procure a proper cart. " Our field force was reported at Doorga,oon that is to say, about 12 miles from Myrwe. a I I GEN. WINDLIAAf AND THE DISASTER AT CATVIVPoRE. <lAmin the .Daily News.) The friends of General Windham are maki n g desperate efforts just now to retrieve his reputa; tion by asserting that he had 30,000 men agahl s i u him. This stag-meat is easily disproved. Genera,' awnad i s n a t K i l li lt a iA( m anirg was opposed by the Gwalior Continge°' i S o i s t irsahb force ble. The composed sCf,oovnertni norgoeeragavr:. merits of infantry, two of cavalry, and but We know pauies of artillery, in all 8,500 men ; cavalry, that even of these the greater part of the and details of other regiments, numbering abl, 1,000 men, had remained Gwalior and glhon pore. Sup osing all the rest had Leove%ut- Cawnpore, there would have been at t he r side 7,000 of the Gwalior Contingent. -"71-(VO Sing's force originally consisted of about ith men ; but it had been hunted out of Belia' r _b e ro. great loss, and had lost more than half its nui`"" t by The force met by General Windham coultloll6°oo of any calculation have numbered more than a'p e wer. all i arms, and it is probable they were 0 ,1 7e ,,1, heal ; It was different when Sir Colin Campbell L' e— d t ( Oar they had then been joined by the Naas, °I d e feat. chieftains flushed by accounts of Wiudnal l ' ? i ° by Sir The estimation iu which that officer is belt' wi iora Colin Campbell is proved by the fact that hit s b e er' command responsible positions, whilst ho A lder' rent elf to Umballah w here all is quiet as at Mont, shott. As for Sir Colin Campbell, w hilst his car pet straightforward mann ers offend some of the g: , dear bi knights who have been sent out, they do t d o uc t e h c e on so fi l d d e ie n r ce ; from camp tee ms with his p raises. iwnhbiilmst f i r l o is m so a l l d l iseirdleiks.e rvaeirly Jett a' ____ __— _ ____•—•• L . ino oo LUNAR ECLIPSE. —This evening (Saturday) ti":,: - . 0 will bo partially eclipsed, the whole withphlllo, being v isible in London. The first contact ,-,,..1"'- earth's dark shadow will take place at Oh. 103.• ':"tebe 8d of w ith time ; the last contact at 11h. 17m m iddle of the eclipse, at 10h. 14(n•, one.-third c'' ` O . gbo do ; diameter of the moon will be immersed in the the obscured portion being situate on the so ova o ° o lower part of the disc. The next eclipse of the, l° o f visible in England will take place on the ori"°"' February 7, 1860, R UCKP OBE