The Sun. — London, England, 1860-02-10 00:00:00

APUBLIC MEETING will be held at the THATCHED HOUSE TAVERN, St. James'-street, on SATURDAY, the 18th of February (instead of Saturday, the 11th, as originally advertised), with a view to establish PRELIMINARY DRILL in Public Schools, in connection with the Volunteer Movement. Lord ELCHO, M.P., in the Chitin .At one o'clock. Lord Ashburton, the Hon. Geo. Byn^;„ M.P., and the Hon. IV. F. Campbell, M.P., will assist in the preeeedings. BENSON'S WATCHES. " Perfection of mechanism."• —Morning Post. Gold Watches 4 to 100 guineas. Silver Watches 33 and 34, Ludgate-hill, London, E.C. End 2 stamps for Benson's Illustrated Pamphlet on Watches ROYAI, ENGLISH OPERA, COVENT-GA EDEN. trader the manaaement of Miss L. Pyne and bur. W. Harrison. THIS EVENING, THE CROWN DIAMONDS. Messrs. H. Corri, G. Honey, St. Albyn, and Vir.:Harrison. Misses Thirlwall and Louisa Pyne. nductor, Alfred Mellon. To conclude with the new grand pantomime, called PUSS IN BOOTS; or, Harlequin and the Fairy of the Golden Palms. Messrs. W. H. Payne, 11. Payne, F. Payne, Barnes, Tallien, Infants Lauri, and Miss Clara Morgan. Doers open at half-past 6—Commence at 7. THEATRE -ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Legver, Mr. J. B. Buckstonp. THIS EVENING, will be performed TfIE JEALOUS WIFE. Mrs. Oakly, by Miss Amy Sedgr,wick. After which, the new Haymarket Comic Christmas Panto mime, VALENTINE'S DAY; or, Harlequin and the Fairy of the True Lovers' Knot. The pantomimists the unrivalled Leclercqs. trHEATRE-ROYAL LYCEUM.- 1 Sole Lessee and Directress, Madame Celeste. Due Notice will be given of the recovery or Dona Isabel Cubas from her severe indisposition. THIS EVENING, a new Drama, called A TALE OF TWO CITIES, by Tom Taylor, Esq., from the story of that same by Charles bickens, Esq. Principal characters by Mr. James Vining, Walter Lacy, Villiers, House. Forrester, J. Johnstone, T. Lyon, Morton, Palmer, White, H. Butler, Clifford, and Fredericks ; Misses Kate Saville, Stuart, Turner, Mrs. Campbell, and Madame Celeste. _ After which, will be produced a new Grand Christmas Ex travaganza and Pantomime. KING THRUS ['BEARD, the LITTLE PET and the GREAT PASSION, in which is pre sented one of the most novel, costly, and brilliant effects ever witnessed —designed and painted by Mr. William Callcott.— Ring Thrushbeard, Miss Julia St. George. Commence at T. ROYAL - Lessee, Mr. A. Harris. Re-engagement of the Wonderful Dancer, Mons. Espinosa. First appearance of Mdlle. Marietta Rosetta, Principal Dan eeuse of La Scala, Milan ; and the Delapierre Family. These highly-talented Children will appear every night. The Royal Princess's Rifles on parade every evening. THIS EVENING, CAUGHT IN A TRAP. After which, a new Christmas burlesque pantomime, by 11. J. Byron, called JACK T 1114; GIANT BILLER ; or, Harle quin King ArfAur and the Knights of the Round Table. Jack, Miss Louise Keeley—Harlequin, Mr. Cormack - Panta .oon, Mr. Paulo—Columbine, Miss Caroline Adams—Clown, Mr. A. F. Forrest. NEW THEATRE - ROYAL, ADELPHL Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. Beni. Webster. Last Night but One of THE DEAD HEART until March 26 THIS EVENING, TIIE DEAD HEART. Messrs. B. Webster, J. L. Toole, David Fisher, P. Bedford, C. J. Smith, Billington, Powell, Romer, Miss Woolgar, K. Kelly. After which THE NYMPHS OF THE LURLEYBERG ; or, The Knight and the Naiades. Messrs. Toole, Bedford, Eburne, Smith, Powell, Romer, Miss Woolgar, C. Webb, K. Kelly, Laidlaw. Doors open at half-past six—Commence at seven. Box- Office open from 10 to 5. No charge for securing seats, nor ter bills of performance. All fees to servants of this establishment arc strictly prohibited. Acting Manager—Mr. Wm. Smith. Combination of Talent.—Engagement of these popular artistes, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Wigan, who will appear on Monday first, Feb. Performances.—For One Week only.—The comedy of TIIE HOUSE, or THE HOME ? and the petite drama of ONE TOUCH OF NATURE, as per formed at Windsor Castle, by command of her Majesty, on Wednesday, 18th Jan. last. ROYAL ST. JAMES'S THEATRE, King-street, St. James's. Lessee, Mr. T. B. Chatter on. Directress, Miss Wyndham. The nearest Theatre to Chelsea, Pimlico, and Westminster. the Park being open to carriages and foot passengers all hours of the night. CH in EVENING the performances will commence with PARENTS AND GUARDIANS. Followed by a new sketch, A HOUSEHOLD FAIRY. Miss Wyndham and Mr. 11. T. Craven. Alter which, a new Tragic Ballet, entitled MY NAME IS NORVAL. Supported by C. Young, Barrett, Miss Lydia Thompson, Clara St. Casse, &c. And A BORDER MARRIAGE. Messrs. H. T. Craven, Charles Young, G. Spencer, and Miss ffyndham. Reduced Prices—Gallery, 6d ; Pit, is. The Box-office open from 11 to 5 daily. Doors open at half-past six ; perform am commences at 7. A STLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE, Westminster-road. Last Two Weeks of Mr. W. Cooke's Season - • THIS EVENING, the Powerful Equestrian Drama 'of THE WOODMAN'S HORSE, in which is displayed the wonderful training - of the Cream Pa lti•ey, "Beauty," -Ex traordinary .Acts of Hosemanship by John Henry Cooke, Miss Emily Cooke. and the great company of talented Pro fessors, French I'ierrots, and facetious Clowns. To conclude with the Comic Pantomime of HARLEQUIN TOM MOODY; or, Old Towler the Huntsman and the God dess Diana • Diana, with Songs, Miss Jacobs ; Tom, Mr. Herbert; Patty, Mr. G. Belmore. Commence at 7. Stage Manager, Mr. R. Phillips Thetinal Morning Performance of the Pantomime will be on Saturday, Feb.ll, at Two o'clock. CANTERBURY HALL CONCERTS.- EVERY EVENING. Sterndale Bennett's MAY QUEEN. And a Grand Selection from Meyerbeer's new opera of DINORAH. Comic Vocalists —Messrs. George Hodson (the Irish Come dian and Mimic), W. T. Critchfleld, and E. W. ,Hackney. Several interesting Pictures are added to the Fine Arts Gallery. The suite of Halls have been re-decorated and beautified, and constitute one of the most unique and brilliant sights of the metropolis. ROSA BONHEUR'S celebrated PICTURE of the HORSE FAIR is now added to the already magnificent Collection of Paintings in the Canterbury Hall Fine Arts Gallery. The gallery is open from 5 till 11 on Sunday Evening. THE WEATHER.—SUN OFFICE, FEB. 10, 1860. THEEMOHETER, IN THE SHADE. 42—highest since noon yesterday. 32—lowest this morning and during the night. 36—this day at noon. BAROMETER-30.08 ; a sudden rise of nearly half an inch. Wimp. Northerly ; light, with sharp frost and fine sun shiny weather. The thermometer was 7 degrees below freezing point at Islington and Holloway, and more than 10 degrees at Highgate and other high places. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. This DAY.—Morning, 4h. sm.—Afternoon, 413. 27m. To-moßnow.-Morning, 4h. 48m.—Afternoon, sh. Bm. 0 4) , 4.f.R .au M g t ^ ' S _ t••• - • ••,,,:34-4 ~` THE SUN. LONDON, FRIDAY, FEB. 10, 1860. The House of Commons, in its wisdom, has re fused to try the Ballot at Gloucester and Wakefield. Why it has done so there can be no question. The certainty that, on trial, it would recommend itself to the whole kingdom ;—the equal certainty that " corrupt practices at elections " would almost vanish with its adoption ; and the third certainty that, with the cessation of such practices, we should have a people's House of Commons, not a house of aristocratic nominees,—these are the unquestionable reasons why the Ballot was refused even a trial. We can make some allowance when it is the ques tion of the Ballot for the whole kingdom. There may be a few who really doubt its efficiency in such a case, but there are a great many who, knowing its efficiency, and knowing that it would liberate all the serfs in the counties, shrink from emancipation as the " Southerners" do across the water—it would be too sweeping a change of power—it would make the tenants, in stead of the landlords, the electors for the counties. In the present case there is nothing of the kind — nothing sweeping—no violent change ; the ques tion at the two boroughs concerned is now but one of money—a. Whig and a Tory alternate—it could do no worse under the Ballot. There is nothing asked but a simple trial—a trial where thp p a • rty character of the House could hardly be altered —a trial which could have no result but one —to s h oe on English ccround how the much abused and much demandod Ballot would work in two cases. The objection s of the Home Secretary and the Premier are utterly beneath ncf,tice. They were indeed irrelevant. They would have been trite trash directed against tlicbllt generally, but they had against a mere exp er i, uent no weight at all. They dared not meat the real question --;whether it is fair to h 't the Ballot have a trial. '.hat is what we insist on ; that is what they ignore or refuse. • Two be Toughs, which all th e i r have demonstrably left in th e anti-corruption bills as worst condition, are denied , a subject of expe z s riment. Lord PALMERSTON and all who voted with him, voted that the Ballot. should not be tested in England—voted that .ther p i 'atitudes against it should not be put to the test a! 'fact, . They were wise, we own, as hardened corrupti onist Ls —the facts they but it was Ow kuew would b e aga i ns t the] It; wisdom of shamelessness. Had they had but a particle of modesty they would have put the best face they could on the matter, and have said-with a smile, "Make your trial, gentlemen, and after an election or two we will talk over the results." It is mortifying to see public men degrading themselves by such cowardice. If anything be un-English, it is that two leading English Ministers had not fairness and candour enough to say to the small part of their Cabinet itself, and to the vast number of their supporters who demand the Ballot—you are welcome with all our• hearts to such a paltry concession as the trial you ask. Why, it is but asking us to give you a political halfpenny, Well, we have done with the Whigs as Re formers. This paltry piece of proud injustice is really the worst of all. They have no moral right to reject such a proposal as Mr. DUNCOMBE'S The friends of the Ballot felt only that it was too little to ask—that the trial demanded was one to their disadvantage—yet even this the bad con sciences of their opponents dared not grant. If Lord Joiis RUSSELL and the PREMIER mean to ignore their supporters in this way, let their supporters ignore them. If they can run over to the Tories to beat us, let us return good, as they deem it, for good, and run over to the Tories to beat them. Faction this, of course. Yes ; but who teaches us faction ? The small Whig clique, who will per sist in beating the whole body of Liberals by Tory aid. We do not like party and partisan voting, but we shall indeed have no reason to resort to it. We shall soon have a Finance scheme, and a Re form scheme, on each of which, without faction, we only fear that we may have too much cause to vote that it is a " mockery, a delusion, and a snare." In fulfilment of a threat to which we yesterday made reference, Mr. SEYMOUR FITZGERALD moved last evening for the adoption of an address for a return of the military forces of all arms under orders to proceed, or on their way from this coun try, her MAJESTY'S East Indian territories, or the colonies, to China, and for a similar return as to the naval forces under orders to proceed to the same seas upon the same enterprise. It is especially ob servable that the returns in question having been moved for as " unopposed," were agreed to by the House without one syllable of comment from any one either on the Government side or on that of the Opposition ! And that yet, immediately after wards, the noble lord the Foreign Secretary found himself constrained to inquire from the hon. gen tleman who had brought the motion forward—to inquire from him as if in sheer surprise—whether upon this double motion he (Mr. SEYMOUR FITZ GERALD) had really asked and received the sanc tion of any one authoritatively connected with the Government' Mr. FITZGERALD'S reply to this very natural and reasonable interrogation on the part of Lord JOHN RUSSELL was in regard to one moiety decidedly, but in regard to the other very undecidedly satisfactory. It was to the effect sim ply that the Secretary to the Admiralty had agreed to his portion of the returns moved for, and that he (Mr. FITZGERALD) understood from the Secretary to the Treasury that there was no objection to the rest of the returns, namely, those relating to the military part of the new Chinese expedition. Hardly, under the circumstances, can it be wondered at that Lord JOHN RUSSELL, as the Foreign Secretary of State, should at once protest in regard to this latter rather dubious intimation, " I must say I think it is en tirely without precedent that such a return should be moved for without the Secretary of State for War being asked whether he had no objections." The reasonableness of Lord JoHN's remark could only, as a matter of course, elicit the loudly expressed approbation of the House, and ex tort from Mr. FITZGERALD the acknowledgment that he was quite willing to defer the returns as to the military forces, so that the Secretary of State for War might be consulted, if it were desired — adding, however, once more, that the return of the naval forces had been assented to, as he had before stated, by the Secretary to the Admiralty. Hap pily, before this little contest of words between the late Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and the present Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs had terminated, Mr. SIDNEY HERBERT made his appearance in the house; and, ap prised of what had passed, the Secretary of State for 'War at once settled the matter imme diately in dispute, by answering very frankly that he had no objection whatever to the hon. gentle man having the information he desired to elicit from the War-office, in addition to the information the concession of which had been already agreed to by the Board of Admiralty. It is not to either of these sufficiently gracious concessions of information, howbeit, that we are here in any way anxious to direct public attention. It is rather to the remarks that immediately afterwards fell last night from the lips of the War Secretary that we would now point more particularly—contain ing within them, as we conceive they do, much serious matter for Mr. FITZGERALD'S and for many another person's consideration. Having intimated, as we have seen, that he had not the smallest intention to obstruct the hon. member in his endeavour to obtain any reasonable amount of information upon the subject referred to, as far as it might lie within the scope of his department, Mr. HERBERT added—" BUT it was obviously inex pedient to make a public return of the strength of a hostile expedition ." And, observed yet further, " The hon. gentleman had seen the general order giving the number of regiments proceeding to China, and he must say he thought it would be very inconvenient to publish Me return asked for !" Surely in every syllable of this there is reason ? Surely in all this there is simply plain common sense? Supposing this to be denied, how ever—supposing the reasonableness of Mr. FITZ GERALD'S curiosity to be insisted upon—he ought next, of course, by a logical development of the same line of reasoning to move for accurate accounts of the scheme of the intended campaign by land and by water along the Chinese seaboard ! Ac counts to be duly sent in by General HOPE GRANT and by Admiral HOPE—[the sanguine character of their coupled names by the way sounding most auspiciously !] accounts we say to be fur nished respectively by the Naval and Mili tary Commanders-in-Chief, to be laid upon the tables of the Lower House, and published in the columns of all the newspapers for the especial instruction, in good time, and for the ample fore warning of the foes about to be attacked, be they the Chinese themselves, or be they their wily Rus sian auxiliaries ! The proceeding, in either case we mention, is glaringly opposed to right rea son, to common sense, to the most ordinary pru dence. Publish the exact particulars of the forces you are about to send out upon any warlike expedition and you may just as well at once give to view an accurate outline of your in tended mode of using it ! A premature revelation in either way is just simply ridiculous. It is, in fact, about ' • as irrational a proceeding as can well be --and we are heartily glad to observe how energeti cally and explicitly, though, of course, quite briefly and casually it Was reprobated last evening by the Secretary of State for War, after it had been ear nestly deprecated in his absence by 41"16 " ble col league the Foreign Secretary. THE SUN,r'7I.ONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 10, 1860. STRAND THEATRE. Miss Swanborough produced last evening for the first time a new and original comedietta, by Mr. J. P. Wooler, entitled " Sisterly Service." The piece, which is a mere trifle in one act, derives its title from a sister doing a service to a brother, who is an officer in the Musqueteers, by keeping guard for him in the palace of the Dauphin ; and no little merriment is occasioned by the contretemps which ensue in consequence of the false position in which the lady has placed herself. Mr. James Bland, Mr. W. 11. Swanborough, Mr. Parselle, Mr. W. Mowbray, Miss Maria Simpson, and Miss E. Turtle sustained their respective parts in a manner which left a gratifying impression on the audience. It is but due to the manageress to say that she does wonders with a very small stage, there being some thing surprising in the getting up, mechanically and artistically, of a gorgeous set scene, represent ing a corridor in the palace of the Dauphin. The dresses were also rich and costly. The piece went off satisfactorily, and is likely to keep its position for some short and convenient period. IRELAND. DUBLIN, THURSDAY EVENING. THE IRISH JUDICIAL BENCH. It is stated this evening that Mr. Justice Perrin has sent in his resignation to the Government. There is as yet nothing certain known as to his suc cessor in the Court of Queen's Bench, but there is a rumour that the Attorney-General will accept the appointment thus vacated. CENTRAL ITALY.—When Count Cavour was summoned by his Sovereign to resume the office he relinquished last summer, we undertook to affirm that the forms of constitutional govern ment would soon be restored in Piedmont. We can now state that, in the absence of any unex pected cause of delay, the elections will take place about the sth of March, and the Cham bers will assemble not later than the middle of the same month. Expectation in Italy is strained to wards this meeting, which is likely to bring forth great events. Judging of the tenor of letters from Turin, Milan, Florence, and Bologna, the reported refusal of Austria to acknowledge the right of Cen• tral Italy to dispose of itself will cause there as little regret as sup prise.— Daily News. His Royal Highness the Prince of Orange and the noblemen of his suite leave town on Tuesday next, on a visit to the Duke and Duchess of Beaufort, at Badminton. His Highness the Prince Emmanuel de Godoy (Attache to the Spanish Embassy at Paris) has arrived at the Brunswick Hotel, Jermyn-street. _ _ His Excellency the Austrian Minister and the Countess Apponyi have returned to Chandos House, from visiting the Duke and Duchess of Beaufort, at Badminton. Madame Musurus has issuedcards for an assembly on Wednesday neat. Viscountess Palmerston has issued cards for as• semblies on Saturdays the 11th and 18th inst. Vis Count Emlyn, M.P., has returned to Golden Grove, South Wales. • Lord and Lady Colchester entertained a select circle at dinner last evening, at their residence, in Berkeley square. _ Lord and Lady Chesham are entertaining a select circle at Latimers, Bucks. Lady Hamilton Seymour has issued invitations for soirees on the 10th and 17th instant, at the family re sidence, in Grosvenor-crescent. Lady Molesworth entertained at dinner last even ing, at her residence, in Eaton-place—Maria, Marchioness of Ailesbury, the Countess of Kinnoul, Viscount and Viscountess Torrington, Lord and Lady Colville, Lord Methuen, Lady Francis Gordon, Viscount Castlerosse, M.P., the Rev. Sir Hugh and Lady Molesworth, the Right Hon. Colonel Forester, M.P., Mr. Baillie Cochrane, M.P., and Mr. and Mrs. Petre. IMPORTS OF FOREIGN GRAIN AND FLOUR.- Duty paid in Hull last week :—XI 10s., on 30 qrs. of wheat ; £377 25., on 7,542 qrs. of barley; 125., on 1,132 qrs. of beans ; 55., on 5 qrs. of peas ; and £1 75., on 72 cwt. of wheat flour. LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY. — The directors of this company, at a meeting yesterday, re solved to recommend their proprietors to declare a dividend at the half-yearly meeting to be held on the 17th inst., at the rate of 51 per cent, per annum, carrying forward a bal ance of £10,870 7s. 2d. A prospectus has been issued of the Oriental and Colonial Cotton, Flax, and Fibre Company, with a capital of £lOO,OOO in £25 shares. The object is to stimulate native cultivation in India of some of ths products most needed in Europe, by establishing agencies for bringing them to our markets. The report of the Bank of Egypt, preparatory to their meeting ou the 2d of March, states the profits of the half-year at £14,579, making, with a previous balance of £6,101, an available total of £20,680. Out of this a dividend of £1 15s. per share, or at the rate of 7 per cent. free of income-tax, is recommended for the entire year (no distribu tion having been made at the last meeting), which wil absorb £17,500. THE CATTLE TRADE.—WAKEFIELD, Feb. 9. — There was a good show of cattle to-day, namely, 1,200 fat beasts, 7,000 sheep, and 680 pigs. There was a very fair sale at the following prices :—Beef, 7s. to Bs. per stone of 14lb. ; mutton, 7d. to Bd. per lb. ; pork, 6s. 6d. to 7s. per stone. There was a good supply of lean cattle, but the de mand was flat. IRON TRAMWAYS IN PUBLIC THOROUGHFARES. —The subject of laying down iron tramways in the most crowded thoroughfares of Liverpool has been very much dis cussed of late, and the Health Committee of the Corporation in that town, having had the question under consideration yesterday (Thursday), appointed a deputation to confer with the Watch Committee on the matter. The Vocal Association will give their First Sub scription Concert for this season, on Wednesday evening next, Feb. 15 at St. James's Hall. The perfcrmance will consist of Mendelssohn's Psalm, " Hear my Prayer, 0 God I " and several new part songs, by Benedict, Berger, and H. Smart, with choir of 200 voices. Madile. Parepa and Madlle. Marie Wieck are engaged. M. Benedict is, as before, the conductor. FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT ON THE SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY.—This morning as an engine and fire box were passing through Twickenham station at about five o'clock, the signal man at that station was lit era lly cu t lit era lly i n two. Mr. Court, the station master, was immediately called up, and the mangled corpse was removed from the line ; the poor fellow's heart and liver being exposed, and lying on his coat. It is supposed that in attempting to Gros, the rails being exceedingly slippery from the frost, he fell. He leaves a wife and family to lament his untimely end. His widow has only been confined about ten days; and up to nine o'clock this morning no one had had the courage to convey the sad intelligence to her. GRAND RIFLE VOLUNTEER BALL.—On Wednes say, March 7, the officers of the various patriotic corps of volunteers will have the opportunity of being presented to her Majesty at a levee to be holden at St. James's Palace, specially appointed for that purpose. On the evening of the same day a grand volunteer ball, under the patronage of her Majesty, will take place in the new Floral-hall in Covent-garden, the great glass structure erected by Mr. Gye (and now just completed), for the purpose of a" Marche aux fleurs." No locale could be found so appropriate for a ball such as that to be given to the volunteers. The build ing is 75ft. in width, 60ft. in height, and 228 ft. in length, and, doubtless, will make the finest ball•room in Europe. This ball will be given under the especial patronage of her Majesty. NEWSPAPERS FOR AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEA LAND.—A desire having been expressed on behalf of the Australian colonies that the Governments of those colonies should pay the costs of transit throng Egypt of newspapers sent to Australia via Southampton and Suez, instead of such newspapers being subjected to a charge for this transit, the additional penny bing levied on these newswapers since the beginning of the present year will cease. The postage of newspapers for Australia and New Zealand, sent via Southampton and Suez, will henceforth therefore, as formerly be ld. each; but the postage of newspapers by this route to India, Ceylon, the Mauritius, China, and all other places eastward of Suez will continue as at present— viz. :—tipon a newspaper addressed to the East Indies, 2d. when not exceeding 4 ounces in weight ; 3d. when above 4 ounces, and not exceeding 8 ounces in weight, ld. being added for every additional :ounces or fraction of 4 ounces ; upon newspapers addressed to any of the other countries or places referred to, 2d. for each newspaper of whatever weight—By command of the Postmaster-General, Row- LAND HILL, Secretaiy. General Post-office, Feb. 9. Franks and Son's Monthly Circular, Feb. 9th, says :—" The expectation that the new year would bring activity and improvement in the tea market has been fully realised since our last. A large business has been done in nearly all descriptions, the trade have bought very freely, and holders being disinclined to sell unless at advaneed rates, a considerable rise is shown on last month's quota tions. The advice's from China begin to show decreased shipments, and. the opinion gains ground that the total shipments for the season will not be excessive; and from the present state of our stock, there is no chance at present of an overburdened market. The budget, which is promised for to-morrow, is looked for with much anxiety, some being T ea ll u e tt s o t a n ; e e Ina o so f oonm t s h mf e o er m r ac o i ca n ol e no y tpi m ne r au a e r t d k i o e sn ttsew, still n u md c e ea rr t ko h e e tl sanguine that the Chanc e ll or w ill ma k e a re d uct i on i n t h e tea t exercisetea duty. circumstances f aro strengthened. Common Congou is scarce, and has ad vanced to Is. sd. and Is. dtd ; red leaf kinds, from ls. 6d. to Is. Bd., show an advance of lid. to 2d. per lb. ; medium Kysows under 2s. are scarce and wanted ; medium black loaf kinds scarce, any parcels offering from Is. 7d. to is; Bd. are readily taken; better qualities from Is. 10(1. to 2s. are relatively cheap : fine Kysows are very scarce, recent arri vals have given a good supply of medium and fine Monings varying from ls. Ild. to 2s 3d. ; the trad e h ave b oug h t f r eely of these kinds. Oolong, Souchong, and flowery Pekoe very firm. Green Toa—A good business has been done in medium and good Gunpowder and Young Ilysons from recent arrivali, varying- from is. 6d. to 28. Gd. Ilysons arc very scarce, and cannot be bought under hi. to 2 d. vanect; Inwer descriptions have been inure looked efts'. Canton Youtics• ilyson cannot be bought undor Old. to 10.. Canton Gunpowder Gr good quality and well made, have Is. 4d. to ls. 6 4_, low qualities continua quite sold from neglected. Scented Tea—Good and line qualities are tirrr, but business lit fbgio has been limited ; common scented Caper from Is. 2d. to is. 4d. has been in demand. Public Sales—On the 14th ult. 14,529 pkgs• were offered, about one-third of *4:4 wore sold. Or the 17th, of 16,518 pkgy. offered, about 3,600 found layers. On the tid 23,600 pkgs. were offered, of which about 14,600 changed hands; and on the 7th inst. 1,2.50 pkgs. were sold, out of 7,815 offered. The sale included 1,790 pkgs. of Assam tea, which realised veri full rates. LATEST NEWS. The following telegrams have been received at Mr. Reuter's office : PARIS, FRIDAY. The Constitutionnel, in an article signed by M. Grandguillot, declares that the signs announced from all parts of France concerning the deplorable effects which had been produced by the letter of the Bishop of Orleans (Monseigneur Dupanloup), which the Siecle insists should be brought before the tri bunal, imposes on it the duty of not aggravating the existing excitement by such a polemic, and therefore M. Grandguillot says he does not intend publishing the said letter in his principal edition for Paris. PARIS, FEB. 10. I ; The Moniteur of to-day publishes the usual monthly return of the Bank of France, which show the following results as compared with the previous return : INCREASE Cash in hand 5l millions. Current accounts 7 It DECREASE Bills discounted not yet due Advances Bank notes Treasury balance 29 If The Moniteur does not publish the treaty of com merce with England. TURIN, FEB. 9. - Count Arese left last night for Paris, charged with an official mission. The Marquis d'Azeglio will go to Milan next Saturday. COPENHAGEN, FEB. 9. The two Presidents of the Diet hare been sum moned by the King. The present Ministry is provisonally carrying on public business, M. Blizen being President of the Council, M. Westenholz, Minister for Holstein and M. Gessen for Justice. The Faderlandet, announces that M. Madwig has been summoned by the King. LITERATURE. Travellers' Tales Re-told. By Theta. Thompson and Co,, 111, Strand. This is a very pleasant little ♦olume of tales and sketches, reprinted from the various magazines and serials in which they originally appeared. They are simple and unpretending in their style and subject ; but the general reader will probably find more entertainment in their pages than in more ambitious works. Many of them are humorous in their character, such as the one entitled " Fiction in Fact and Romance in Reality," where a ro mantic author cannot find a suitable mode of killing his heroine ; others are melodramatic, such as " The Autobiography of an Unrecognised Genius," which shows forcibly the evils of desultory habits and want of definite application. The lovers of tragic and exciting narratives will be enthralled by the story called "A Life Chase," in which the unfortu nate hero is left alone with a madman, who an nounces his intention of cutting his throat. The sketches are lively and amusing. The paper en titled " Why do young men marry ?" should serve as a warning to all who rashly take the chains of matrimony upon them. The sketch of "Social Converse" has a good deal of truth mixed with its pleasant satire. The author draws an amusing picture of an English railway carriage, full of tra vellers, with "such a curious combination of gra vity, dignity, and suspicion overspreading every countenance that you would imagine you had stumbled upon a grand jury, or rather a bench of judges assembled to hear some very important case argued." Ho proceeds to give the following valu able advice : " If any adventurous might design to inveigle his fellow travellers into a little pleasant intercourse during their ride, let him be advised to give no quarter, but to com mence the attack at once on entering the carriage. We have heard the very profound and original, not say exciting remark, that the train was two minutes and a quarter behind time in starting, give rise to quite an interestingly-animated conversation. But let the critical moment pass, and it is to the last degree improbable that there will be a nice opening for a young man again during that journey. Every minute the coolness chills, soon it ar rives at the freezing-point, and how many degrees below zero it reaches by the time of separation we possess no means of ascertaining. Indeed, if silence has been preserved until the first station be reached, he must be a courageous mortal who would then attempt to break it. Such an attempt would seem to argue a presumptuous confidence in one's own power of pleasing or of communicating information, that would naturally arouse the opposition of every right minded Englishman. And then, what can be said at such a stage of the proceedinvs which shall not wear the appear ance of having been studied ? And how can the most simple observation be at all appropriate? Should any singularly magnanimous person on the first starting hazard the state ment that the weather is very fine or wet, as the case may be (though, by the way, let us advise our readers under such circumstances, always to omit the intensive adverb, and to say, The weather is fine, sir, or madam,' which omission gives the person to whom your remark is addressed the opportunity of carrying out your idea, and of not only acquiescing, but of avoiding a servile agreement with you by adding very'), this remark will appear quite natural and disinterested, if made just as you arc elbowing yourself into your seat; but how strange, how uncalled-for, how almost absurd, would i t appear after you have sat staring through the window for a quarter of an hour to make such a reflection on the weather ! Of course it would sound as though you lad just made the discovery, or had suddenly waked up out of a nap, or had some special end in view or interested motive in saying so. And, in fact, Whatever idea you might venture to propound to interrupt a silence of fifteen minutes' con tinuance, would necessarily have such an air of sudden in spiration as would render the utterer of it an object of unpleasant observation for some considerable period. Be sides this, to whom aro you to address yourself ? There seems to be something almost invidious in singling out any individual in particular to be the butt of your wit, malice, or kindness, as it might be variously considered ; while, should you address yourself to your audience generally, it is more than probable the prevailing opinion will be, that yen. are thinking aloud, or talking to yourself." I❑ another amusing sketch on the " Vagaries of Invention," we meet tho following passage : ' " Indispensable superfluities I Who cannot, on a second's reflection, from within the narrow range of inventions fall ing under his own observation, select half a dozen examples of these unneeded necessaries of life ; prisoner -taken Tartars which will not let you take them off, nor will suffer you to go without them ; tormenting comforters, wasteful save ails, miserably delusive specimens of tremendous ingenuity tremendously misapplied ? Turn your oyes from fantastic, cumbrous, and unsuccessful chimney-pots and cowls above, to angular, triangular, quadrangular, but never right angular blocks of wood forming the pavement on which unfortunate cab-horses plunge and slide to and fro, below ! and how many such witty intentions meet your view. "Take up the advertising pages of a newspaper, and you discover that you have lived for half an age ignorant of the very existence of hundreds of articles, duly patented and registered, which it was next to impossible you should live without. Don't you feel prodigiously thankful to a kind Providence for preserving you unharmed, and unarmed too, in the midst of dangers against which you should have de fended yourself' A semi-petrifying sensation of fear should pervade the man who believes the announcements to which we have alluded. It is quite clear that nothing but John Smith's Dentifrice, or a miracle, can preserve tho teeth in the case of the adult human animal. You have not used that article, indispensable to the toilet of health and com fort, yet your teeth—incisores, eanini, inolaree—have most perversely, and in bold defiance of the laws of nature as enunciated by J. Smith, kept their places in your gums ; Ergo—You aro the subject of a miracle. Your poor in fant, too, has had a narrow escape from a premature grave. You knew not of the health-preserving robe, or, in your unwarrantable confidence in Nature and her qualified and authorised ministers, you neglected to administer the life• sustaining syrup ; you treated with reckless contempt the pretensions of Jones's Infantine Elixir Vitre, and Williams's Quadruply-distilled Essence : and your infant still lives :" Thom's Almanac and Official .Directory for the year, 1860. Thom and Sons, Dublin. Longman and Co., London. This useful publication has reached its seven teenth annual volume, and maintains its character for general utility and careful compilation. Th• editor remarks in his preface, that when first pub lished, in the year 1844, the Directory related almost exclusively to Ireland, but encouraged by its increasing circulation, and by the information and assistance readily afforded him, he has endeavoured to extend its sphere of action. It has a general character, possessing some distinct directories refer ring to other portions of the United Kingdom and to our colonial possessions. Among these more general branches we find a Civil Service Directory for the United Kingdom ; a Navy, Army, Militia and Volunteer Directory, giving full information on these very important topics; and an enlarged Colo nial Directory, giving lists of Government officers and local authorities in our foreign and colonial possessions, corrected by the colonial authorities. The President of the American Republic and the Ministry of the United States are also included. One of the most remarkable features of the work is the collection of statistics of the United Kingdom, especially of Ireland. The compiler states that he has been induced to give a prominent place to this division of the work, thinking that it would be valuable not only as a record of commercial transac tions, but as a means of testing the social condition an d progress of Ireland, as exemplified by the com parison of the yearly statistics. The wide range of information which the work offers to our notice, and the care and labour which have been expended in its compilation, merit the continuance of the encouragement and support it has hitherto received so deservedly from the publio. Ernest and Charlie, or Play and Work. A Story of Hazlehurst School. By M. Betham Edwards, Author of "The White House by the Sea." Edinbargh : Edmonston and Douglas. In nothing is the improvement of literature more manifested than in the great increase of admirable little works written for the especial benefit of the young. They are highly to be prized on many accounts, as they afford an easy mode of im pressing on these dawning minds the most striking examples and the most important truths. The pre sent little book will be found an excellent addition to the juvenile stores, and many children may de rive profit, while they glean amusement, from its animated pages. The character o f Ch ar li e i s very well described ; ke is none of those models of per fection which exist only in imagination, neither is he shown to us as altogether bad, but he is a fair spe cimen of a good dispositi on , marre d b y many grave faults which lead him into the commission of most dangerous actions ; at the same time there is talent and worth in his nature, which finally triumph over the evil tendencies. Ernest is of a totally different character, full of those gentle and attractive qua lities with which a beneficent Providence so often endows those afflicted with a grievous deprivation. Ernest was blind—h e was o f a poor f am ily, but his many drawbacks were in some degree co mpensated for by his wonderful gift for music. He had come to London to endeavour to make his fortune by the exhibition of his precocious talent, and he was intro duced at Charlie's school. PrtietiCal lessons always make the most impression on the young,. and the sight of this blind boy, alone, in a foreign land, . about to strug g l e t o su pport himself among stran gers, powerfully affected the generous nature and warm heart of Charlie Steward. There are many little scenes in this hook that are very amusiug, and that are most likely to gain the attention of Toting readers, to whom it may be presented by their friends in the confident hope that its perusal will be attended with pleasure and future profit. LONDON AN!) BLACKWALL RAILWAY,—The re port of the directors, to be presented at the half -yearly general meeting of proprietors at the London Tavern, on Tuesday, the 14th instant, states that there is an increase in the receipts in the half-year of £4„518 compared w i t h those for the corresponding six Dionths of the previous year, and that the expense; ait) in excess of those far the , same period by 118:1, iteoeipts—July t o D ecem b er, 1858 18,774 ; ditto 1 11 s 9 , £53,292. Expenses —July ,to Dec 1858, £18,236 ; ditto 1 8 59, £11,419. The bal ance to th.e credit of revenue amounts to .Q.94„.7/3 13s. 7d., and after dedUcting £6,728 :is, I ,OA, interest, th ere remains V 8,144 9s. 9d. mt for dividend. The directors re, comionc i 4 4 , 1 deaaration of a dividend at the rate 44441• 1 ~a , i;i- k er annum upon the £1,312,210 conpli . 4t, e 4 s t oc k 11 the company, which is equivalent to4A, A 6,. Re, mug p increase of 6d, a share eu that val 4 at W A • • • yet oar. LAW INTELLIGENCE.—( Day.) HOUSE OF LORDS. Peers presene—The Lord Chancellor, Lord Brougham, Lord Cranworth, Lord Chelmsford, and other Peers. APPEAL-JUDGMENT-JOHNSTONE V. J 0 HNSTONE. The Lord Chancellor was of opinion that the bond for £1,600 was heritable and not moveable, but it was com petent to prove pro at de jars that the agreement in question was entered into in ignorance of the parties' rights, and therefore it was not incumbent on the Court of Session to decide that question, but it was competent to grant an issue to try that question by a jury. Their lordships affirmed the decision of the Court of Session in Scotland, and dismissed the appeal with costs. APPEAL—JLDGMENT—COMMERCIAL BANE OF SCOTLAND V. nu ND. The Lord Chancellor was of opinion that the pass-book in question was not a probative document,and that the appellant was not bound to prove the double entry of £BO in it scri:plo vel jurisnento, but that ho was entitled to prove the errone ous double entry of that sum in the passbook pro ut de jure. . _ Their Lordships reversed the decision of tho Court of Session in Scotland, and allowed the appeal with costs, and remitted the case to the Court of Session t• allow the proof offered by the appellant. Respondents' costs in the Court of Session to be set off against the appellant's costs. APPEAL-JUDGMRNT.-GLASGOW, BARRIIEAD,.A.ND NIEL STON DISTRICT RAILWAY COMPANY V. CALEDONIAN RAILWAY, ET AL. ER PASTE AS TO CERTAIN RE- SPONDENTS. The Lord Chancellor was of opinion that the Caledonian Railway Company were liable to be rated for poor rates in respect of their lease for 999 years, from the Barrhead Railway Company of their lineof railway within the Abbey parish of Paisley. Their lordships reversed the decision of the Court of Session in Scotland, and allowed the appeal with costs. Costs of respondent in the Court of Session, t,nd appel. lants' costs to be arranged. COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE. (Beforo Sir C. Creswell and a Common Jury.) COOK V. COOK.-EXTRAORDINARY CASE. This was the petition of the wife, praying for a judicial separation from her husband on the ground of cruelty, to which he pleaded a denial. Dr. Phillimore. Q.C., and Mr. Layton were counsel for the petitioner, and the respondent conducted his own case. It appeared that the parties were married in July, 1858, and separated the following June, during which time the petitioner gave birth to a child. In about a fortnight after the ill-treatment commenced, and continued till the peti tiener was compelled to take protection at her father's. Mr. Percival, stated that he was the father of the peti tioner, and was an oilman and provision merchant in Valen tine-place, Blackfriar's-road. In the autumn of 1857, Mr. Cook was introduced to him at Margate, and he came afterwards to his house in town. He said he was in the Temple, practising as a barrister, and that he was placed there by his father, who was a very wealthy man, living in Herefordshire, merely to prevent his leading an idle life. After some time he stated that ho had formed an attach ment for his daughter, and on his expressing a desire to see his father in reference to the subject, he promised to write to him. Some time afterwards he brought a person whom he introduced as his father, and who stated he was possessed of property in Hereford, that he allowed his son £5 a week, and would, on the marriage, place £5OO to his credit at the bankers of the witness. 'When he said he wished to visit his property, Mr. Cook, senior, said he was staying with his father, who was 82 years old, in bad health, and could not be disturbed by visitors. He mentioned that he had plenty of linen and furniture with which he would supply his son, and that he was well known to Messrs. Robarts and Curtis, the bankers, a statement which proved to be unfeunded, as he subse quently ascertained. After the marriage Cook's father said to him, " What are you going to give them, now they are going away ?" He was much surprised, but Mr. Cook added, " Oh, you ought to make them a present in money." He was quite surprised, but he borrowed £lO, which he gave the respondent. About two or three weeks after the mar riage Cook, senior, asked him to lend him £lOO, to prevent his sacrificing some property, and that he would remit it as soon as he went to the country. He expressed his surprise at tie time, but afterwards advanced it to him. He saw him subsequently when he called and said he was to come down to his estate on the Ist of September for a week's shooting. (Loud laughter.) Since that time he had neither seen nor heard from him. Imme diately after the marriage the respondent went abroad with his daughter, and on his return in a'eout three months called on him and wanted him to lend him £3O. He refused to advance a farthing until he was informed where his father was to be found, or had received the £lOO he had lent him. The respondent then cross-examinei the witness after the Old Bailey fashion and created much laughter. The latter denied that he had invited him to a goose dinner on the day of their acquaintance. (Laughter.) Ho did not ask him to his house In town. Tho reason he did not see hls father at an earlier period of the acquaintance was, that the respondent told him he was suffering from the bite and kick of his horse. (Laughter.) The witness also denied that ho was acquainted with certain disreputable characters or that he had been engaged in transactions of a doubtful description. Mrs. Cooke, the petaioner, was examined, and deposed to different acts of ill-treatment on the part of the respon dent. - Shortly after the marriage he abused her and made use of the most profane language. On one occasion he pinched her and spat in her face, and when she was far ad vanced in pregnancy he struck her on the breast with his closed fist. She suffered severely in her wrist from the effects of his violence on one occasion, and her person was frequently covered with bruises from his blows. Some corroborative evidence was adduced, but the case was not concluded when we went to press. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Holroyd.) IN RE BISHOP ♦ND FARBRIDGE. These bankrupts were described as of Cornhill, East India merchants, and this was an adjourned examination meeting. A gentleman from the offices of Messrs. Wire and Child appeared for the assignees, and said that the ac counts were very unsatisfactory, as the bankrupts had kept neither day-book, cash-book, nor ledger, merely a petty cash-book. The bankrupts had only been in business for nine months, and he believed they now were indebted to crafters £lO,OOO, and that there would be no assets. Mr. Lee, the official assignee, said he had got in about £2OO. The solicitor continued, that during the short period he had stated they had drawn out for their personal expenses £6OO each. The assignees were willing out of mercy to allow the bankrupts to pass, but they must decidedly ob ject to any allowance being granted. His Honour—You do not impute that they have con cealed any property. - - The Solicitor—We cannot say. The affairs are in such a state of confusion, but it is a most disreputable case. His Honour—But, if you do not makes positive charge, I am bound to make some allowance. After some discussion, His Honour granted allowances of .£l. 10s. each per week, up to the day originally appointed for the last examination, POLICE INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.) MARLBOROUGH - STR EET. YANTS.—Two men, named e t h n ar a g n e n d ni b i e d fez e b h Herbert Jackson, pork • utc er, WIIOLESALT;;;.;YSTEII J A O T hn IC C r o L un lYN or Dlt aia n d ta u; Mead, in the employ of Mr. Mr. Bingham with robbing &c., Mount-street, Grosvenort-square, a e r m e o e y r e e r able extent. Mr. Edward Lewis, of G reat Marlborough-street, ap peared for the prisoners. The system pursued by the pri soners was this : —Every morning the refus e , cons i sting of straw, :& c., on the shop being cleaned up, was put into a basket kept for the purpose, and the prisoners took this op- P° rtunity of slipping into it any a r ti c l es convenient, su ch as tongues, hands of p or k, sausages, tizc .) an d then conveying the basket to the stable, whore they had a private store for their master's stock, and then afterwards disposed of them, and there was very little doubt that the practice had been going on to a considerable extent and for a long time. Inspector - Webb, of the C division, on searching the box of Mead, found a cigar case worth at least £l, a gold Albert chain, and several other articles, and £2 3s. 6d. in gold and silver. In Connor's box, a tank book for £8 re cently deposited, gold pin, ring, Albert chain, and £2 ss. 6d. in money were also found. Mr. Lewis having addressed the magistrate, Mr. Bing ham, on the prisoners' beh a lf , and begging they might be mercifully dealt with, owing to their previous good cha racter. They wore committed for six months with hard labour. A PAIR or ARTFUL DOD GERS.—Irenry Ricketts and John Farmer, two lads, who stood in the dock seemingly the pictures of injured innocence wore charged as follows : Gordon, 236 A, said that on the previous evening about 7 he saw the prisoners pass and repass the shop, 212, Picca dilly, Mr. Hill's, and placing himself in a doorway saw the prisoner Farmer make two or three tugs at a railway rug, but in consequence of its being tied he failed in getting it away. Ile then took them into custody, when Farmer gave a false address. Ile found on them two silk handkerchiefs. Farmer—Oh, it's where I used to live. Gordon said he knew Ricketts as a pickpocket and car riage thief, and the other prisoner had been in custody for robbing a lady. Lanebert, 68 E, said they were well-known characters. Ricketts said it was his poor old mother's "wipe" that was found on him. Farmer ealat he took nothing, and that was why ho was cc took," Committed for three months each. On Thursday next Mr. Locke King will move for a bill for the further securing the liberty of religious worship. 2111 S DA Y'S MARKETS. CORN EXCHANGE. Only a limited supply of English wheat came fresh to hand this morning, but the general quality of the samples exhibited a further improvement. For all kinds—although the attendance of millers was limited, there was a steady demand, at prices fully equal to Monday last. Fine foreign wheats were in somewhat improved request, but not dearer. Inferior qualities ruled heavy. In floating cargoes very little was doing. The barley trade was firm, at extreme currencies. There was a fair sale for new malt, at full prices, but old, parcels were very dull. We have to report a fair demand for oats, and in some instances the quotations were the turn higher. Both beans and peas moved off freely, at extreme rates. Flour commanded full prices. ARRIVALS THIS WIEIL Wheat. Barley Malt. Omin rum lingliah l,OBO r 1,640 2,030 820 1 1,106 Irian Foreign 620 i 2,490 6,850 300 al n. i 1 i NEWGATE ♦ND LEADENHALL. The supplies of meat here to-day are seasonably good. On the whole, a full average business is doing, as follow. : Per 81bs. by the carcase. s. d. I. d. Inferior Beef 2 6to 2 10 1 Mid. d 0..... 3 oto 3 4 i Pm. large do. 3 6to 4 0 i Do. small do. 4 2to 4 4 Large pork.. 3 6t o 4 2 ; d. a. d: Infr. Mutton. I 2to 8 6 Mid. d• 3 3t• 4 Si Primo do. 4 4to 4 6 Veal 4 4to 5 0 Small pork BOROUGH HOP. of new hops, at very full prises. Other qualities move off slowly, at late rates. Mid and East Kent pockets 86s to 1608 per cwt. Weald of Kent do. 668 to 90s ~ Sussex do. COLONIAL. TEA.—The market has been exceedingly firm, and a rise of id to id per lb has taken place in most descriptions. SUGAIL—There have been no public sales within the last day or two, but a fair business has been transacted in the private market, prices being fully maintained for all qua lilies. COI - TER.—A steady demand has been experienced for Plantation Ceylon, and the finer qualities are at slightly advanced quotations. IticE.—rhe market remains very quiet, and quotations are nominally unaltered. SALTPITRE.—At public sale rather higher rates were obtained for the better descriptions, and a moderato busi ness has been transacted in the private market. INDIGO.—At the public sales there has been rather more enquiry for the commoner qualities, and the rates previously current are fully sustained. TALLOW. —There has been more activity, and prices have shown an upward tendency. P.Y.C. on the spot has ad vanced to 60s. 6d. ; March delivery 608. 6d.; and April to Juno 568. 9d. to 575. per cwt. COUNTRY NARKBTS. BIRMINGHAM-PBB. 9. . . -• At to-day's market there was less wheat offering ; filo trade ruled active, but we make no alteration in our quota. tions. Fine barley sold for le more money, o a t s were 64 lower. Beans and peas at former rates. FRANCE. The Paris correspondent of the Times' Second Edition, says :—" A circular will soon be issued by the new Minister for Foreign Affairs to the French diplomatic agents abroad, and which may be consi dered as in some sort the programme of the Impe rial Government on its foreign policy. It will, I hear, be couched in a sense eminently pacific and friendly to all, and may probably be a paraphrase of the celebrated Bordeaux speech. Alluding to M. Thouvenel, I may add that the members of the diplomatic body speak in very high terms of his punctuality, his courteous bearing, and especially of his business habits. The foreign Ministers were formerly received but once a week, and, fro m whatever cause, the practice was most incon venient. They came at the same time, and lost nearly the whole of the day waiting for their turn. Napoleon I. certainly had at one time a parterre of kings in his theatre when Talma played; M. Walewski, in like manner, could indulge in the luxury of an ante-chamber full of their representa tives waiting to catch a glimpse of him. It appears that, according to the present arrangement, foreign diplomatists have intervieNs s four times a week with the Minister, to their great convenience, and to the more satisfactory despatch of business. It is reported that the orders for the French army to be ready to march at a moment's notice, as men tioned two or three days ago, have been counter manded—at least so say the people at the Star office. No doubt the pressure exercised on Savoy to squeeze her into " voluntary annexation " looks rather a strange proceeding after the highflown sen timents of the magnanimity and disinterestedness of France in doing battls merely for the glory of liberating Italy from her oppressor. If this expro priation take effect, we will never again believe in wars for "an idea." It is true that the Powers of Europe disapprove the act; but the opposition will most probably be confined to words, and the re sistance of Savoy be passive. Verbal opposition, or mere censure, will, I fear, have little effect, if, as is pretty • certain, there is a fixed determination to annex Savoy—not; of course, for the sake of the ter , ritory, but to perpetuate the peculiar " idea" in question ; and, against such a determination of what avail is disapprobation or blame ? There was once a cabman, cocker de fiacre, brought up to the Police Court in Paris, to answer a charge of " annexing" a small article or two, which had been forgotten by a fare, and were too tempting to be resisted. The charge of " annexation" was, however, not sufficiently proved to justify the ma gistrate imposing the penalty prescribed for such offences in the Code Penal, though%the man's con duct was very suspicious. He was informed that he had a narrow escape, but that he could not be allowed to retire without the Court formally blaming him. " Blaming me !" cried the cochsr. " What does that mean ? Will it prevent me, Monsieur le President, from continuing to drive my cab ?" " No, it is only meant to touch your moral sense." " Eh bien !" was the reply. " I don't care a straw for your blame or your moral sense." He left the court with a laugh, went back to his stand, and very probably went on with his " annexations," though carefully enough to save him from any worse penalty than "blame." The Three per Cents, closed to-day at 67f. 75c. for the end of the month, and the Fou r - a nd- a -H a lf per Cents. at 97f. 40c. ; O r l eans R a il way Sh ares , 1,355 f. ; Great Northern, 907 f. 56c.; Strasburg, 637 f. 50c. ; Paris to Lyons and the Mediterra nean, 877 f. 50c. ; Western of France, 577 f. 50c. ; Bordeaux and Cette, 492 f. 50c. ; Lyons and 492 f. 50c. ; Bank of Credit Mobilier, 742 f. 50c. ; Austrian Railways, 495 f. ; Roman Railways, 355 f. Exchange on London, at sight, paper, 25f. 10c. ; money, 251. 9c. ; three months, paper, 24f. 87i e. ; money, 24f. 85c. TILE INCOME-TAX. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR,—There are thousands of people who at this time are paying no less than three Income• taxes. Thus— Ist. Their own tax, as assessed upon them. 2d. The tax as assessed upon some poor relation or employee who cannot pay it himself. 3d. The self-imposed tax upon their income, in the shape or contributions of money or service, or both, to the rifle organisation. Now, Mr. Editor, it is high time, as I glean from the excitement on the subject in all social quarters that I frequent, that the two former of these lia bilities should cease, and be allowed to expire, without any chance of resuscitation; I, myself, have, for years past, paid my own Income-tax, and also that . assessed upon a poor clerk, at L 2 2s. a-week, who never could pay it himself. I am, Mr. Editor, ANTI-INCOME-TAX. Feb. 7, 1860. DEPARTURE OF THE COURT FROM WINDSOR.— To-morrow (Saturday), at half-past three o'clock, hor Ma • jesty and the Prince Consort, with the junior members of the royal family, and suite, will take their departure from Windsor Castle and proceed to Buckingham Palace. The royal party will travel to Paddington by special train on tie Great Western Railway.l, The memborsof the Windsor Volunteer Rifle Corps, who have been honoured with royal commands, will form the guard of honour, under the com mand of their captain, the Honourable Leslie Hoare Ruth • yen. They are to present arms on Castle-hill as her Ma jesty passes through the town to the Station in George.• street, where another guard of honour of the Grenadier Guards will be on duty. The Court will not return to Windsor before the Easter holidays. Vis Count Cranbourne and Lord Eustaco Cecil arrived at the Pavilion Hotel, Folkestone, on WAneviay • ' " last, MANCHESTER—Fau. P. There was a fair attendance at our market this wiernistr o Good English wheat was taken at late prices; other sorts unaltered. Flour in little demand, at a trifling advance. English beans were in firm request, at &l over previous rates. Oats and oatmeal steady. Indian corn at 6d over former rates. BOSTON-FEB. S. - -- We had an sTerage supply of wheat from the rowers to day, the demand for which was steady, and at full prices. All other kinds of grain sold readily ; quotations as before. Averages for the week : 'Wheat 3,1A1 qrs., at 42s 84 Peas —• • 1 0 6 7) 3ls ad Beans 1) 404 34 Barley.... ..... 225 „ 32s 411 Oats Rye ~ .- -8 Od LOUTH—Fin. 8. There was a better business done in wheat to-day, aail prices were at about last week's quotations, vie., wheat, red. and mixed, old and new, 40s to 448 per qr. ; white, U.le Oats, 18s to 24s ; beans, 39s to 448 ; barley, 294 to 336. PLYMOUTH—FEn. 7. This market was again dull to-day. Prices for wheat, barley, oats, and flour unchan ge d. Th ere was a sma ll attendance at market. The quotations are—English whit* wheat, 488 to 50s ; red, 46s to 488 per qr ; Froneh do., 458 to 468 ; grinding barley, 26s to 365; oats, 22s to 248; aka flour, fine, 33s to 358 ; seconds, 31s to 335. EDINBURGH GRAIN—FIip. V. The supply of wheat, oats, and beans, was large. Sala ready. Wheat on the top Os 3d down ..average Os Ild np. Barley on the top is fld up .....average is Id dowst. Oats on the top Os 9d down average Os 441. Beans on the top Os ad down average is 7d flowli• Averages per Imperial quarter. Wheat.. Barley . 1 17 1 0-120xs Oats 1 6 2 0-12Uis Beaus -12ths Total Supply and Sales, Wheat .1152 qrs Sold 1018 qrs Barley... 1285 qrs Sold 1000 rs Oats 2878 qrs S o ld 2027 qrs Beans 309 qrs Sold 182 qrs The supply suyply of aII DU kinds of ruled dull for wheat and barb -Flu. 7. grain mall, but the market Wheat, white.. 28 0 to 30 0 I Do., red .. 27 0 to 28 6 Do., new .... 0 to 0 1 Barley Oats Di., black ll 6 to 12 6 • d. 1. 4. Do., new 0 ta • Bere Rapeseed Oatmeal l3 • to IS • Bakers' flour Indian. cora CORK—raa. S. The following were the quotations this morning wheat, 25a Od to 25s 6d ; white, 25a t'd to 26e Od; barley . l6d Od to 19s Od ; oats, 12a Od to 14a Od. DERBY SMITHFIELD—Fnn. 7. '' - Thera was a better supply of fat stock to-day, with a large attendance of buyers; the prices asked were higk, and'a clearance was effected. Sheep were in very geol. supply, and well sold. Fat pigs about the average, and calves scarce. Beef BO to 7d Veal .......... to Si Mutton .. Lamb Od to Od Rough fat, Ss 6d per stoic. Hides, 4d to Sid ; calf skins, 6d to 614:1. TILTS DAY'S SIIIPPING. r,ownow, Feb. 10.—Wind We day at noon, N.W. ; light airs and frost. PORTSMOUTH, Feb. 9.—Wi n d , N.N.E. to E.—S a il e d— Northumberland, for Kurrachee—Barracouta, for Maui tius—Henrietta Mary, for New Orleans—Saherons, for Havana. Cowas, Feb. 9. Wind, N.N.E.—Sailed—Otto, for Geelong—D. L. Cheate, for Mobile. CARDIFF, Feb. 9 . —Wind, N.—Sailed—Highland Marn a for Rio de Janeiro. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) Wind SOUTHAMPTON, Friday Morning. , N.N.W. Ar rived—United, from Sunderland ; Dispatch and Atm. lanta, steamers, from Jersey ; Alliance, steamer, from Havre •, Ondine, steamer, from London. Sailed.—Tyne, steamer, for Brazil; Ondine, steamer, k( Dublin; Courier, steamer, for Jersey. Wind, N. LITERPOoL, Friday Morning. ArriYed.—Lima, from 13remen; Edinburgh, screw steamer, from New York. OM SUBMARINB AND 'MIME TELEOXAPI.) GRAVY:6)3ND, Friday Morning. Wind, W. by N.; tide last hour's ebb ; weather dear and frosty. Arrived, Feb. 9--H.M.S. Vesuvius, kern Ascension ; Resolute, frcm Jersey. Arrived, Fob. 10—Margaret, from Guernsey; Concordia, earner, from Rotterdam ; Gibraltar, steamer, from Cadiz. Sailed—East Anglian, stea mer , f or Gothenburg. DEIL, Friday Morning. Wind, N.N.W., moderate. Passed, Fbb. o —Una, screw steamer, for Malta; Faany, r Marsoilles—both from London. Passed, Feb. 10—Mary Ann, from London, for Corfu. FOREIGN MAIL PACKET LIST. En the following table E signifies that letters are despatched by evening mails from London, and BE by morning mails. Neat DESTINATIONS. IDotemspaaitei9b. I Despatch, d Poet of Hail Australia and Mauritius, vial Southampton Feb. 11, E;Sontharap. Feb. 9 Ditto, via Marseilles lFeb. 18, E t Mara 5 Bahamas and Havana via New York I Feb. 17,E Liverpool.. Feb. II Canada, &e. (by Canadu. pckt )I Feb. 15 . El Liverpool.. Feb. 18 Cape of Goo d Hope, Ascen sion, and St. Helena Mar. 5, E Devouport March S China, Penang . , and Sings pore, via Southampton Feb. 20, M outhaznp. Feb, i 6 Ditto, via Marseilles Gibraltar, via Southampton .. Feb. 11, . Southamp. Feb. 9 llonduram and Blewfields .... Feb. 17, M Southamp. Feb. 16 India (Calcutta) and Ceylon, via Southampton Feb. 20, 31Southamp. Feb. 111 Ditto, via Marseilles India (Bombay), via South ampton Feb. 11, 31,1Soultamp. Feb. 9 Ditto, via Marseilles Lisbon, Brazils,Buenos Ayres,.. and F. Islands Lisbon, Vigo, and Op or t o F eb. 17, ?d Ssethansp. Feb. l i t Malta, Egypt, and Ades, via Southampton Feb. 11, Al outhantp. irelx 9 Ditto, via Marseill es Mexico and Havana Newfoundland - United States and British N ),4 America (by British p ac k et :, Fo b . 11,E rerpeol. • .. Is 16 Ditto (by U. S. packet) M West Coast of Africa, Ma dera, and Tene r if e Feb. 23 Etiverpool.. )e' 1. zuela, Chili, P eru, Grey- il‘ town, New G ranada, ko. West India, Calif orn i a, Vene- The affairs of the Great Ship Company are 'or moreremarkably curious position. It appears that the seven new directors elected at the meeting on Tueod s i kat, three have not the requisite shareholding qualificatic ul• Legal opinion is to the effect that as the whole wren " r e ; elected by one resolution, the election of each and all them is invalidated. 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